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Yorkshire in a New Folklife Survey

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1960

Three copies of Sanderson's 'Yorkshire in a New Folklife Survey', offprinted from the 'Transactions of the Yorkshire Dialect Society', part LX, volume X (1960), pp. [21]-34. The paper was originally r...

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A Historical Description of the Living Dialect of Poynton, Cheshire

Ashurst, B W

1961

A study of the dialect spoken in Poynton, Cheshire, based on data collected through fieldwork interviews with five local people during the Easter and summer of 1960.

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The Phonology of the Dialect of Randwick in the County of Gloucestershire

Dixon, W A

1961

A study of the dialect spoken in Randwick in Gloucestershire, based on data collected through fieldwork interviews with four local people during the Easter and summer of 1960.

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The Living Dialect of Stilton (Huntingdonshire): A Descriptive and Historical Survey

French, J F

1961

A study of the dialect spoken in the village of Stilton in Huntingdonshire, based on data collected during free-conversation interviews with three local people, conducted over two periods in 1960.

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SED Phonological Map: Donkey
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SED Phonological Map: Donkey

Wakelin, Martyn F

[1960s]

Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms. and typescript, for SED question III.13.16, Donkey, mapping the stem vowels used in responses. The map is labelled Linguistic Atlas of England, ...

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An Account of the Phonology of the Living Dialect of Warley in the West Riding of Yorkshire

Handscombe, Brenda

1961

A study of the dialect spoken in the village of Warley Town, in the old West Riding of Yorkshire. Data was collected from five local informants, interviewed over three periods in 1959 and 1960. An i...

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SED Word Map: (Barley)-Awns
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SED Word Map: (Barley)-Awns

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960s]

Experimental printed word map listing responses to SED question II.5.3, (Barley)-Awns. The map is labelled Linguistic Atlas of England, and as a draft map. It was created by Harold Orton, and is dated...

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SED Word Map: Donkey
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SED Word Map: Donkey

Wakelin, Martyn F

[1960s]

Experimental printed word map, completed in ms. and typescript, for SED question III.13.16, Donkey, mapping the distribution of responses Ass, Bronka, Bronkus, Bunkus, Fussenock and Fussesick; and als...

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A Grammar of the Dialect of Great Hale, Lincolnshire

Brown, Robin

1969

M.Phil. thesis in three parts. Part One is based on, and a rewriting of, the collector's 1960 B.A. dissertation on the phonology of the living dialect of Great Hale (see LAVC/SRP/2/237). The postgradu...

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Fieldwork Progress Maps

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1955-1961

This file contains a number of base maps, completed in ms. by Harold Orton, showing the progress of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) fieldwork at various stages between 1955 and 1960; and the area...

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Sound Recording, Berkshire

Baldwin, John R

1967

Dave Blagrove, recorded in Reading; sings [with ?banjo/?ukulele accompaniment] 'Sandy Lane', the Oxford boatmen's songs 'The Ballad of Tom Beechey' and 'Les Morton's Navy'; 'Maggie May', 'Farmer's Boy...

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Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Radnorshire, Breconshire, Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire

Parry, David (1937-)

1964

M.A. thesis based on fieldwork carried out in 1960 in sixteen localities in Radnorshire, Breconshire, Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire. For part of the Monmouthshire material, the collector draws on t...

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