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Total number of records: 15

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culture15
community life9
english language - dialects9
folk music8
manners and customs7
communication5
literature and folklore5
occupations5
folklore4
persons4

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)3
Dunn, Ginette2
Green, Anthony E (1943-)2
Ling, Percy (1906-1982)2
Webb, Percy2
Addington, Roger G1
Collie, Gladys1
Cooke, Jane A1
Detroit Dialect Society1
Hart, Bob (1892-1978)1

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Sound Recordings, Derbyshire

Russell, Ian

25 October 1970 - 28 October 1970

Jack Kay recorded in his home in Marsh Lane, talking about Norfolk Market in Sheffield and copies of song books (Rogers) seen on a stall there; reference to a Whitsuntide hymn sheet; informant's invol...

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Personnel and Progress Report

Detroit Dialect Society

1966

This file contains a photocopy of a typed statement of personnel of the Detroit Dialect Society, Michigan State University (undated); and two copies of the Society's Progress Report, 1 April 1966, wri...

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Stewart Sanderson
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Stewart Sanderson

February 1981

Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies Director, Stewart Sanderson, with a visiting academic (possibly Raymond Headley), in his office. The Roger Stevens Building (University of Leeds) can be seen...

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Märchen

1980-1981

This file contains Claude Luttrell's paper on folk-tale elements in 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight', reprinted from 'Studies in Philology', volume LXXVII, number 2 (Spring 1981), pp. 105-127; and By...

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Games Without Special Equipment

1959-1973

This file contains items relating to games played by children which require no special equipment. This includes an ms. letter from Doris Hepworth to Tony Green on the game 'Old Roger is Dead', accompa...

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Conventional Expressions

1964-1979

This file contains a photocopy of Irene Teoh Brosnahan's paper, 'The Haptics of the English Handshake', from 'IRAL: International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching', volume XVII, numb...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

1975

Percy Webb, recorded at home in Tunstall Common on the 27 June 1975; sings 'The Boy Truly Regrets'; [gap]; 'I Wonder Who's Kissing You Now (Because I Love You)'; [ 'Fiddler's Green']; 'Flanagan's Band...

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New Dialect Publication Proposals

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1969-1983

This file comprises correspondence between Stewart Sanderson and others on proposals for dialect-related publications following the completion of 'The Linguistic Atlas of England' (LAE). This includes...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

20 July 1974

Bob Hart, Percy Webb, Percy Ling and members of the Norfolk Folk Club singing in the Crown Inn, Snape. Conclusion of session which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A357r. Jane Southgate sings 'The Unquiet Grav...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Cooke, Jane A

[1979-1980]

Mrs. Senior and Mrs. Woodhouse, recorded in Birdsedge; talk about their childhood games at schools in Denby Dale (West Yorkshire) and Tankersley (South Yorkshire). They discuss school dinners and drin...

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Sound Recordings, [West Yorkshire]

Green, Anthony E (1943-)

1964-1966

Unedited Field Master tape. James Lyons sings [ 'Young Soldier Cut Down in His Prime'], [first line: One night as I sat by the fireside], [3 unidentified]; two children sing [unidentified]; Kathleen L...

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Sound Recordings, [West Yorkshire]

Green, Anthony E (1943-)

1964-1966

Female sings 'Barbary Ellen' and 'Red Haired Sally' [second in Gaelic]. [Tr. 2] James Lyons relates a story about a Russian performing bear in Batley and Dewsbury (c. 1910s); and a clinkin' toad (wa...

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