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communities48
culture48
english language - dialects48
community life25
folk music25
language and languages21
literature and folklore18
manners and customs17
folklore15
occupations13

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Olayemi, Rufus V K5
Sullivan, Keith Frederick4
Dunn, Ginette3
Green, Anthony E (1943-)3
Nalder, Peter Francis3
O Cathain, Darach3
Beresford, Jackie2
Boothman, Tim2
Byrne, Packie Manus2
Harris, Norman2

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Shelta: Irish Traveller Cant

1971-1974

This file contains two papers related to Shelta, or the language of Irish Travellers. This includes a photocopy of 'Irish Traveler Cant', by Jared Harper and Charles Hudson, from the 'Journal of Engli...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Green, Anthony E (1943-)

27 April 1973

Song/instrumental session recorded at the Star Hotel, Ilkley, during the Ilkley Literature Festival. Includes unaccompanied/accompanied singing [some in Gaelic], and instrumental (ukulele and accordio...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Green, Anthony E (1943-)

27 April 1973

Conclusion of session which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A628r, recorded in the Star Hotel, Ilkley, during the Ilkley Literature Festival. Includes unaccompanied/accompanied singing [some in Gaelic], and i...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Wilson, David L

20 June 1972

Jim Merrilees, postgraduate student recorded in Lyddon Hall of Residence in Leeds; sings and plays the guitar; sings folk songs [some unidentified], including 'Bonnie Lassie Will Ye Gang', 'The Jolly ...

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"Urban Negro Speech: Sociolinguistic Factors Affecting English Teachers"

Stewart, William A

[1965]

Typed paper intended for the 'Proceedings of the Conference on Urban Social Dialects and Language Learning' (National Council for Teachers of English, 1965). The paper discusses the difficulties of te...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

12 December 1976

[Collector announcement] informant, recorded at home in Tranmire; talks about his song repertoire and song sources; sings the chorus of 'Two Little Girls in Blue'; sings 'All Through the Night'; thoug...

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The Black Country Dialect in the Cradley Heath Area

Manley, Sandra

1971

M.A. dissertation on the Black Country dialect as it is spoken in and around Cradley Heath, with particular focus on the vocabularies of the hand-made nail and chain trades. Three chapters describe th...

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Sound Recordings, London and Kent

Wetton, Anne Lindsey

July-August 1973

Compilation of field recordings made in Abbey Wood, Charlton, Plumstead and Swanley. Six informants sing a selection of popular love songs, including 'Dolly Gray', 'The Old Rustic Bridge', 'The Rose o...

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Packie Byrne: The Singer and his Audience

Nalder, Peter Francis

1968

A thesis presented as part of the Postgraduate Diploma in Folk Life Studies. Part One comprises the tape recordings made by the collector of Packie Byrne singing, playing the whistle and talking in Sh...

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A Popular Singing Tradition of an Area of South-East London

Wetton, Anne Lindsey

1974

A collection of popular songs recorded in 1973/1974 from informants living in and around the Bexleyheath area of London. Text and (some) tune transcriptions are presented, with comments from the colle...

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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire

Ashton, John

[1974/1975]

Harry Slack, recorded in his home in Leeds; sings 'The Rocks of Orme', followed by brief conversation about the song and informant's singing style; sings [unidentified]; talks of his home in Ireland, ...

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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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