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Total number of records: 6

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
animals2
nature2
agriculture1
community life1
culture1
dairy products1
education1
energy industries1
english language - dialects1
entertainment events1

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Cawood4
England4
Yorkshire4

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Farrar, William6
Farrer6
Wright, Peter6
Smith, Walter3
Arnott, Arthur2
Lupton, Richard2
Caitle, Fred1
Dibnah, Miss Marjory1
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1
Fisher, Mr1

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Cawood, Yorkshire

Wright, Peter

10 Mar 1952

[Side 1] William discusses ploughing with horses, talks about masters he worked under, compares wages and working conditions now and in past. [Side 2] Walter talks about working with horses, tells ane...

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Cawood Response Book - 6Y24

Wright, Peter

7 Mar 1952 - 12 Mar 1952

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Sound Recordings, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wright, Peter

[1966-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Yorkshire locations 6Y21-24, 26-29. The majority of the original recordings were made by Stanley Ellis, in 1955, 1963, 1964 ...

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Notes [Cawood Response Book]
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Notes [Cawood Response Book]

Wright, Peter

7 Mar 1952 - 12 Mar 1952

Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes drawings and diagrams. Includes general conversation phonetic notes on William Farrer. Includes phonetic notes on the dialect of the lo...

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Book VI: The Human Body [Cawood Response Book]
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Book VI: The Human Body [Cawood Response Book]

Wright, Peter

7 Mar 1952 - 12 Mar 1952

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body. The answers of informant William Farrer recorded by fieldworker Peter Wright in the Interna...

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Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Cawood Response Book]
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Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Cawood Response Book]

Wright, Peter

7 Mar 1952 - 12 Mar 1952

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to numbers, time and the weather.

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