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Total number of records: 27

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cooking27
culture27
english language - dialects27
food27
community life14
manners and customs14
nature14
occupations14
folk music12
social life and customs12

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Dunn, Ginette2
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Parry, David (1937-)2
Aldcroft, Linda1
Bradley, Tom1
Calvert, Valerie E1
Cardus, Stella1
Chilvers, Maggie1
Davies, Dick1
Davies, Mrs1

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West Midlands Responses: Book V, Part 7

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book V, Part 7: Cooking. Includes questions V.7.1 Porridge - V.7.12 Pod.

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West Midlands Responses: Book V, Part 8

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book V, Part 8: Eating and Drinking. Includes questions V.8.1 Drinking - V.8.8 To Pour.

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West Midlands Responses: Book V, Part 8

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Boom V, Part 8: Eating and Drinking. Includes questions V.8.9 To Brew - V.8.16 Anything (Left).

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SED Word Map: Snack
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SED Word Map: Snack

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Experimental printed word map for SED question VII.5.11, Snack, mapping various responses. The map is labelled Linguistic Atlas of England, and as a draft.

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West Midlands Responses: Book V, Part 7

1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book V, Part 7: Cooking. Includes questions V.7.13 Peas/Pea - V.7.24 Removing Stalks.

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SED Word Map: Snack
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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.

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The Phonology of the Dialect of Hemyock in East Devon

Hart, Richard C

1959

A study of the dialect spoken in Hemyock in Devon, based on data collected in August 1958 from five informants answering questions from the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire.

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Cockle Fishing at Leigh-on-Sea

Walker, Priscilla

1965

A dissertation on the cockle fishing industry of Leigh-on-Sea. The study comprises sections presenting a historical outline of the town and growth of the industry, the rise of the industry since 1840,...

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Sound Recording, [West Yorkshire]

Graham, Jacqueline P

17 January 1979

Graeme Ryan, a student at the University of Leeds, talks about Christmas food and drink; family routine at Christmas; perceptions of Christmas; Father Christmas; carols; decorations. Informant origina...

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The Folk Lore of Wild Flowers in the Parish of Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Collected in the Summer of 1970

Hammond, Penelope Ruth

1970

A presentation of folklore associated with wild flowers, based on information gathered from people living in Leckhampton in Gloucestershire. Interviews were conducted with schoolchildren, middle-aged ...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

16 November 1974

Percy Ling, recorded at home in Snape; talks about singing at the Golden Key pub in Snape, and meeting his future wife there; wife's family; segregation of men and women in the pub; attitude to women ...

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Sound Recordings, [Cambridgeshire]

Lyons, Margaret

December 1978

[Collector announcement]; Gillian Lyons [collector's mother], recorded in the family kitchen [in Cambridgeshire], talks about Christmas food; Anne Sorrell [collector's sister] talks about family Chris...

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