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Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
21 Jul 1938
[Side 1] John and Dod reflect on changes at Post Office since starting work in 1904; anecdote about collecting Bamburgh Post, dark and 'teeming' [= raining heavily], lost oil lamp and cycled into 'muc...
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...
Weobley Response Book - 15He2
Sykes, Donald Richard
23 Jun 1955 - 27 Jun 1955
Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Whiteshill, Gloucestershire. Survey of English Dialects recording in Weobley, Herefordshire
08-12 Dec 1955
[Side 1] Bill discusses living conditions in past incl. walking miles to look for walk in days before labour exchange, explains people produced own vegetables to supplement food, recalls cooking using...
Book I: The Farm [Weobley Response Book]
Sykes, Donald Richard
23 Jun 1955 - 27 Jun 1955
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant George Lloyd recorded by fieldworker Donald Sykes in the International P...
Notes [Weobley Response Book]
Sykes, Donald Richard
23 Jun 1955 - 27 Jun 1955
Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes notes on the locality.
Book II: Farming [Weobley Response Book]
Sykes, Donald Richard
23 Jun 1955 - 27 Jun 1955
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to farming.
Book III: Animals [Weobley Response Book]
Sykes, Donald Richard
23 Jun 1955 - 27 Jun 1955
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to animals.
Book IV: Nature [Weobley Response Book]
Sykes, Donald Richard
23 Jun 1955 - 27 Jun 1955
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to nature.