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culture61
language and languages61
english language - dialects59
community life17
archive administration13
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literature and folklore12
occupations12
communication11
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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)24
Green, Anthony E (1943-)6
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)4
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Bailey, Charles James N1
Clinch, Angela Jane1
Davies, W. (1896-1896)1
Dewes, Koro1
East, Alice1
Finners, N1

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Raven McDavid Articles

McDavid, Raven Ioor (1911-1984)

[1960-1981]

Originally housed in a single folder labelled Complete Set of Xeroxes of Raven McDavid's Articles, these files contain photocopies of printed, typed and draft articles and papers by McDavid, mainly re...

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Maps

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Wright, Nathalia

1966-1974

This subseries consists of papers relating to the preparation and production of maps for 'A Word Geography of England' (WGE). It includes typed editorial notes on mapping conventions; typed lists of n...

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Text

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1968-1978]

This subseries comprises papers relating to the drafting and editing of the text for 'The Linguistic Atlas of England' (LAE), in preparation for publication. It includes Harold Orton's and Stewart San...

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Linguistic Papers

Bailey, Charles James N

1967-1968

This file contains linguistic papers by Charles James N. Bailey. These include the typed paper, 'Summary of an Idea Concerning Lexical Exceptions to the Regular Ordering of the Phonological Rules of a...

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SED Word Map (Yorkshire): Thou
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SED Word Map (Yorkshire): Thou

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Experimental printed word map of Yorkshire, completed in ms. and with SED localities numbered, for SED question IX.7.7, Thou. The responses are listed phonetically according to type.

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SED Phonological Map: Thursday
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SED Phonological Map: Thursday

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question VII.4.3, Thursday, mapping the vowel types of responses with unstressed syllables. The map is labelled as a draft.

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SED Word Map: Cowhouse
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SED Word Map: Cowhouse

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map, completed in typescript, for SED question I.1.8, Cowhouse, mapping the distribution of the response Cow-shed. Includes a typed note on the etymology.

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SED Word Map: Cowhouse
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SED Word Map: Cowhouse

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map, completed in typescript, for SED question I.1.8, Cowhouse, mapping the distribution of responses Shippon and Byre. At the base of the map is a typed note on the response...

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SED Phonological Map: Ice
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SED Phonological Map: Ice

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map of the Northern Counties, completed in ms., for SED question VII.6.12, Ice, mapping the various vowel types found in responses. The map was compiled by Harold Ort...

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SED Phonological Map: Writing
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SED Phonological Map: Writing

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map of the Northern Counties, completed in ms., for SED question VIII.6.6, Writing, mapping the various vowel types found in responses. The map was compiled by Harold...

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"The T. W. Thompson Collection of Gypsy Folk Tales: An Edition with Commentary and Analytical Indexes"

Clinch, Angela Jane

1982

Ph.D. thesis consisting of Thomas William Thompson's folktales collected from English Gypsy Traveller communities between 1908 and 1924. The tales have been classified and arranged according to the Aa...

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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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