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culture7
english language - dialects4
folk music4
community life3
food3
occupations3
language and languages2
literature and folklore2
manners and customs2
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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1
Hancock, George1
Hancock, Mrs1
Hargreaves, Alexander (1872-)1
Holliday, Thurza Elizabeth Anne1
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)1
Russell, Ian1
Thun, Nils1
Walker, David (1887-)1

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Superstitions Concerning Luck: A Structural Analysis

Holliday, Thurza Elizabeth Anne

1977

An analysis of beliefs concerning good and bad luck, gathered through letters to two Manchester newspapers, the Leeds 'Evening Post' and 'The Yorkshire Post', and interviews with those readers who res...

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Caedmon's Hymn
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Caedmon's Hymn

[1950s-1960s]

Typed words to the first verse of Caedmon's hymn in three forms of English. Includes the original Northumbrian version (late 7th century), the West Saxon version (late 9th century), and a modern Engli...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

7 August 1972

George Hancock recorded in conversation at home, Sheephill Farm, in the Ringinglow area of Sheffield. Mrs. George Hancock also contributes. Talk of (dairy) farming; Penistone and Bakewell markets; alt...

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Dialect recording in Tideswell, Derbyshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

23 Aug 1952

[Side 1] David briefly talks about prize cock, tells anecdote about local farmer who played practical joke on pig-killer at 'supping time' [= drinking time] by putting 'jollop' [= cock's wattle] in hi...

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Germanic words for deer

Thun, Nils

1968

Reprinted from Studia neophilologia, vol. XL, no. 1, 1968.

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Farm Cart (Cyprus)
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Farm Cart (Cyprus)

1971

Wooden farm cart outside a dwelling house in Lefkoniko (Cyprus). The cart has high sides and is open at the front and back.

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Embroidered Tapestry (Norway)
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Embroidered Tapestry (Norway)

January 1965

Embroidered tapestry frieze from Oseberg (Norway). The tapestry depicts a historical scene of horses, carts, and people, and has patterned borders above and below. A note in the Slide Index states tha...

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SED Phonological Map: Wednesday
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SED Phonological Map: Wednesday

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[Early-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question VII.4.2, Wednesday, mapping the distribution of [-a], [-i] and [-e:] responses. The map was compiled by Harold Orton, and is d...

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Games with Special Equipment

1968-1979

This file contains items relating to games played by children using special equipment, such as a ball or skipping rope. The file includes a photocopy of Bernard A. Barton's article, 'Let's Laik at Sum...

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Miscellaneous Dialect Papers 2

1951-1972

This file contains 'Some Acoustic Difference between Educated Australian and General American Dialects', by T. D. Hanley and Moya Landsberg Andrews, offprinted from 'Phonetica', volume 17, number 4 (1...

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