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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)7
Bailey, Charles James N1
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)1
SED Phonological Map: Harvest
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SED Phonological Map: Harvest

[Late 1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question II.6.1, Harvest, mapping the distribution of responses where the initial H is retained. The map is initialled C. G., and dated...

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SED Word Map: Rat
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SED Word Map: Rat

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[Late 1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map, completed in ms., for SED question IV.5.3, Rat, mapping the distribution of the response Rot. The map is headed Linguistic Atlas of England in ms., was compiled by Harol...

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SED Word Map: Cowhouse
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SED Word Map: Cowhouse

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[Late 1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map, completed in ms., for SED question I.1.8, Cowhouse, mapping the distribution of responses Cowhouse and Cowshed. The map was compiled by Harold Orton, and is dated Januar...

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SED Word Map: Rat
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SED Word Map: Rat

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[Late 1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map, completed in ms., for SED question IV.5.3, Rat, mapping the distribution of the responses Rat and Raton. The map is headed Linguistic Atlas of England in ms., was compil...

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SED Word Map: Boils
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SED Word Map: Boils

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[Late 1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map, completed in ms. and typescript, for SED question VI.11.6, Boils, mapping the distribution of responses Boils and Pushes. The map is headed Linguistic Atlas of England. ...

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SED Word Map: To Strain
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SED Word Map: To Strain

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[Late 1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed word map, completed in ms., for SED question V.5.2, to Strain, mapping the distribution of the response to Sieve. The map was compiled by Harold Orton, and is dated January 1968. ...

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SED Word Map: (Heaving With) Maggots
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SED Word Map: (Heaving With) Maggots

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[Late 1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed word map, completed in ms., for SED question IV.8.6, (Heaving With) Maggots, mapping the distribution of responses Maggots and Mawks. The map was compiled by Harold Orton, and is ...

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Archive File

Linguistic Papers

Bailey, Charles James N

1967-1968

This file contains linguistic papers by Charles James N. Bailey. These include the typed paper, 'Summary of an Idea Concerning Lexical Exceptions to the Regular Ordering of the Phonological Rules of a...

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Dialect and Linguistic Pamphlets

1940-1974

This file contains 19 dialect- and linguistics-related pamphlets, offprints and reprints, deposited in the Dialect File. Many include inscriptions from the author to Harold Orton. Includes: - Der La...

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Archive File

Museums

1966-1973

This file contains items relating to museums and related institutions, including Bryce Nelson's article on S. Dillon Ripley's plans for recreating a slum at the Smithsonian Institution, extracted from...

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Archive File

Correspondence - General

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1964-1979

Although separated into two physical file folders, these files were originally held as two folders within a single filing-cabinet file. The first file was originally housed in a folder labelled Dialec...

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Archive Sub-collection

The Linguistic Atlas of England

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1960-1980

This subfonds contains papers relating to the preparation, editing and publication of text and maps for 'The Linguistic Atlas of England' (LAE). It includes editorial notes and papers; ms. and typescr...

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