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Total number of records: 40

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
culture40
english language - dialects40
occupations37
quarries and quarrying34
community life23
nature21
agriculture18
animals16
manners and customs16
education14

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)6
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)4
Voitl, Herbert4
Green, Anthony E (1943-)3
Wright, John T3
Claughton, Mr R. Mick2
Cloughton2
Kylstra, Henk E2
Rickards, William Thomas Leonard2
Upton, Clive S2

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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] ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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;...

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