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The Phonology of the Dialect of Lisvane, near Cardiff, in the County of Glamorgan. Being a Preliminary Survey
Wright, John T
1955
A study of the dialect spoken in Lisvane , Glamorgan, based on fieldwork interviews conducted towards the end of 1954. The collector used the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire to elicit answers from informant...
Dales (DCM): Cox, Hester
2022-2023
Audio and related item/s (photograph/transcript) relating to oral history interview conducted (2022-2023) at partner museum with named interviewee (see file title) as part of National Lottery Heritage...
SED Phonological Map: Either
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Green, Anthony E (1943-)
[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]
Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., for SED question VII.2.13, Either, mapping the distribution of [ai]-type responses. The map is labelled as a draft.
Northumberland Response Books
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
1953-1955
Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Northumberland to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses wer...
Cleveland Bay Horse Research
Brunk, Wille
1966-1968
Papers relating to Wille Brunk's research into the Cleveland Bay horse, undertaken during his assistant lectureship at the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS). Brunk intended to write a...
Land Divisions
1859-1981
This sub-subseries contains items relating to land divisions and boundaries, including evidence of land divisions and use, and types of physical boundary.
Audio Recording: Cowley, Julian
Morgan, Tricia; Blackmore, Pete
2022-2023
Digital recording of oral history interview conducted with named interviewee (see item title) as part of National Lottery Heritage funded, "Dialect and Heritage" Project. Interviewer(s) listed under c...
Sound Recordings, Lancashire
Bauldie, J S
1969
Interviews with ex-coalminers from Abram, Hindley, Ashton-in-Makerfield and Shevington. Topics covered include work and leisure activities: whippets; practical jokes; beliefs; games (including Piggy, ...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Skenfrith, Monmouthshire
10 Dec 1955
[Side 1] Jim comments on increase in value of own farm, talks about ploughing with horses, discusses purchase of Skenfrith Castle and subsequent renovation and introduction of entry charge, describes ...
Yorkshire folk-talk : with characteristics of those who speak it in the North and East Ridings
Morris, Marmaduke Charles Frederick (1844-)
1911
Introductory -- Grammatical -- Pronunciation -- Idioms and words -- Forcefulness of the dialect -- Specimens of the folk-talk -- Danish comparisons -- Geographical -- The Yorkshire character -- Miscel...
The Gaelic Story-Teller. With Some Notes on Gaelic Folk-Tales.
Ó Duilearga, Séamus
[1960s-1970s]
This file contains 3 photocopies of James Hamilton Delargy's (i.e. Séamus Ó Duilearga) paper on Gaelic story-telling, delivered on 28 November 1945 to the British Academy as the Sir John Rhys Memori...
Beastings Research
Brunk, Wille
[1967]
Items relating to Wille Brunk's research into beastings, i.e. the first milk drawn from a cow after calving (or bovine colostrum), and its uses. Brunk conducted much of this research through the use o...