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Total number of records: 6

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Worcestershire5
Offenham5
England5

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Canning, Frank6
Sykes, Donald Richard5
Smith, Ralph2
Drinkwater, Jack2
Offenham Response Book - 16Wo6
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Offenham Response Book - 16Wo6

Sykes, Donald Richard

29 Apr 1955 - 3 May 1955

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 Offenham, Worcestershire

13 Dec 1955

[Side 1] Frank talks about childhood, recalls picking strawberries before school and falling asleep at school, remembers regular punishment at school and from father, describes typical day on farm as ...

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Notes [Offenham Response Book]
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Notes [Offenham Response Book]

Sykes, Donald Richard

29 Apr 1955 - 3 May 1955

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 III: Animals [Offenham Response Book]
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Book III: Animals [Offenham Response Book]

Sykes, Donald Richard

29 Apr 1955 - 3 May 1955

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

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Book IV: Nature [Offenham Response Book]
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Book IV: Nature [Offenham Response Book]

Sykes, Donald Richard

29 Apr 1955 - 3 May 1955

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

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Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Offenham Response Book]
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Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Offenham Response Book]

Sykes, Donald Richard

29 Apr 1955 - 3 May 1955

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

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