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Dialectal Features in D. H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers
White, Louise
1977
This file contains a paper which examines the Nottinghamshire dialect in the dialogue of D. H. Lawrence's 'Sons and Lovers', with reference to phonology, grammar and vocabulary.
Sound Recordings, Kent
Ross-Glass, Ruth M
c.1975-1980
Recordings of children made at four Kent schools, and adults attending Further Education institutions and a Young Wives' Group. In each case, the informants discuss ten fairy tales, selected by the co...
A Study of the Implicit Metaphors in Selected Fairy Tales and Their Use in Modern Literature and the Media
Ross-Glass, Ruth M
1982
Ph.D. thesis considering the sociological and psychological significance of the implicit metaphors of ten popular fairy tales and their recurrence in contemporary life and literature. Each fairy tale ...
A Study of Thomas the Rhymer and Tam Lin in Literature and Tradition
Lyle, Emily Buchanan (1932-)
1967
A bound copy of this Ph.D. thesis is held in Store in the Brotherton Library, classmark BL STORE - BL Theses A LYL.
Studies in the Historical Phonology of the Yorkshire Dialects
Dean, Christopher
1953
Ph.D. thesis which analyses fieldwork data collected as part of the Survey of English Dialects, and compares it with information contained in monographs on separate Yorkshire localities. This covers t...
A Collection of Folk Tales from Upper Nidderdale
Cook, Catherine
1971
M.A. dissertation on folktales recorded by the collector in Nidderdale in 1970-1971 (some of the tales are, however, set in locations beyond Nidderdale, e.g. Swaledale, Arkengarthdale and Merryfield)....
From Etic to Emic Units in the Structural Study of Folktales
Dundes, Alan
1962
Three photocopies of Dundes' article, published in the 'Journal of American Folklore', volume 75, no. 296 (April-June 1962), pp. 95-105.
Farming
1964-1970
Includes typed reminiscences ([6] leaves) of Councillor Edmund of Driffield, as told to John Berger and noted by E. Dawson (Agricultural Economics Section, University of Leeds), on life on a Wolds far...
Marble-Finishing
1980
This file contains a cutting from the 'Yorkshire Evening Post' on Allan Preston, a tradesman skilled in the art of giving surfaces a marble-effect finish (14 July 1980).
Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
26 June 1974
Bob Hart, Lenny Savage and Jack Foreman, recorded at the Golden Key pub in Snape; general conversation [much background noise, distortion of voices, multiple conversations, makes this section hard to ...
Proverbial Reference in the Novels of Arnold Bennett
Hands, Samuel
1966
[M.A.] thesis comprising eight chapters on Arnold Bennett's use of proverbs in his novels. The chapters are titled Techniques and Sources, The Proverb: Meaning and Use, The Novelist in his Chosen Loca...
An Annotated Collection of Oral Tales and Traditions from South Somerset with an Appendix of Comparative Material from the District Around Blandford Forum, Dorset
Palmer, Kingsley
1971
M.Phil. thesis in two volumes. Volume One contains a general introduction to the Somerset tales and traditions, including methods of collection and classification. The main body of the volume presents...