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Sword Dance Team
[1968-1969]
Copy of a photograph taken in 1949, of the Goathland Sword Dance Teamperforming in Goathland (North Yorkshire). The team appears to be largely made up of boys rather than adult men. The dancers are sp...
A Phonological Survey of the Dialects of Durham
Marshall, Jean
1955
A study of the dialect spoken in five localities in the county of Durham, based on fieldwork undertaken by Stanley Ellis in 1953, for the Survey of English Dialects.
Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Staffordshire
Gibson, Dr Peter H
1955
M.A. thesis on the dialects of Staffordshire, based on fieldwork in Warslow, Mow Cop, Alton, Barlaston, Mavesyn Ridware, Ellenhall, Lapley, Hoar Cross, Edingale, Wigginton and Himley during the period...
Skeleton Network Map
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[1950s-1960s]
Printed map, completed in ms., showing the network of localities in which fieldwork was to be undertaken for the SED. The map is headed, The Skeleton Network, and shows Selected Localities (i.e. local...
The Living Dialect of Cardington, Shropshire
Jones, Claire
1953
A study of the dialect spoken in Cardington in Shropshire.
A Phonological Study of the Dialects of Northumberland
Smith, Patricia Anne
1954
A study of the dialects spoken in Northumberland, based on fieldwork undertaken in the county in 1953 by Stanley Ellis, for the Survey of English Dialects. An introduction to the seven villages comp...
Remarks upon Field Work for an English Linguistic Atlas of England.
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1953
This file contains a photocopy of Harold Orton's article outlining how the Survey of English Dialects (SED) fieldwork was conducted, and the 3-4 day process undertaken by fieldworkers to elicit inform...
SED Fieldwork Notebook Page: Haltwhistle
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[Mid 1950s-1960s]
Page from an SED fieldwork notebook completed in ms. by Stanley Ellis. The page includes responses from informant Jack Hepple of Haltwhistle (Northumberland), recorded on 11 March 1953, to sections II...
SED Fieldwork Notebook Page: Ellenhall
Gibson, Dr Peter H
[Mid 1950s-1960s]
Page from an SED fieldwork notebook completed in ms. by fieldworker Peter H. Gibson. The page includes responses from informant Mr. Williams of Ellenhall (Staffordshire), recorded on 12 August [?1953]...
The Living Dialect of the Village of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
Haslam, Marie
1954
A study of the dialect spoken in the Hertfordshire village of Wheathampstead. An introduction to the village is followed by chapters which present information on the informants, a descriptive accoun...
The Farmer Cider-Maker in North and Central Somerset
Coleman, D N
1966
A thesis concerned with those Somerset cider-makers who combine cider-making with farming activities. The core of the study is the description of processes and equipment based on fieldwork carried out...
Sound Recordings, County Durham and Northumberland
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
1953-1954
Male informant, recorded in Eggleston in 1954, answers a selection of questions from Books I-IX of the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire, used in the Survey of English Dialects. Following these questions, he ...