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culture7
english language - dialects7
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archive administration2
education2
folklore2
language and languages2
agriculture1
animals1
associations, institutions, etc1

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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1
Foster, Averill1
Heywood, Barbara V1
Olayemi, Rufus V K1
Parry, David (1937-)1
Sykes, Donald Richard1

Archive File

The Living Dialect of Delph in the West Riding of Yorkshire

Heywood, Barbara V

1957

A study of the dialect of Delph in the old West Riding of Yorkshire, based on fieldwork undertaken by the collector towards the end of 1956.

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SED Phonological Map: Friday
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SED Phonological Map: Friday

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Experimental printed phonological map for SED question VII.4.4, Friday and VII.4.7, (on) Friday (week), mapping vowel forms in responses where the initial f is pronounced. The map is labelled as a dra...

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Westmorland Response Books

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1954-1955

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

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Sound Recordings, Nigeria

Olayemi, Rufus V K

[1960s]

Adult and child informants, recorded in Nigeria, singing/chanting Nigerian folk tales, with listeners'/audience responses and participation. Includes also narration and chants, with listeners' respons...

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Horses, Cattle and Draft Animals

1960-1973

This file contains items on livestock, in particular cattle and horses. The focus is largely on the general care and management of cattle and horses, folklore relating to their care, medicine, dialect...

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A Synchronic Study of the Dialect of Delph, West Riding of Yorkshire

Foster, Averill

1968

A study of the dialect spoken in the village of Delph, in the old West Riding of Yorkshire, based on an analysis of tape-recorded free conversation with ten local informants, interviewed by the collec...

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Monmouthshire Response Books

Sykes, Donald Richard; Parry, David (1937-)

1955-1960

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

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