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english language - dialects4
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Green, Anthony E (1943-)2
Bonham-Carter, Victor1
Garton, J. A.1
Helliwell, Frank (1868-)1
Judge, Mary1
Lyons, James1
Lyons, Kathleen1
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)1
Read, John (1884-1963)1

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Sound Recordings, [West Yorkshire]

Green, Anthony E (1943-)

1964-1966

Unedited Field Master tape. Female sings [2 unidentified], recorded in a ?pub/?social club. [Tr. 1] Male [possibly James Lyons] sings [ 'Come All You Young Fellows'], 'Down by the Tanyard Side', [...

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Dialect recording in Todmorden, West Yorkshire

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

Apr 1939

[Side 1] Speakers demonstrate local pronunciation of Keelam Heights, discuss Chartist Meetings at Basin Stones (1842), recall local characters and all night sessions playing dominoes and cards at ale ...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Green, Anthony E (1943-)

23 November 1971

Mary Judge, recorded in Leeds; talks about her upbringing in the Lancashire village of Overton (1900-1914); community life; scrambling for hot pennies at weddings; wedding parties and the food eaten; ...

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Sound Recording, Devon

Read, John (1884-1963)

8 July 1958

[John Read announcement]; John Read, recorded at the home of his friend, Victor Bonham-Carter, in East Anstey, giving his recollections of country life and the dialect in south-eastern Somerset. Talks...

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