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english language - dialects90
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literature and folklore36
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manners and customs29
persons28
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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)9
Byrne, Packie Manus5
Nalder, Peter Francis5
Olayemi, Rufus V K5
Sullivan, Keith Frederick4
Baldwin, John R3
Cook, Catherine3
Cook, R. G.3
Riddell, William3
Agg, Albert2

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Dialect recording in Ovingham, Northumberland

Hornsby, G

24 Nov 1938

[Side 1] Edward recites the story of the little mouse and the old tom cat in Ovingham dialect. [Side 2] Edward recites the story of the little mouse and the old tom cat in Ovingham dialect and supplie...

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Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

16 Mar 1939

[Side 1] John recites numbers 1 to 20 and multiples of 10 to 100 and supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words; description of haymaking, incl. discussion of 'coil' [= haycock] and 'bogey' [= ha...

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Dialect recording in Todmorden, West Yorkshire

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Thorp, Dr H.

Mar 1939

[Side 1] Sarah Ann recites dialect story; supplies responses to list of prompts. [Side 2] Sarah Ann demonstrates series of local phrases and pronunciations; Mrs. Whitton recites 'The Husband's Lament'...

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Dialect recording in Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

24 Mar 1939

[Side 1] Dod supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words and recites numbers 1 to 20 and multiples of 10 to 100. [Side 2] Mrs. Robinson recites the story of the little mouse and the old tom cat in...

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Dialect recording in Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

30 Mar 1939

[Side 1] Samuel recites the story of the little mouse and the old tom cat in Sharperton dialect and supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words. [Side 2] Jimmy recites the story of the little mous...

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Dialect recording in Penrith, Cumberland

Riddell, William

25 Jan 1938

[Side 1] James recites 'Croglin Watty' by Robert Anderson (1770-1883) in Penrith dialect. [Side 2] Blank.

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Dialect recording in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland

Riddell, William

17 Feb 1938

[Side 1] John recites 'Butcher and his Calf' in Kirkby Stephen dialect. [Side 2] Blank.

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Dialect recording in Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland

Riddell, William

17 Feb 1938

[Side 1] John recites 'Lord, Sich a Laugh I Gat Last Week' in Kirkby Stephen dialect; recites numbers 1 to 20, multiples of 10 to 100 and supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words. [Side 2] Blan...

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Proverbs, Maxims, Idioms, Colloquialisms ... and Others in Daily Speech

Taylor, Nicola Jane Celia

1974

A collection of phrases and expressions gathered from printed and oral sources, arranged alphabetically and including for each entry details of provenance, and (in some cases) brief explanations and e...

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Sound Recordings, Lancashire and North Yorkshire

Cook, Catherine

1970-1971

Mr. Exley, recorded in Colne (Lancashire), talks about his hobby collecting country stories; dialect in country humour; relates stories concerning a vicar and a villager, a farmer and a late farmworke...

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Yorkshire Sayings

Metcalfe, Graham (1945-)

[1970s]

Ms. list of Yorkshire sayings and rhymes, mostly in dialect, and two Yorkshire riddles, collected by Graham Metcalfe, a Yorkshire native born in Poppleton, and resident in York at the time of writing.

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Dialect recording in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

23 Feb 1939

[Side 1] Mr and Mrs. Brown discuss holidays; George Brown and Mrs. Roe talk about recent day trips. [Side 2] rs. Brown, Mr Brown, George, Mrs. Roe, Hunter, Mrs. Cooper and Maggie demonstrate pronuncia...

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