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Total number of records: 64

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SubjectCount
cooking64
culture64
food64
community life45
manners and customs43
holidays32
nature30
social life and customs30
english language - dialects27
occupations27

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Calvert, Valerie E4
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)4
Crook, Rosemary3
Dunn, Ginette3
Hucklebridge, John2
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)2
Light, Mrs2
Lyons, Bernard2
Lyons, Gillian2
Lyons, Margaret2

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West Midlands Responses: Book V, Part 7

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book V, Part 7: Cooking. Includes questions V.7.1 Porridge - V.7.12 Pod.

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West Midlands Responses: Book V, Part 8

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book V, Part 8: Eating and Drinking. Includes questions V.8.1 Drinking - V.8.8 To Pour.

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West Midlands Responses: Book V, Part 8

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Boom V, Part 8: Eating and Drinking. Includes questions V.8.9 To Brew - V.8.16 Anything (Left).

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Sound Recording, [Norway]

Calvert, Valerie E

1961

[Announcement: results of a questionnaire issued by the Norsk Ethnological Institute]; male discusses Easter food and eggs in Norway - relates findings of survey - customary practices, egg consumption...

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"Gypsy Mother and Child"

Hucklebridge, John

1968

Mrs. Light and one of the Light family sons, sitting on the roadside at an unknown location in Wiltshire. A kettle hangs over a small fire on a long metal hook which has been rooted in the ground. Mou...

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"Gypsy Mother and Child"

Hucklebridge, John

1968

Mrs. Light and one of the Light family sons, sitting on the roadside at an unknown location in Wiltshire. A kettle hangs over a small fire on a long metal hook which has been rooted in the ground. Mou...

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SED Word Map: Snack
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SED Word Map: Snack

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Experimental printed word map for SED question VII.5.11, Snack, mapping various responses. The map is labelled Linguistic Atlas of England, and as a draft.

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West Midlands Responses: Book V, Part 7

1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book V, Part 7: Cooking. Includes questions V.7.13 Peas/Pea - V.7.24 Removing Stalks.

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SED Word Map: Snack
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SED Word Map: Snack

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map for SED question VII.5.11, Snack, mapping responses Lunch, Nunch/Nuncheon, Lowance, Bagging, Bait and Crib. The map is labelled as a draft.

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The Phonology of the Dialect of Hemyock in East Devon

Hart, Richard C

1959

A study of the dialect spoken in Hemyock in Devon, based on data collected in August 1958 from five informants answering questions from the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire.

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Christmas Traditions: Student Survey, 1968-1969

1968-1969

This file contains papers produced by students for the undergraduate degree in Folk Life Studies at the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS). The papers are the result of a survey exerci...

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Cockle Fishing at Leigh-on-Sea

Walker, Priscilla

1965

A dissertation on the cockle fishing industry of Leigh-on-Sea. The study comprises sections presenting a historical outline of the town and growth of the industry, the rise of the industry since 1840,...

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