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culture493
english language - dialects493
occupations493
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food253
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implements, utensils etc177
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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)116
Fothergill, George William48
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)36
Dunn, Ginette35
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)30
Upton, Clive S27
Raw, David23
Sullivan, Keith Frederick22
Fothergill, Mrs14
Hodgson, John Oswald9

Archive File

West Midlands Responses: Book VIII, Part 4

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VIII, Part 4: Occupations. Includes questions VIII.4.1 Work-mates - VIII.4.12 Gipsies.

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Essex, Middlesex and London Responses: Book I

[1960s]

Collated responses from locations in Essex, Middlesex and London to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Questionnaire Book I: The Farm. Missing questions I.1.1, I.1.3, and I.1.4.

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Fishing Questionnaire Drafts and Related Papers

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1963-1968]

Ms. and typed drafts of Peter Wright's fishing questionnaire; a photocopy of Wright's questionnaire as it appeared in the 'Transactions of the Yorkshire Dialect Society', with ms. annotations (copied)...

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Phonology of the Dialect of Fleetwood, Lancashire

Wright, Peter

1949

A study of the dialect spoken in Fleetwood in Lancashire. A number of leaves have been removed from this piece of work, and as a consequence the current item starts at Chapter Three, on the developmen...

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Essex, Middlesex and London Responses: Book II

[1960s]

Collated responses from locations in Essex, Middlesex and London to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Questionnaire Book II: Farming.

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Latteridge (Gloucestershire)
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Latteridge (Gloucestershire)

Voitl, Herbert

[1960s]

Farmyard in Latteridge (Gloucestershire), showing loaded wagon and a barn full of hay. Survey of English Dialects (SED) locality 24/7.

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A Grammar of the Dialect of Fleetwood (Lancashire), Descriptive and Historical

Wright, Peter

1954

Ph.D. containing in its first volume a treatment of the sounds of the dialect recorded in 19[53], the modern equivalents of the Middle English vowels and consonants, and an account of the syntax and m...

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Yorkshire Response List: Coal
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Yorkshire Response List: Coal

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Typed list of responses collected in Yorkshire localities to SED question IV.4.5, Coal. The information is largely based on recordings collected by Peter Wright. The list is arranged in tabular form w...

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The Living Dialect of Orrell, Lancashire

Wilson, Elaine

1960

A study of the dialect spoken in Orrell, near Wigan in Lancashire, based on interviews with two local residents. An introduction to the village and the two informants is followed by five chapters wh...

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Some Techniques and Traditions in a Midlands Iron Foundry

Short, Ian W

1968

A dissertation in two parts, based on the collector's own experience of working in Messrs. Rood End Foundries Limited of Oldbury in the West Midlands. As well being involved in various parts of the ma...

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Archive Sub-sub-series

Publication

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1951-1972

The content of this sub-sub-series relates to the publication of both the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire and the Basic Material volumes. It includes reports on editorial work in progress, Harold Orton's co...

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A Word Geography of England

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1970-1973

Correspondence between Harold Orton and Nathalia Wright and the publishers, Seminar Press, regarding the publication of their book, 'A Word Geography of England'. This sub-subseries also contains lett...

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