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Dialect recording in Whalton, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
25 Aug 1939
[Side 1] Joe and Billy talk briefly about cars; Joe outlines recent local cricket matches and personal contributions, compares cricket with football, mentions Billy's weekly trips to watch Newcastle U...
Mendlesham Response Book - 22Sf2
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
21 Sep 1959 - 25 Sep 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 Mendlesham, Suffolk
Sep 1959
[Side 1] Joe compares different shapes of stacks built locally incl. boat-shaped and gable-ended, stresses importance of building 'rick' [= haystack] to deter mice, explains how to thatch stack ensuri...
Notes [Mendlesham Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
21 Sep 1959 - 25 Sep 1959
Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes notes on the locality.
Book II: Farming [Mendlesham Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
21 Sep 1959 - 25 Sep 1959
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to farming.
Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Mendlesham Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
21 Sep 1959 - 25 Sep 1959
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the house and housekeeping.
Book VI: The Human Body [Mendlesham Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
21 Sep 1959 - 25 Sep 1959
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.
Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Mendlesham Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
21 Sep 1959 - 25 Sep 1959
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to numbers, time and the weather.