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French Language Survey: Farm Cart Terminology
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French Language Survey: Farm Cart Terminology

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Copy of a page from a published French language survey (unidentified), illustrating items 839 and 840 relating to the hitching and unhitching of wagons/farm carts drawn by draft animals. Each item is ...

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An essay towards a real character, and a philosophical language

Wilkins, John (1614-1672); Martin, John (1641-1667); Ray, John (1627-1705); Willughby, Francis (1635-1676); Gellibrand, Samuel (1675)

1668

"An alphabetical dictionary, wherein all English words according to their various significations, are either referred to their places in the philosophical tables, or explained by such words as are in ...

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An essay towards a real character, and a philosophical language

Wilkins, John (1614-1672); Martin, John (1641-1667); Ray, John (1627-1705); Willughby, Francis (1635-1676); Gellibrand, Samuel (1675)

1668

"An alphabetical dictionary, wherein all English words according to their various significations, are either referred to their places in the philosophical tables, or explained by such words as are in ...

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An essay towards a real character, and a philosophical language

Wilkins, John (1614-1672); Martin, John (1641-1667); Ray, John (1627-1705); Willughby, Francis (1635-1676); Gellibrand, Samuel (1675)

1668

"An alphabetical dictionary, wherein all English words according to their various significations, are either referred to their places in the philosophical tables, or explained by such words as are in ...

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An essay towards a real character, and a philosophical language

Wilkins, John (1614-1672); Martin, John (1641-1667); Ray, John (1627-1705); Willughby, Francis (1635-1676); Gellibrand, Samuel (1675)

1668

"An alphabetical dictionary, wherein all English words according to their various significations, are either referred to their places in the philosophical tables, or explained by such words as are in ...

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Kuwaiti Folktales

Al-Hamdan, Amna Rashed

1967

Postgraduate study comprising four chapters. The Introduction has sections on the geography and climate of Kuwait, the origin of its people, a brief history of modern Kuwait, religion, family and soci...

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"The T. W. Thompson Collection of Gypsy Folk Tales: An Edition with Commentary and Analytical Indexes"

Clinch, Angela Jane

1982

Ph.D. thesis consisting of Thomas William Thompson's folktales collected from English Gypsy Traveller communities between 1908 and 1924. The tales have been classified and arranged according to the Aa...

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Folktales: Miscellaneous 2

[1970-1973]

This file contains items relating to folklore and folktale, including folktales from Sub-Saharan Africa. This includes a photocopy of an ms. paper by Lindi Shembi Williams of the University of Botswan...

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SED Phonological Map: Mouse
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SED Phonological Map: Mouse

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question IV.5.1, Mouse.

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SED Word Map: Donkey
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SED Word Map: Donkey

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map for SED question III.13.16, Donkey, mapping the distribution of responses Moke and Mokus.

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Yorkshire Dialect Map: Mouse
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Yorkshire Dialect Map: Mouse

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Ms. map showing responses collected in locations in Yorkshire to SED question IV.5.1, Mouse. The responses are listed in phonetic script.

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SED Word Map: Udder
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SED Word Map: Udder

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map for SED question III.2.5, Udder, mapping 19 different responses. The map is labelled as a draft.

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