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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)16
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Wright, Peter5
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Archive File

The Living Dialect of Farnley in the West Riding of Yorkshire

Outhwaite, Paul N

1964

A study of the dialect spoken in Farnley, in the old West Riding of Yorkshire, based on data collected from three male informants in 1963.

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Compton Mackenzie

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1963

This sub-subseries consists of a copy of an article by Sanderson on Sir Compton Mackenzie as a novelist, written as an appreciation for his 80th birthday. The article was published in 'Literature' (Ja...

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Folk-Life Research in Our Time

Erixon, Sigurd (1888-1968)

[ca. 1963]

Photocopy of Sigurd Erixon's article, 'Folk-Life Research in Our Time: From a Swedish Point of View', from an unidentified issue of 'Gwerin', ca. 1963, pp. 275-291.

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Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Cornwall

Wakelin, Martyn F

1969

Ph.D. thesis based on field data recorded in 1958 by John Wright, for the Survey of English Dialects (SED); tape recordings made in the same seven SED localities by the collector and Stanley Ellis in ...

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SED Word Map: To Brew Tea
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SED Word Map: To Brew Tea

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); North, David J

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map for SED question V.8.9, to Brew tea, mapping responses Draw, Make, Scald and Steep. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and David North, and is dated 1963.

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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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SED Word Map: Its (Forehead)
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SED Word Map: Its (Forehead)

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); North, David J

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map of the Northern Counties, for SED question VI.1.7, Its (Forehead), mapping responses It, Its and The. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and David North, and is dated 1...

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General Information and Application Forms

Society for Folk Life Studies

[1967]

Leaflet outlining the aims and work of the Society for Folk Life Studies, including details of the principal contents of its journal 'Folk Life', volumes 1-4 (1963-1966); and an application form for m...

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Orthographic Transcriptions

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F

1956-1963

Typed transcriptions (by Stanley Ellis) of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) audio-recordings, made in Horsington (1956) and South Zeal (1963); and a typed paper by Martyn Wakelin, 'The...

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SED Phonological Map: Tongue
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SED Phonological Map: Tongue

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); North, David J

[Mid 1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map for SED question VI.5.4 Tongue, mapping -ng- pronunciation. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and David North, and is dated 1963.

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SED Word Map: Any (Time)
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SED Word Map: Any (Time)

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); North, David J

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map for SED question VII.3.16, Any (Time), mapping the distribution of the responses Enny and Onny, and mapping localities giving the responses Anny and Inny. The map was com...

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SED Word Map: To Brew Tea
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SED Word Map: To Brew Tea

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); North, David J

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map for SED question V.8.9, to Brew tea, mapping responses Draw, Make, Scald and Steep.

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