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Total number of records: 304

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
culture304
english language - dialects304
food301
occupations256
agriculture201
food crops190
community life168
implements, utensils etc133
nature123
animals110

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)115
Fothergill, George William47
Upton, Clive S24
Raw, David23
Dunn, Ginette17
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)16
Fothergill, Mrs14
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)13
Hodgson, John Oswald9
Holdsworth, Mr N.7

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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.

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West Midlands Responses: Book V, Part 7

1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book V, Part 7: Cooking. Includes questions V.7.13 Peas/Pea - V.7.24 Removing Stalks.

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SED Questionnaire Page: Cereals and Harvesting
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SED Questionnaire Page: Cereals and Harvesting

[1950s-1960s]

Page 9 of the SED Questionnaire as published by the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, with questions for II.5 Cereals, and II.6 Harvesting.

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Haymaking: Farmer
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Haymaking: Farmer

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1962

Farmer sitting on horse-drawn side delivery, Dent ( Dentdale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1071. With typed note.

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SED Word Map: Spring Onions
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SED Word Map: Spring Onions

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map, completed in ms., for SED question V.7.16, Spring Onions, mapping the distribution of responses Young Onions and Shallots. The map is headed Linguistic Atlas of England.

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SED Word Map: Spring Onions
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SED Word Map: Spring Onions

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map, completed in ms., for SED question V.7.16, Spring Onions, mapping the distribution of responses Scallions and Chibboles. The map is headed Linguistic Atlas of England.

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SED Word Map: Spring Onions
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SED Word Map: Spring Onions

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map, completed in ms., for SED question V.7.16, Spring Onions, mapping the distribution of responses Chipples, Chibboles and Gibbles. The map is headed Linguistic Atlas of En...

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SED Word Map: Spring Onions
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SED Word Map: Spring Onions

[Early-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed word map, completed in ms., for SED question V.7.16, Spring Onions, mapping the distribution of responses Spring Onions and Green Onions. The map is headed Linguistic Atlas of Eng...

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SED Word Map: Spring Onions
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SED Word Map: Spring Onions

[Mid 1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed word map for SED question V.7.16, Spring Onions, showing the distribution of responses Scallions, and Chibboles. The map is completed in typescript, labelled Fig.22, and headed Li...

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Butchering Questionnaire

Upton, Clive S

1974

This file contains a fieldwork questionnaire designed to elicit information about the working practices and terminology used by people connected with the meat trade. The responses collected provided d...

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Sound Recording, [Location not given]

Upton, Clive S

[Mid-1970s]

Collector's father gives answers to the collector's questionnaire concerning language and terminology associated with the butchering trade. Questions relate to beef, lamb, pork and poultry, and the an...

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Sound Recording, [Location not given]

Upton, Clive S

[Mid-1970s]

Male informant gives answers to the collector's questionnaire concerning language and terminology associated with the butchering trade. Questions relate to beef, lamb, pork and poultry, and the answer...

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