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Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Cornwall
Wakelin, Martyn F
1969
Ph.D. thesis based on field data recorded in 1958 by John Wright, for the Survey of English Dialects (SED); tape recordings made in the same seven SED localities by the collector and Stanley Ellis in ...
Cornwall Research and Lectures
Wakelin, Martyn F
1963 - 1980
This subseries contains documents, ephemera and correspondence between Martyn Wakelin and various parties on his research and work into Cornwall and it's history and dialect. Including fieldwork, manu...
Dialect Boundaries in Cornwall
Wakelin, Martyn F
1969 - 1980
This file contains various personal and academic correspondence, including the University of Leicester Press, regarding publishing and funding for Martyn Wakelin’s doctoral thesis 'Studies in the Li...
Language and History in Cornwall
Wakelin, Martyn F
1969 - 1975
This file contains documents relating to the language and history of Cornwall. Including ms. dialect and editing notes, draft ‘Linguistic Geography of Cornwall’ maps, photocopies of book pages, pr...
Correspondence
Wakelin, Martyn F
1966 - 1987
This subseries contains correspondence between Martyn Wakelin and various colleagues, academics and personal acquaintances regarding academic research, the Survey of English Dialect, publishing works ...
Sound Recording, Cornwall
Wakelin, Martyn F; Tilling, Philip M (1938-)
July 1963
Harry Welshman, recorded in Duloe; talks about his time in the village; agricultural work and wages; leaving school aged fourteen; father's work as a gamekeeper; Army service during World War One; tak...
Sound Recording, Cornwall
Wakelin, Martyn F; Tilling, Philip M (1938-)
July 1963
Renfred Knowles, recorded in St Day ; describes a working day in a [?tin] mine, including charging holes and blasting; being a miner for thirty years; working with boring machines; occupational diseas...
Sound Recordings, Cornwall
Wakelin, Martyn F; Tilling, Philip M (1938-)
July 1963
Mr. N. Cox, recorded in St Cleer; talks about animal (bullock) husbandry; winter feed; lambing time; moor cattle, allowed to roam free within certain boundaries, owned by commoners who pay for commone...