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agriculture1
animals1
community life1
culture1
education1
english language - dialects1
folk music1
food1
food crops1
implements, utensils etc1

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Berkshire8
England8
Swallowfield8

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People and organisationsCount
Stiff, Mr10
Barry, Michael V (1935-)9
Bayliss, Mr Will3
Holt, Mrs3
Jigwell, Mr2
Yeo, Mrs2
Annett, Mr Reuben1
Carter, Mr Albert1
Carter, Mrs A1
Swallowfield Response Book - 33Berks5
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Swallowfield Response Book - 33Berks5

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

18 Feb 1959 - 26 Feb 1959

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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Survey of English Dialects recording in Swallowfield, Berkshire. Survey of English Dialects recording in Buckland, Berkshire

Mar-Sep 1959

[Side 1] Mr Stiff talks about working on Duke of Wellington's estate, recalls being fascinated by kitchens, kitchen range and cooking implements, comments frequently got lost as size and layout of Str...

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Sound Recordings, Berkshire

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

March 1959

[Collector announcement]; Mr. Stiff, recorded in Swallowfield; makes reference to working at the residence of the Duke of Wellington, at Farley Hill; talks of his interest in the kitchen there and its...

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Book I: The Farm [Swallowfield Response Book]

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

18 Feb 1959 - 26 Feb 1959

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Mr Stiff and Will Bayliss recorded by fieldworker Michael Barry in the I...

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Notes [Swallowfield Response Book]

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

18 Feb 1959 - 26 Feb 1959

Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes notes on the locality.

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Book III: Animals [Swallowfield Response Book]

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

18 Feb 1959 - 26 Feb 1959

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

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Book IV: Nature [Swallowfield Response Book]

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

18 Feb 1959 - 26 Feb 1959

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

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Book VI: The Human Body [Swallowfield Response Book]

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

18 Feb 1959 - 26 Feb 1959

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

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Book VIII: Social Activities [Swallowfield Response Book]

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

18 Feb 1959 - 26 Feb 1959

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 [Swallowfield Response Book]

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

18 Feb 1959 - 26 Feb 1959

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

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