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SED Word Map: To Dig
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[1950s-1960s]
Experimental printed word map of the Northern Counties, completed in ms., for SED question I.7.8, To Dig, mapping responses Delve, Dig, and Grave. The map was created by Harold Orton.
The West Midlands as a Dialect Area: A Phonological, Lexical, and Morphological Investigation Based on the Survey of English Dialects
Gugerell-Scharsach, Heide
1992
A study of the dialects of the West Midlands, based on fieldwork data collected in the region for the Survey of English Dialects (SED), and published as 'Survey of English Dialects', [edited] by Harol...
On the French Element in the English Regional Dialects
Stott, Prudence Ethel
[1970s]
Photocopied pages (69-83) from an M.A. (English Language) thesis, submitted to the University of Liverpool in 1934. These pages were copied from Chapter Four, and contain word lists grouped into distr...
Language Usage of Some Educated Anglophone Families in Yaounde
Ewota, Jemea I
1979
A study of the language usage of five educated anglophone families resident in Yaounde, submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Masters Degree in English, Department of English, Un...
Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Cornwall
Wakelin, Martyn F
1969
Ph.D. thesis based on field data recorded in 1958 by John Wright, for the Survey of English Dialects (SED); tape recordings made in the same seven SED localities by the collector and Stanley Ellis in ...
SED Word Map: Am I (Right)
[Mid 1950s-1960s]
Experimental printed word map, completed in typescript and ms., for SED question IX.7.1, Am I (Right), mapping responses Am, Is, Be and Been. The map also shows the southern limit of the construction ...
SED Phonological Map: Wrong
[Mid 1950s-1960s]
Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question IX.7.1a, Wrong.
SED Phonological Map: Wrong
[Mid 1950s-1960s]
Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question IX.7.1a, Wrong.
SED Word Map: She
[Mid 1950s-1960s]
Experimental printed word map, completed in typescript., for SED question IX.7.10, She, mapping the distribution of responses She, Er, Oo and Shoo.
SED Phonological Map: She
[Mid 1950s-1960s]
Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question IX.7.10(2), (Oh no) She (isn't), mapping various phonological forms, and the limits of er/she, oo/er and she/oo.
SED Word Map: Tonight
[Mid 1950s-1960s]
Experimental printed word map of the Northern Counties, completed in typescript, for SED question VII.3.12, Tonight, mapping responses The (night) and To(night). The map is labelled The Northern Count...
Linguistic Geography of Leicestershire and Rutland Map
Playford, Averil H
[Mid 1950s-1960s]
Printed map headed "Linguistic Geography of Leicestershire and Rutland", completed in ms. and typescript to show the three dialectal areas of the region (Western Region, Buffer Region and Eastern Regi...