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Survey of English Dialects Press Conference
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Survey of English Dialects Press Conference

Studio Jaanus Limited

31 October 1962

Audience at the press conference arranged for the publication of the first of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) Basic Material volumes (The Northern Counties, Part 1), at the Waldorf Hotel, London....

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SED Fieldworkers Map
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SED Fieldworkers Map

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1950s-1960s]

Printed map, completed in ms., showing the areas worked in by SED fieldworkers Stanley Ellis, Peter Wright, Donald Sykes, Peter Gibson and John T. Wright. At the stage the map was produced, fieldwork ...

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SED Fieldworkers Map
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SED Fieldworkers Map

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Printed map showing the areas worked in by SED fieldworkers Michael Barry, Howard Berntsen, Stanley Ellis, W. Nelson Francis, Peter Gibson, Marie Haslam, David Parry, Averil Playford, Donald Sykes, Jo...

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Somerset Response Books

Wright, John T

1955-1956

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Somerset to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were reco...

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Weston Response Book - 31So1
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Weston Response Book - 31So1

Wright, John T

30 Sep 1955 - 15 Oct 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...

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Weston Response Book - 31So1
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Book I: The Farm [Weston Response Book]

Wright, John T

30 Sep 1955 - 15 Oct 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Mr E. J. Hawkins recorded by fieldworker John Wright in the Internationa...

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Weston Response Book - 31So1
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Notes [Weston Response Book]

Wright, John T

30 Sep 1955 - 15 Oct 1955

Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes general conversation phonetic notes. on Mr and Mrs Hawkins. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes notes on ...

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Weston Response Book - 31So1
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Book II: Farming [Weston Response Book]

Wright, John T

30 Sep 1955 - 15 Oct 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to farming.

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Weston Response Book - 31So1
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Book III: Animals [Weston Response Book]

Wright, John T

30 Sep 1955 - 15 Oct 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to animals.

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Weston Response Book - 31So1
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Book IV: Nature [Weston Response Book]

Wright, John T

30 Sep 1955 - 15 Oct 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to nature.

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Weston Response Book - 31So1
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Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Weston Response Book]

Wright, John T

30 Sep 1955 - 15 Oct 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the house and housekeeping.

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Weston Response Book - 31So1
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Book VI: The Human Body [Weston Response Book]

Wright, John T

30 Sep 1955 - 15 Oct 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.

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