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Barry, Michael V (1935-)2
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Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Staffordshire

Gibson, Dr Peter H

1955

M.A. thesis on the dialects of Staffordshire, based on fieldwork in Warslow, Mow Cop, Alton, Barlaston, Mavesyn Ridware, Ellenhall, Lapley, Hoar Cross, Edingale, Wigginton and Himley during the period...

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Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Somerset

Wright, John T

1957

M.A. thesis on the dialects of Somerset, based on written recordings made in fourteen localities during 1955-1956 using the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire, and tape recordings made in July and December 195...

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Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Essex

Berntsen, Howard N

1962

M.A. thesis comprising three volumes. Volume One contains six chapters, the first being a description of the Essex sounds recorded in 1958, 1959 and 1961. Chapters Two to Six treat the development of ...

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Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Leicestershire and Rutland

Playford, Averil H

1957

M.A. thesis presenting a phonological account of the dialects of Leicestershire and Rutland, and showing by analysis of selected material a significant geographical distribution. The Introduction prov...

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The Linguistic Geography of Shropshire and Worcestershire: A Phonological Survey

Sykes, Donald Richard

1956

M.A. thesis on the dialects of Shropshire and Worcestershire, based on fieldwork using the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire during 1954-1955. Four chapters present an overview of previous work on the dialect...

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Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Kent, Surrey and Sussex

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1960

M.A. thesis based on fieldwork carried out during the period October 1958 to November 1959, collecting material for the proposed 'Linguistic Atlas of England'. Not all of the material obtained during ...

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Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Radnorshire, Breconshire, Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire

Parry, David (1937-)

1964

M.A. thesis based on fieldwork carried out in 1960 in sixteen localities in Radnorshire, Breconshire, Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire. For part of the Monmouthshire material, the collector draws on t...

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Miscellaneous Dialect Papers 4

[1933-1978]

This file contains a paper napkin printed with pictures and numbers with words in Welsh and English (undated); Harold Orton's review of Eugen Dieth's 'A Grammar of the Buchan Dialect (Aberdeenshire), ...

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A Phonology of the Dialect of Merriott in Somerset

Hamper, H Victor

1959

A study of the dialect spoken in Merriott in Somerset, based on the collector's fieldwork interviews with one male informant in September 1958 and January 1959, the written field recordings made by Jo...

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Raven McDavid Articles

McDavid, Raven Ioor (1911-1984)

[1960-1981]

Originally housed in a single folder labelled Complete Set of Xeroxes of Raven McDavid's Articles, these files contain photocopies of printed, typed and draft articles and papers by McDavid, mainly re...

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Harold Orton Papers

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1893-1975

This series relates specifically to Harold Orton's academic research in the field of language and linguistics, and contains correspondence with Survey of English Dialects (SED) fieldworkers, publisher...

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Sound Recordings, Kent

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1958

[Collector announcement]; Frank Osbourne, recorded in Goudhurst in November 1958; talks about his working hours on the farm/land with horses; his agricultural labourer's wage of fourteen shillings a w...

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