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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)2
North, David J1
SED Word Map: That
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SED Word Map: That

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map, completed in ms., for SED question III.2.7, That, mapping the response What. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and is dated April 1965.

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SED Word Map (Yorkshire): Grindstone
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SED Word Map (Yorkshire): Grindstone

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Experimental printed word map of Yorkshire, completed in ms. and with SED localities numbered, for SED question IV.2.7, Grindstone. The map includes both the dialect terms used, and an indication of t...

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SED Word Map: Aren't (I)
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SED Word Map: Aren't (I)

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); North, David J

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map for SED question IX.7.4, Aren't (I), mapping 27 different responses. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and David North, is dated 1964 and is labelled as a draft.

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The Linguistic Atlas of England: Reviews and Articles

1975-1980

This file contains newspaper cuttings, magazine extracts and photocopied articles relating to the Survey of English Dialects (SED) and the publication of 'The Linguistic Atlas of England' (LAE). The...

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Folk Song: General

1959-1981

This file contains typed song texts for 'Ah'm an O'wd Age Penshoner' (provenance unknown); a photocopy of the text and tune for 'Charley of Armor', collected from Captain Shields by Geoff Wood, from a...

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