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culture6
english language - dialects5
community life2
folk drama2
folk music2
occupations2
play2
agriculture1
animals1
clothing and dress1

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Latimer, Cyril2
Russell, Ian2
North, David J1
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)1
Smith, Paul (1947-)1
Young, Nell1

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An Account of the Phonology of the Dialect of Gosforth in the County of Cumberland

Young, Nell

1950

A study of the dialect spoken in Gosforth, in the old county of Cumberland, based on fieldwork undertaken in June and December 1949. An introduction to the village is followed by chapters which pres...

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SED Word Map: That
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SED Word Map: That

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); North, David J

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map for SED question III.3.7, That (relative pronoun), mapping the distribution of the responses As and What, and areas where there was no response. The map is labelled as a ...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

17 December 1972

Assembled company and soloist singing carols and popular songs in the Fountain pub, Ingbirchworth. Cyril Latimer sings 'Pratty Flowers'. Conclusion of session which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A200r.

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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

December 1972

Assembled company singing carols in the Black Bull pub, Ecclesfield, with brass accompaniment. Includes also text and song from the Derby Tup play. A member of the assembled company describes performi...

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Mumming: General

1962-1980

This file contains items generally related to the practice of mumming, and mumming plays. This includes a photocopy of Rosemary Meynell's paper, 'Come, Brave Bow Slash and his Men', from 'Derbyshire C...

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Leeds Tailoring Industry Papers

Smith, Paul (1947-)

[1970-1992]

Items collected for a project on the Leeds tailoring industry, with related papers. A large proportion of these items are photocopies, and it is unclear when the copies were made. The date range for t...

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