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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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...