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Introduction
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[1970-1974]
This subseries includes Harold Orton's ms. notes; annotated and corrected typescript drafts of preliminary matter and introductory text; photocopies of typed abbreviations to be used; and a photocopie...
United Kingdom Linguistic Surveys
1951-1985
This subseries contains general, country-wide dialect surveys of Scotland, Ireland and Wales, and more specific surveys relating to particular aspects of language usage.
Traditional Tunes: A Collection of Ballad Airs Chiefly Obtained in Yorkshire and the South of Scotland: Together with their Appropriate Words from Broadsides and from Oral Tradition
Kidson, Frank (1855-1926)
[1960s-1970s]
This file contains a photocopy of Frank Kidson's compilation of ballad texts and tunes, largely collected in Yorkshire and Southern Scotland, published Oxford: Chas. Taphouse & Son, 1891 (xvi, 17-174 ...
Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
05 Jun 1939
[Side 1] John supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words; William recites numbers 1 to 20 and multiples of 10 to 100. [Side 2] John and James discuss village cricket club, compare past players no...
West Midlands Responses: Book IX, Part 1
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book IX, Part 1: Adjectives, Adverbs. Includes questions IX.1.1 Round - IX.1.11 Giddy.
West Midlands Responses: Book V, Part 11
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book V, Part 11: Clothing. Includes questions V.11.1 Chemise - V.11.3 Pilch.
West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 11
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VI, Part 11: The Skin. Includes questions VI.11.1 Freckles - VI.11.9 Pus.
Composite Lists of Responses
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[1960s]
This sub-subseries consists of a run of typed alphabetical orthographic word lists recording the various word forms given in response to individual SED questions. This includes word lists for SED ques...
West Midlands Responses: Book IV, Part 11
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book IV, Part 11: Berries, Fruit. Includes questions IV.11.1 Blackberries - IV.11.8 Apples/Pears.
West Midlands Responses: Book IX, Part 11
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book IX, Part 11: Pronouns: Reflexive. Includes questions IX.11.1 Wash myself - IX.11.5 Enough.
East Midland Counties and East Anglia (Volume 3)
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[1960s-1971]
This subseries consists of papers relating to the editing of fieldwork data collected in the East Midlands and East Anglia, in preparation for the publication of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) E...
SED Response List: Cows
[Mid 1950s-1960s]
Ms. list of responses to SED question III.1.1, Cows, in phonetic script. The responses are arranged in three columns and are are numbered, but county and locality information is unclear.