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Total number of records: 8

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culture7
oral traditions7
community life4
english language - dialects3
education2
entertainment events2
fishing2
occupations2
agriculture1
communication1

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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)8
Lenihan, J M A2
Armstrong, Hunter (1912-)1
Billy1
Brown, George1
Brown, Mr1
Brown, Mrs1
Cooper, Mrs1
Currie, Mr1
Dick, Miss1

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Dialect recording in Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

30 Mar 1939

[Side 1] Samuel recites the story of the little mouse and the old tom cat in Sharperton dialect and supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words. [Side 2] Jimmy recites the story of the little mous...

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Dialect recording in Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

24 Mar 1939

[Side 1] Dod supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words and recites numbers 1 to 20 and multiples of 10 to 100. [Side 2] Mrs. Robinson recites the story of the little mouse and the old tom cat in...

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Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

21 Jul 1939

[Side 1] Fred and Willie recite numbers 1 to 20 and multiples of 10 to 100 and supply pronunciations of list of prompt words. [Side 2] Fred and Willie supply pronunciations of list of prompt words and...

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Dialect recording in Morebattle, Roxburghshire

Dieth, Eugen (1893-1956); Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

23 Aug 1939

[Side 1] Mr Currie tells an anecdote about a minister seeking selection for the local kirk, general discussion of local flower show, leeks, barley soups, scabious. [Side 2] Mr Currie recites the story...

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Dialect recording in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

23 Feb 1939

[Side 1] Mr and Mrs. Brown discuss holidays; George Brown and Mrs. Roe talk about recent day trips. [Side 2] rs. Brown, Mr Brown, George, Mrs. Roe, Hunter, Mrs. Cooper and Maggie demonstrate pronuncia...

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Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

10 Mar 1939

[Side 1] Florrie recites the story of the little mouse and the old tom cat in Rothbury dialect; Florrie, Billy and Charlie talk about fishing (first few seconds inaudible). [Side 2] Billy and Charlie ...

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Dialect recording in Stamfordham, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

05 Apr 1939

[Side 1] John Johnson talks about father farming at Black Heddon before being sacked for stopping squire crossing his land and moving to Shotley Bridge, father died when John was seven and John return...

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Audio-Recording Papers

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1956-1995

Typed items relating to aspects of the audio-recording of Survey of English Dialects (SED) informants. This includes Harold Orton's proposals for an anthology of dialect recordings and a linguistic at...

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