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Little Bentley Response Book - 29Ess7
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
20 Oct 1959 - 21 Nov 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...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Little Bentley, Essex
Oct 1959
[Side 1] Mr Dunton describes condition of roads in village in past, tells series of anecdotes about childhood pranks and practical jokes incl. regularly unharnessing donkey from cart outside village p...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Little Bentley, Essex. Survey of English Dialects recording in East Mersea, Essex
Jun-Oct 1959
[Side 1] Mr Dunton recalls starting work aged 14 as 'stock-boy' [= farm worker helping to look after livestock] at Fordham Hall, describes long hours and gradual increase in wages to £7 before retiri...
Sound Recordings, Berkshire, Surrey, Essex and West Sussex
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
1959
[Collector announcement]; Charles Allen, recorded in West Ilsley; talks about ploughing with horses; ploughing with tractors; compares past and present; describes a working day on the farm; the villag...
Book I: The Farm [Little Bentley Response Book]
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
20 Oct 1959 - 21 Nov 1959
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Mr W. Dunton recorded by fieldworker Michael Barry in the International ...
Notes [Little Bentley Response Book]
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
20 Oct 1959 - 21 Nov 1959
Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes notes on the locality.
Book II: Farming [Little Bentley Response Book]
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
20 Oct 1959 - 21 Nov 1959
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to farming.
Book III: Animals [Little Bentley Response Book]
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
20 Oct 1959 - 21 Nov 1959
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to animals.
Book IV: Nature [Little Bentley Response Book]
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
20 Oct 1959 - 21 Nov 1959
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to nature.
Book VI: The Human Body [Little Bentley Response Book]
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
20 Oct 1959 - 21 Nov 1959
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.
Book VIII: Social Activities [Little Bentley Response Book]
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
20 Oct 1959 - 21 Nov 1959
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to social activities.
Book IX: States, Actions, Relations [Little Bentley Response Book]
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
20 Oct 1959 - 21 Nov 1959
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to states, actions and relations.