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The Phonology of the Dialect of Himley, in South Staffordshire
Hubbard, Wendy E
1957
A study of the dialect spoken in Himley, Staffordshire, based on fieldwork data collected by Peter Gibson and used in his M.A. thesis, 'Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Staffordshire' (Leeds 195...
SED Word Map: Snack
[1960s-mid-1970s]
Experimental printed word map for SED question VII.5.11, Snack, mapping responses Lunch, Nunch/Nuncheon, Lowance, Bagging, Bait and Crib. The map is labelled as a draft.
Lancashire Response Books
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wright, Peter
1952-1955
Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Lancashire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were re...
Sound Recordings, Nigeria
Olayemi, Rufus V K
[1960s]
Adult male informants, recorded in Nigeria, singing/chanting Nigerian folk tales, with listeners'/audience responses and participation. Tales related in Ekiti, an Ado sub-dialect.
Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Bishop, Julia C; Dunn, Ginette
1972-1975
Compilation tape comprising multiple examples of Bob Hart singing, at home in Snape and in other Suffolk pub and folk club venues, 'All Jolly Fellows that Follow the Plough', 'The Female Cabin Boy', '...
Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Lancashire
Lukiantchuk, Edna
1956
M.A. thesis on the dialects of Lancashire. This is a revised and expanded version of the collector's 1955 B.A. thesis, 'Studies in the Phonology of the Living Dialects of Lancashire' ( LAVC/SRP/2/218)...
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...
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...
A Grammar of the Dialect of Albrighton, North-East Shropshire
Hubbard, Wendy E
1960
An M.A. study of the dialect spoken in Albrighton , based on data collected from four principal informants. This data comprises responses to some of the questions in the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire, and...
Oxfordshire Response Books
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wright, Peter
1952-1953
Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Oxfordshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were r...
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...