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Total number of records: 555

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Archives428
Books and printed items127

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture429
Brotherton Collection28
Herbert Read Collection12
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society10
English Literature9
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections6
Leeds Russian Archive4
Quaker Collection2
Ripon Cathedral2

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language and languages555
culture428
english language - dialects418
nature123
animals102
persons44
community life41
occupations38
literature and folklore34
food33

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Egypt5
Africa1
Afrique1
Europe1
Taiwan1

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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)169
North, David J28
Wakelin, Martyn F13
Rohrer, Fritz12
Green, Anthony E (1943-)9
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)7
Adelung, Friedrich Von (1768-1843)6
Smith, Adam (1723-1790)6
Tooke, John Horne (1736-1812)6
Adelung, Friedrich Von5

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Language and myth

Cassirer, Ernst (1874-1945); Langer, Susanne Katherina Knauth (1895-1985)

[1946]

"Originally published in German as number VI of the 'Studen der Bibliothek Warburg,' under the editorship of Fritz Saxi."

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The origin and progress of language

Smith, G Minister; Religious Tract Society (Great Britain)

[1848?]

By G. Smith, minister of Trinity Chapel, Poplar, cf. British Museum Catalogue.

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Introduction to the science of language (v.1)

Sayce, A H (1845-1933)

1900

"Selected list of works for the student.": volume 2, pages [353]-363; "Supplement to the list of selected books for the student.": volume 1, pages xiv-xv.

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Introduction to the science of language (v.2)

Sayce, A H (1845-1933)

1900

"Selected list of works for the student.": volume 2, pages [353]-363; "Supplement to the list of selected books for the student.": volume 1, pages xiv-xv.

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The language and thought of the child

Piaget, Jean (1896-1980)

1926

Translated by Marjorie Warden.

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The origin and progress of language

Smith, G Minister; Religious Tract Society (Great Britain)

[1848?]

By G. Smith, minister of Trinity Chapel, Poplar, cf. British Museum Catalogue.

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Sacred Language Among the Yamba People: A Case Study of the Power of Language

Yeriwa, Jikong Stephen

1979

A study of the sacred language used by the Yamba people of Cameroon, in ceremonies performed within their society throughout the year. The collector selects samples of sacred utterances (prayers, inju...

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The theory of language : in two parts

Beattie, James (1735-1803)

1788

Contents: Part. I. Of the Origin and General Nature of Speech -- Part. II. Of Universal Grammar.

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Indo-Germanic Languages Diagram
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Indo-Germanic Languages Diagram

[1950s-1960s]

Diagram from 'An Old English Grammar' (details unknown), showing the development of European languages from Indo-Germanic.

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The theory of language : in two parts

Beattie, James (1735-1803)

1788

Contents: Part. I. Of the Origin and General Nature of Speech -- Part. II. Of Universal Grammar.

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Walloon Language Survey Page
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Walloon Language Survey Page

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Copy of a page from a published survey of the Walloon dialect of Belgium, showing responses collected for item no. 52, Jambe (Leg).

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