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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)13
North, David J11
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1
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Wright, John T1

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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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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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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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SED Word Map: Donkey
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SED Word Map: Donkey

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

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map of the Northern Counties for SED question III.13.16, Donkey, mapping the limits of responses Cuddy, Donkey and Fussock, and including the response Moke. Responses Ass, Bu...

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SED Word Map: I (Am)
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SED Word Map: I (Am)

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

[Mid 1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed syntactical map for SED question IX.7.7, I (Am), mapping responses Am, Is, Be, Bin, and Are. The map was compiled by Harold Orton and David North, and is dated 1963.

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SED Word Map: Charlock
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SED Word Map: Charlock

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

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed word map of the Northern Counties, for SED question II.2.6, Charlock (i.e. field mustard and related weeds), mapping the distribution of responses Brazzock, Kale, Katlock, Ketlock...

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SED Phonological Map: H Pronunciation
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SED Phonological Map: H Pronunciation

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

[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map of the Northern Counties, mapping the limits of the pronunciation and non-pronunciation of (h-) in Hair (SED question VI.2.1-2), Hammer (SED question I.7.13) and ...

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SED Word Map: Look For (It)
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SED Word Map: Look For (It)

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[Mid 1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental printed word map, completed in ms., for SED question III.13.18, Look For (It), mapping Northern Counties responses with Lait. The map was compiled by Harold Orton, and is dated 28 Novembe...

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SED Word Map: Dovecote
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SED Word Map: Dovecote

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[Mid 1960s-mid 1970s]

Experimental word map of the Northern Counties, for SED question I.1.7, Dovecote, showing the distribution of responses (Dove)-cote, (Dove)-ducket, (Dove)-hole, (Dove)-hull and (Dove)-loft. The map wa...

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