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Total number of records: 17

Count of Subject

SubjectCount
culture1
english language - dialects1

Count of Place

PlaceCount
England16
Dorset11
Handley11
Burton-In-Lonsdale5
Yorkshire5

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Charlie17
Thorn, Charles11
Wright, John T11
Brownsword, Charles Arthur6
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)6
Fletcher, Bill1
Park, Bill1
Park, Joe1
Handley Response Book - 38Do1
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Handley Response Book - 38Do1

Wright, John T

5 Oct 1956 - 8 Oct 1956

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Burton-in-Lonsdale Response Book - 6Y12
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Burton-in-Lonsdale Response Book - 6Y12

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

12 Nov 1952 - 16 Nov 1952

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Charlie Brownsword
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Charlie Brownsword

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1952]

Survey of English Dialects informant, Charlie Brownsword, standing with his dog outside his home in Burton in Lonsdale (North Yorkshire). The dating of this photograph is based on Stanley Ellis's SED ...

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Book I: The Farm [Handley Response Book]

Wright, John T

5 Oct 1956 - 8 Oct 1956

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Charlie Thorn recorded by fieldworker John Wright in the International P...

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Book II: Farming [Handley Response Book]

Wright, John T

5 Oct 1956 - 8 Oct 1956

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to farming.

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Book III: Animals [Handley Response Book]

Wright, John T

5 Oct 1956 - 8 Oct 1956

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to animals.

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Book IV: Nature [Handley Response Book]

Wright, John T

5 Oct 1956 - 8 Oct 1956

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to nature.

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Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Handley Response Book]

Wright, John T

5 Oct 1956 - 8 Oct 1956

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the house and housekeeping.

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Book VI: The Human Body [Handley Response Book]

Wright, John T

5 Oct 1956 - 8 Oct 1956

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.

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Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Handley Response Book]

Wright, John T

5 Oct 1956 - 8 Oct 1956

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to numbers, time and the weather.

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Book VIII: Social Activities [Handley Response Book]

Wright, John T

5 Oct 1956 - 8 Oct 1956

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to social activities.

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Book IX: States, Actions, Relations [Handley Response Book]

Wright, John T

5 Oct 1956 - 8 Oct 1956

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to states, actions and relations.

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