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The Living Dialect of the Quarries at Crosland Hill, Near Huddersfield
Sykes, Donald Richard
1954
A study of the dialect spoken in the village of Crosland Hill in the old West Riding of Yorkshire, with particular reference to the occupational language associated with its quarrying industry.
Sound Recording, County Durham
Upton, Clive S
13 May 1974
[Collector announcement]; Herbert Hodgson, recorded at home in Bishop Middleham; talks about working in a colliery on leaving school; picking stones from tubs of coal; collecting tubs from the pit hea...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire and Northumberland
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1950s]
Irvine Brooksbank, recorded in Thornton in May 1957; talks about the house in which he was born; working as a farm lad scaring birds; the farmer he worked for; local quarries and his father book keepi...
The Living Dialect of White Coppice
Sutcliffe, L Jean
1964
A study of the dialect spoken in White Coppice in Lancashire, based on the answers of two informants to questions from the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire, recorded over Easter and July 1963.
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire and London
Bystad, Berit
October 1973
[Collector announcement]; four schoolgirls (aged 10-11) recorded in Quarry Street playground, Leeds, describe and give examples of singing and clapping games. Recorded on the 23 October 1973. [Tr. 1] ...
Children's Games: Student Surveys
1979-1980
This file contains surveys of children's games collected by students at the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS) from schoolchildren in Leeds. These include Elspeth Mitchell's ms. transc...
Sound Recordings, Devon
Stigell, Ossi
1976
[Collector announcement]; Mr. Tarr of Holcombe Rogus talks about retirement; his working life for the County Council; slate quarrying; education; farm work as a child; pay at the quarry; working on th...
The Phonology of the Dialect of Harbury in the County of Warwickshire
Varney, Maurice H
1958
A study of the dialect spoken in Harbury in Warwickshire, based on fieldwork data collected from two village inhabitants. An introduction to the village and the informants is followed by five chapte...
Sound Recordings, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wright, Peter
[1960-1980]
Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) from Lancashire locations 5La1-5 and 5La8-10. The original Stanley Ellis recordings were made March to June 1954, and Peter Wrig...
Sound Recordings, Cornwall
Wright, John T
24 November 1958
[Collector announcement]; William Rickards, recorded in Egloshayle; talks about farmwork on leaving school; wages; quarry work after World War One; working with his father in his flour mill, and then ...
Sound Recordings, Cornwall
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F
March 1963
[Collector announcement]; John Galsworthy, recorded at home in Gwinear on the 28 March 1963; answers a selection of questions from the Dieth-Orton dialect survey Questionnaire [various Books]; talks o...
Sound Recordings, Cornwall
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F
29 March 1963
Thomas Stephens, recorded at home in Altarnun; answers a selection of questions, put by Martyn Wakelin, from the Dieth-Orton dialect survey questionnaire; talks with Stanley Ellis about his first job;...