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Steeple Ashton Response Book - 32W5
Wright, John T
15 Jul 1957 - 19 Jul 1957
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...
Sound Recordings, Wiltshire
Wright, John T; Kylstra, Henk E; Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1960
James Shipway, recorded in Avebury; talks about thatching; the loss of tradespeople in the village; reference to the renovation of a barn in the village [by the National Trust, now the Great Barn]; tr...
Sound Recordings, Wiltshire
Wright, John T; Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
1957
Ernest Packer, recorded in Ashton Keynes in July 1957; talks about his first job, driving a farm waggon at the age of ten; stable work harnessing horses; wages; thoughts on modern farming methods (plo...
Book I: The Farm [Steeple Ashton Response Book]
Wright, John T
15 Jul 1957 - 19 Jul 1957
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Herbert Watts recorded by fieldworker John Wright in the International P...
Notes [Steeple Ashton Response Book]
Wright, John T
15 Jul 1957 - 19 Jul 1957
Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes notes on the locality.
Book II: Farming [Steeple Ashton Response Book]
Wright, John T
15 Jul 1957 - 19 Jul 1957
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to farming.
Book III: Animals [Steeple Ashton Response Book]
Wright, John T
15 Jul 1957 - 19 Jul 1957
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to animals.
Book IV: Nature [Steeple Ashton Response Book]
Wright, John T
15 Jul 1957 - 19 Jul 1957
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to nature.
Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Steeple Ashton Response Book]
Wright, John T
15 Jul 1957 - 19 Jul 1957
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the house and housekeeping.
Book VI: The Human Body [Steeple Ashton Response Book]
Wright, John T
15 Jul 1957 - 19 Jul 1957
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.
Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Steeple Ashton Response Book]
Wright, John T
15 Jul 1957 - 19 Jul 1957
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to numbers, time and the weather.
Book VIII: Social Activities [Steeple Ashton Response Book]
Wright, John T
15 Jul 1957 - 19 Jul 1957
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to social activities.