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Survey of English Dialects recording in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
04 Feb 1952
[Side 1] Wilsey provides responses to survey questionnaire Book IV NATURE, Book IV.1 (WATER, GROUND) incl. demonstration of local pronunciation of e.g. 'dike' [= stream], 'brig' [= 'bridge'], 'flooded...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
25 Oct 1952
[Side 1] Wilsey tells anecdote about seeing apparition that turned out to be woman in nightdress looking for lost cat, recalls working in coal mine from age of twelve, describes long hours, harsh work...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
07 Nov 1952
[Side 1] Wilsey talks about religion in past, recalls going to Denby Dale Primitive Methodist Chapel to 'take pledge' [= to conform to rules of temperance movement], describes passionate singing and p...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
Feb 1953
[Side 1] Wilsey talks about his brother who was a gravedigger and a miner and describes different ideas about religion. [Side 2] Wilsey continues anecdote about telling local parson the story of Siddh...
Skelmanthorpe Response Book - 6Y31
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
20 Oct 1925 - 25 Oct 1952
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...
Sound Recordings, Yorkshire, Isle of Man and Cheshire
Dyson, B Ronald; Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Barry, Michael V (1935-); Siporin, Rae Lee
[1965-1980]
Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Yorkshire locations 6Y30-31, 33-34; Isle of Man 6aMan1-2; and Cheshire 7Ch1-2. The original recordings were made between 195...
Book I: The Farm [Skelmanthorpe Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
20 Oct 1925 - 25 Oct 1952
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Wilsey Dyson recorded by fieldworker Peter Wright in the International P...
Book IV: Nature [Skelmanthorpe Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
20 Oct 1925 - 25 Oct 1952
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to nature.
Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Skelmanthorpe Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
20 Oct 1925 - 25 Oct 1952
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the house and housekeeping.
Book VI: The Human Body [Skelmanthorpe Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
20 Oct 1925 - 25 Oct 1952
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.
Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Skelmanthorpe Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
20 Oct 1925 - 25 Oct 1952
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to numbers, time and the weather.
Book VIII: Social Activities [Skelmanthorpe Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
20 Oct 1925 - 25 Oct 1952
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to social activities.