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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)51
Green, Anthony E (1943-)9
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SED Phonological Map: Four
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SED Phonological Map: Four

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Green, Anthony E (1943-)

[Mid 1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question VII.1.4, Four. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and Tony Green, and is dated January 1964.

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SED Phonological Map: Either
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SED Phonological Map: Either

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Green, Anthony E (1943-)

[Mid 1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question VII.2.13, Either, mapping the distribution of [i:]-type responses. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and Tony Green, is dat...

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SED Phonological Map: Either
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SED Phonological Map: Either

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Green, Anthony E (1943-)

[Mid 1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question VII.2.13, Either, mapping the distribution of [ai]-type responses. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and Tony Green, is dat...

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SED Phonological Map: Either
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SED Phonological Map: Either

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Green, Anthony E (1943-)

[Mid 1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question VII.2.13, Either, mapping the limits of 5 types of vowel pattern. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and Tony Green, is date...

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SED Word Map: Bat
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SED Word Map: Bat

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Green, Anthony E (1943-)

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map, completed in ms., for SED question IV.7.7, Bat, mapping responses Bat and Mouse. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and Tony Green, is dated January 1964, and is label...

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The phonology of a south Durham dialect : descriptive, historical, and comparative

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1933

"The living regional dialect dealt with... is that spoken at Byers Green, Co. Durham, and in the immediate neighbourhood."--p.xiii.

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SED Phonological Map: Rubbish
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SED Phonological Map: Rubbish

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[Mid 1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map for SED question V.1.15, Rubbish. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and J. M., and is dated March 1964.

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SED Phonological Map: Tongue
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SED Phonological Map: Tongue

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); North, David J

[Mid 1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map for SED question VI.5.4 Tongue, mapping -ng- pronunciation. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and David North, and is dated 1963.

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SED Word Map: Funnel
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SED Word Map: Funnel

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental word map, completed in ms., for SED question V.9.3, Funnel, mapping responses Funnel, Vunnel, Tunnel, and Tunning-Dish. The map was compiled by Harold Orton.

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SED Phonological Map: Saw-Dust
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SED Phonological Map: Saw-Dust

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map for SED question I.7.17, Saw-Dust, mapping [a:]- and [o:]-type responses for the Northern Counties. The map was compiled by Harold Orton.

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Dialect recording in Stamfordham, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

05 Apr 1939

[Side 1] Conversation about local character, Jimmy the Child, anecdote about Jimmy catching rats in 'midden' [= ash-pit/dung heap] and showing them off in pub in exchange for beer, anecdote about late...

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

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental word map, completed in ms. by Harold Orton, for SED question V.5.2, to Strain, showing the distribution of responses Sile and Strain. The map is headed Linguistic Atlas of England.

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