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Merriott Response Book - 31So13
Wright, John T
24 Mar 1956 - 28 Mar 1956
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...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Merriott, Somerset
Jul 1956
[Side 1] Arthur explains route of local Roman road to Yeovil, describes condition and regular use by walkers and children in holidays, recalls local woman who used to threaten passers-by, talks about ...
Dialect recording in Montacute, Somerset
05 Jun 1952
[Side 1] Bill talks about harvesting by hand, reflects on gradual introduction of mechanisation incl. side rake, describes loading and unloading waggon by hand prior to building 'rick' [= stack of cor...
Notes [Merriott Response Book]
Wright, John T
24 Mar 1956 - 28 Mar 1956
Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Notes within the Bill Pattemore biography that he was also interviewed by Peter Wright for th...
Book III: Animals [Merriott Response Book]
Wright, John T
24 Mar 1956 - 28 Mar 1956
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to animals.
Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Merriott Response Book]
Wright, John T
24 Mar 1956 - 28 Mar 1956
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the house and housekeeping.
Book VI: The Human Body [Merriott Response Book]
Wright, John T
24 Mar 1956 - 28 Mar 1956
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.
Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Merriott Response Book]
Wright, John T
24 Mar 1956 - 28 Mar 1956
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to numbers, time and the weather.
Book VIII: Social Activities [Merriott Response Book]
Wright, John T
24 Mar 1956 - 28 Mar 1956
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to social activities.