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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
(Charlie)1
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Oxley, Joyce1
Parr, Mr George1

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Sound Recording, Somerset

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Joyce Oxley

[1956]

Harry Reed, recorded in Withypool, gives an account of the Lynmouth floods of August 1952, and in particular their effect on Withypool and the surrounding area. Describes the floodwater, the possible ...

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A Phonological Analysis of a Dialect Recording of Withypool (Somerset)

Oxley, Joyce

1970

A study of the dialect spoken in Withypool, Somerset, based on the collector's analysis of a tape recording of one male speaker, made by Stanley Ellis in 1956.

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Sound Recordings, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Siporin, Rae Lee

[1965-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Nottinghamshire locations 9Nt1-4, and Lincolnshire 10L1-3. The original recordings were made in 1952, 1956, 1957 and 1965. T...

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Sound Recordings, Devon

Wright, John T

October 1958

[Announcement, ?by Tony Green]; Ernest Smythe, recorded in Parracombe; talks about working life on the railway (as office boy, timekeeper); gangs working on the line, and the difficulty of building it...

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Questionnaire Response Books

1950-1961

This subseries contains the original response books in which the Survey of English Dialects (SED) fieldworkers recorded informants' responses to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. A response book exists f...

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