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Gellibrand, Samuel (1675)4
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An essay towards a real character, and a philosophical language

Wilkins, John (1614-1672); Martin, John (1641-1667); Ray, John (1627-1705); Willughby, Francis (1635-1676); Gellibrand, Samuel (1675)

1668

"An alphabetical dictionary, wherein all English words according to their various significations, are either referred to their places in the philosophical tables, or explained by such words as are in ...

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An essay towards a real character, and a philosophical language

Wilkins, John (1614-1672); Martin, John (1641-1667); Ray, John (1627-1705); Willughby, Francis (1635-1676); Gellibrand, Samuel (1675)

1668

"An alphabetical dictionary, wherein all English words according to their various significations, are either referred to their places in the philosophical tables, or explained by such words as are in ...

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An essay towards a real character, and a philosophical language

Wilkins, John (1614-1672); Martin, John (1641-1667); Ray, John (1627-1705); Willughby, Francis (1635-1676); Gellibrand, Samuel (1675)

1668

"An alphabetical dictionary, wherein all English words according to their various significations, are either referred to their places in the philosophical tables, or explained by such words as are in ...

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An essay towards a real character, and a philosophical language

Wilkins, John (1614-1672); Martin, John (1641-1667); Ray, John (1627-1705); Willughby, Francis (1635-1676); Gellibrand, Samuel (1675)

1668

"An alphabetical dictionary, wherein all English words according to their various significations, are either referred to their places in the philosophical tables, or explained by such words as are in ...

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"Inward" and "outward" : a study in early Quaker language

Creasey, Maurice Abner; Friends' Historical Society

1962

"The Presidential Address to the Friends Historical Society...delivered at Friends' House, London, on 5th October, 1961."

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Folktales: Miscellaneous 2

[1970-1973]

This file contains items relating to folklore and folktale, including folktales from Sub-Saharan Africa. This includes a photocopy of an ms. paper by Lindi Shembi Williams of the University of Botswan...

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Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Somerset

Wright, John T

1957

M.A. thesis on the dialects of Somerset, based on written recordings made in fourteen localities during 1955-1956 using the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire, and tape recordings made in July and December 195...

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Miscellaneous Dialect Papers 3

1960-1979

This file contains a photocopy of Vivienne Furze's paper on the Devonshire dialect, from an unidentified publication, pp. 20-21; an ms. orthographic and phonetic transcription of Purbeck marblers' dia...

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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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Folk Song: General

1959-1981

This file contains typed song texts for 'Ah'm an O'wd Age Penshoner' (provenance unknown); a photocopy of the text and tune for 'Charley of Armor', collected from Captain Shields by Geoff Wood, from a...

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Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Cornwall

Wakelin, Martyn F

1969

Ph.D. thesis based on field data recorded in 1958 by John Wright, for the Survey of English Dialects (SED); tape recordings made in the same seven SED localities by the collector and Stanley Ellis in ...

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