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Total number of records: 9

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community life7
culture7
english language - dialects6
education4
buildings3
occupations3
wealth3
agriculture2
vehicles2
animals1

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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)9
Corton, Frank (1900-1900)1
Corton, Mrs. (1901-1901)1
Ewing, Bill1
Heath, Christopher D1
Houck, Charles L1
Ingleby, James1
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)1
Wright, Peter1

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Sound Recordings, Staffordshire

Heath, Christopher D

1967-1968

Male and female informants (A to E), recorded in their homes in Cannock giving answers to a questionnaire devised by the collector. This comprised seventy-one questions, and was used to elicit respons...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

November 1962

James Ingleby [ Pauline Battersby also present], recorded in Litton; talks about sheep farming; orphan lambs; shepherding; weaning; the size of his farm; cattle and milking; (Wensleydale) cheese and b...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Houck, Charles L

[Mid 1960s-1970s]

Interview with male informant in his home in Leeds, recorded as part of the collector's sociolinguistic inquiry in the city. The recording was made using a radio transmitter in the informant's house, ...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Great Strickland, Westmorland

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

Jul 1955

[Side 1] Bill describes his 'byre' [= cow-shed] and talks about measures to prevent premature birth of calves, cleaning muck out to 'midden' [= muck heap], recalls introduction of regular testing and ...

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Fieldworkers' Expense Books

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1949-1965

This file contains notebooks belonging to Harold Orton and Stanley Ellis, recording expenses incurred during fieldwork trips for the Survey of English Dialects (SED). Orton's expense books cover the...

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Sound Recording, Monmouthshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1970]

Frank Corton, recorded in Newport [niece and wife also present]; talks about his work as a crane operator in Newport Docks; emptying/banking iron ore from ships; lists jobs on leaving school; describe...

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Derbyshire Response Books

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1955-1956

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Derbyshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were re...

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A Study of the Living Dialects of Lincolnshire Based on an Investigation by Questionnaire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1952

M.A. thesis on the dialects of Lincolnshire, based on fieldwork carried out between June and December 1951 using versions four and five of the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. The collector made initial fie...

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Lancashire Response Books

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wright, Peter

1952-1955

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Lancashire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were re...

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