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Total number of records: 12

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
food2
occupations2
nature2
animals2
agriculture2
hunting1
implements, utensils etc1
land use1
metal trade1
wealth1

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Sussex9
Firle9
England9

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Burghess, Mr Harry12
Barry, Michael V (1935-)10
Stevens, Mr2
Stevens, Mrs2
Francis, Mr1
Prior, Mr Harry1
Francis, Miss1
Carter, Mr Albert1
Baker, Mr1
Bellingham, Mr1
Firle Response Book - 40Sx6
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Firle Response Book - 40Sx6

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

4 Jun 1959 - 26 Jun 1959

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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Survey of English Dialects recording in Firle, Sussex

Jun 1959

[Side 1] Harry recalls leaving school aged 11 to work on potato farm, discusses selling potatoes to tradesmen and grinding up leftovers for cattle feed, recalls coursing hares with greyhounds, discuss...

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Sound Recordings, West Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire and East Sussex

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1959

[Collector announcement]; Harry Prior, recorded in East Harting (West Sussex) in June 1959; talks about Sussex farm waggons; harvesting and building a stack; thatching a haystack; local parkland; info...

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Sound Recordings, East Sussex, Somerset, [Devon] and Kent

[1950s]

Compilation of extracts copied from Survey of English Dialects field recordings made in the south of England. The first extract is from an interview with Harry Burghess [Burgess], made by Michael B...

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Firle Response Book - 40Sx6
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Book I: The Farm [Firle Response Book]

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

4 Jun 1959 - 26 Jun 1959

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Mr H. Burghess [Burgess] recorded by fieldworker Michael Barry in the In...

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Notes [Firle Response Book]

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

4 Jun 1959 - 26 Jun 1959

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

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Book II: Farming [Firle Response Book]

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

4 Jun 1959 - 26 Jun 1959

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

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Book III: Animals [Firle Response Book]

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

4 Jun 1959 - 26 Jun 1959

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 [Firle Response Book]

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

4 Jun 1959 - 26 Jun 1959

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

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Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Firle Response Book]

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

4 Jun 1959 - 26 Jun 1959

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to numbers, time and the weather.

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Book VIII: Social Activities [Firle Response Book]

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

4 Jun 1959 - 26 Jun 1959

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

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Book IX: States, Actions, Relations [Firle Response Book]

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

4 Jun 1959 - 26 Jun 1959

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to states, actions and relations.

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