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nature1
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wealth1
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social life and customs1
implements, utensils etc1
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Kilkhampton5
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Cornwall5

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Heard, Richard6
Hurd6
Wright, John T5
Thorn, William John2
Gist, Francis John2
Parkyn, Richard2
Wakelin, Martyn F1
Snell, Samuel1
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1
Kilkhampton Response Book - 36Co1
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Kilkhampton Response Book - 36Co1

Wright, John T

21 Oct 1958 - 23 Oct 1958

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Sound Recordings, Devon and Cornwall

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F

March 1963

[Stanley Ellis announcement]; Samuel Snell, recorded on his farm in Swimbridge; talks about the bad winter of 1962/1963; farming sheep and beef bullocks; Devon Closewool [sheep breed]; discuss sheep f...

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Book II: Farming [Kilkhampton Response Book]

Wright, John T

21 Oct 1958 - 23 Oct 1958

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to farming.

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Book III: Animals [Kilkhampton Response Book]

Wright, John T

21 Oct 1958 - 23 Oct 1958

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to animals.

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Book VI: The Human Body [Kilkhampton Response Book]

Wright, John T

21 Oct 1958 - 23 Oct 1958

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.

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Notes [Kilkhampton Response Book]

Wright, John T

21 Oct 1958 - 23 Oct 1958

Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes notes on the locality. Includes phonetic notes on the dialect of the locality. ...

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