Survey of English Dialects

Description

This subfonds contains Harold Orton's SED and academic related papers, and items concerning the elicitation, collection, collation and publication of English dialect data. The published data, hereafter referred to as the Basic Material, comprises:

- Survey of English Dialects, [edited] by Harold Orton and Eugen Dieth. [Section] A, Introduction, by Harold Orton (Leeds: Published for the University of Leeds by E. J. Arnold, 1962).

- Survey of English Dialects, [edited] by Harold Orton and Eugen Dieth. [Section] B, The Basic Material. Vol. 1, pts. 1-3, The Six Northern Counties and the Isle of Man, edited by Harold Orton and Wilfred J. Halliday (Leeds: Published for the University of Leeds by E. J. Arnold, 1962-1964).

- Survey of English Dialects, [edited] by Harold Orton and Eugen Dieth. [Section] B, The Basic Material. Vol. 2, pts. 1-3, The West Midland Counties, edited by Harold Orton and Michael V. Barry (Leeds: Published for the University of Leeds by E. J. Arnold, 1969-1971)

- Survey of English Dialects, [edited] by Harold Orton and Eugen Dieth. [Section] B, The Basic Material. Vol. 3, pts. 1-3, The East Midland Counties and East Anglia, edited by Harold Orton and Philip M. Tilling (Leeds: Published for the University of Leeds by E. J. Arnold, 1969-1971)

- Survey of English Dialects, [edited] by Harold Orton and Eugen Dieth. [Section] B, The Basic Material. Vol. 4, pts. 1-3, The Southern Counties, edited by Harold Orton and Martyn F. Wakelin (Leeds: Published for the University of Leeds by E. J. Arnold, 1967-1968)

Biography or history

When plans for a survey of the dialects of England were first put forward, and throughout its planning, creation, development and implementation, the Survey was known as the English Dialect Survey (EDS). The title, Survey of English Dialects (SED), historically refers to the publication programme that followed the Survey proper. It is this title that is used throughout the LAVC catalogue.


A summary description of the history, development, implementation and publication of the English Dialect Survey/Survey of English Dialects can be found at LAVC.

System of arrangement

The subfonds contains five series:

- Harold Orton Papers

- Questionnaire Response Books and Related Papers

- Audio Recording Papers

- Editors' Papers

- Publicity


The larger series within this subfonds have been arranged according to form and function. In the case of Harold Orton's papers, much of the arrangement maintains the original filing system created by his secretary.

Access and usage

Reproduction

Access

Access to the manuscript and printed items in this subfonds is unrestricted. Mini disc copies of the audio tape recordings are available for consultation in the searchroom of Special Collections, University of Leeds. Access copies of the gramophone disc recordings are not available.

Copyright in all Survey of English Dialects material resides with the University of Leeds.

© University of Leeds

Related material

Fieldwork audio recordings [gramophone copy discs and open reel audio tape formats] are shelved separately. See LAVC/SRE/A761r -857r and gramophone discs in LAVC/SRE/D/2. SED Basic Material volumes and books from Orton's own library are shelved separately, within the LAVC print collection ( LAVC/PRI).


Copy slides of word maps (lexical and phonological), based on responses collected for the SED, printer's pages and copy relating to the SED editorial programme, and pages and text from the published SED questionnaire and Basic Material volumes, are held in LAVC/PHO/S. The majority of these maps reflect the paper-based maps held in LAVC/MAP and LAVC/LAE/1/3.

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