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Dialect recording in Wark, Northumberland
Lenihan, J M A
30 May 1939
[Side 1] Douglas supplies pronunciations of list of prompt words; brief conversation between Douglas and George about recording Wark dialect for posterity. [Side 2] George recites the story of the lit...
Allendale Response Book - 1Nb9
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
21/Jul/1955 - 5/Sep/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...
Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
05 Jun 1939
[Side 1] William Herdman and Jim discuss village cricket club, recount recent victory against Newton and individual performances despite poor wicket. Jim recalls being hit by ball playing cricket at s...
Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
05 Jun 1939
[Side 1] William Nichol, William Thompson and James talk about work at quarry, mention local names for farm animals incl. 'tup' [= male lamb], 'gimmer' [= young female sheep] and 'steg' [= male goose]...
Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
05 Jun 1939
[Side 1] Brief discussion of new road, description of working conditions in quarry, cutting by hand, working in hot weather. [Side 2] Comparison of working conditions and wages at quarry and on farm (...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Ribchester, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
Mar 1954
[Side 1] Bill recalls generosity and popularity of local character and ex-skipper Harry Gavin, tells anecdote about misunderstanding instructions to heave 'ho' or 'how', Bill talks about keeping and s...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Sutton on the Hill, Derbyshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
May 1956
[Side 1] Bill talks about cutting and 'pleaching' [= repairing] hedges, lists different bushes and explains hedging techniques, describes farm work incl. working with horses and cattle, ditching, 'tha...
Llanellen Response Book - 23Mon2
Sykes, Donald Richard
26 Sep 1955 - 29 Sep 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...
Sutton Benger Response Book - 32W2
Wright, John T
9 Jul 1957 - 12 Jul 1957
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...
Ribchester Response Book - 5La8
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
11 Mar 1954 - 17 Mar 1954
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...
Bamford Response Book - 8Db2
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
7 Nov 1955 - 18 Nov 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...
Sutton-on-the-Hill Response Book - 8Db7
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
25 Apr 1956 - 4 May 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 Llanellen, Monmouthshire
09 Dec 1955
[Side 1] Bill talks about badger baiting, describes typical layout of 'earth' [= badger's den], comments foxes often take over 'berry' [= rabbit burrow] or earth but smell of fox usually forces badger...
Sound Recordings, Lancashire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wright, Peter
[1960-1980]
Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) from Lancashire locations 5La1-5 and 5La8-10. The original Stanley Ellis recordings were made March to June 1954, and Peter Wrig...
Sound Recordings, Hampshire and Wiltshire
Kylstra, Henk E; Wright, John T
1960-1961
William Blake, recorded in Hambledon by Henk Kylstra; talks about his work as a shepherd during the years 1919-1958; the village of Hambledon past and present; schooling; work as a shepherd boy on lea...
Sound Recordings, Wiltshire and Hampshire
Wright, John T; Kylstra, Henk E
1957-1961
[Announcement by Henk Kylstra]; Ernest Packer, recorded in Ashton Keynes in July 1957, by John Wright; talks about work with horses and waggon, on leaving school aged eleven; agricultural wages; ploug...
Sound Recordings, Wiltshire
Wright, John T; Kylstra, Henk E; Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1960
Ernest Packer, recorded in Ashton Keynes [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A796r]; talks about hedging and ditching, related terminology and tools used; his father's speech; the price of beer/ale; a brewe...
Sound Recordings, Derbyshire
Siporin, Rae Lee
1965
An interview recorded in the farmhouse of William Eliot. Mr. Eliot talks about the village of Derwent before the building of the Howden, Derwent and Ladybower reservoirs; livestock; local farms; the m...
Book II: Farming [Allendale Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
21 Jul 1955 - 5 Sep 1955
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to farming.
Book IV: Nature [Allendale Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
21 Jul 1955 - 5 Sep 1955
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to nature.
Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Allendale Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
21 Jul 1955 - 5 Sep 1955
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to numbers, time and the weather.
Notes [Allendale Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
21 Jul 1955 - 5 Sep 1955
Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes notes on the locality. Includes phonetic notes on the dialect of the locality. ...
Book I: The Farm [Bamford Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
7 Nov 1955 - 18 Nov 1955
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Bill Elliot and Harold Taylor recorded by fieldworker Stanley Ellis in t...
Book I: The Farm [Sutton-on-the-Hill Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
25 Apr 1956 - 4 May 1956
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Bill Smith recorded by fieldworker Stanley Ellis in the International Ph...
Book I: The Farm [Sutton Benger Response Book]
Wright, John T
9 Jul 1957 - 12 Jul 1957
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Bill Orchard recorded by fieldworker John Wright in the International Ph...
Notes [Ribchester Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
11 Mar 1954 - 17 Mar 1954
Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes notes on the locality. Includes phonetic notes on the dialect of the locality. ...
Notes [Bamford Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
7 Nov 1955 - 18 Nov 1955
Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes notes on the locality.
Notes [Sutton-on-the-Hill Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
25 Apr 1956 - 4 May 1956
Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants.
Notes [Llanellen Response Book]
Sykes, Donald Richard
26 Sep 1955 - 29 Sep 1955
Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes notes on the locality.
Notes [Sutton Benger Response Book]
Wright, John T
9 Jul 1957 - 12 Jul 1957
Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes notes on the locality.
Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Ribchester Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
11 Mar 1954 - 17 Mar 1954
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to numbers, time and the weather.
Book III: Animals [Bamford Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
7 Nov 1955 - 18 Nov 1955
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to animals.
Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Bamford Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
7 Nov 1955 - 18 Nov 1955
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to numbers, time and the weather.
Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Sutton-on-the-Hill Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
25 Apr 1956 - 4 May 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 [Sutton-on-the-Hill Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
25 Apr 1956 - 4 May 1956
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.
Book VIII: Social Activities [Sutton-on-the-Hill Response Book]
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
25 Apr 1956 - 4 May 1956
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to social activities.
Book IV: Nature [Llanellen Response Book]
Sykes, Donald Richard
26 Sep 1955 - 29 Sep 1955
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to nature.
Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Llanellen Response Book]
Sykes, Donald Richard
26 Sep 1955 - 29 Sep 1955
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the house and housekeeping.
Book II: Farming [Sutton Benger Response Book]
Wright, John T
9 Jul 1957 - 12 Jul 1957
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to farming.
Book III: Animals [Sutton Benger Response Book]
Wright, John T
9 Jul 1957 - 12 Jul 1957
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to animals.
Book IV: Nature [Sutton Benger Response Book]
Wright, John T
9 Jul 1957 - 12 Jul 1957
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to nature.
Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Sutton Benger Response Book]
Wright, John T
9 Jul 1957 - 12 Jul 1957
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the house and housekeeping.
Book VI: The Human Body [Sutton Benger Response Book]
Wright, John T
9 Jul 1957 - 12 Jul 1957
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.
Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Sutton Benger Response Book]
Wright, John T
9 Jul 1957 - 12 Jul 1957
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to numbers, time and the weather.
Book VIII: Social Activities [Sutton Benger Response Book]
Wright, John T
9 Jul 1957 - 12 Jul 1957
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to social activities.
Book IX: States, Actions, Relations [Sutton Benger Response Book]
Wright, John T
9 Jul 1957 - 12 Jul 1957
Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to states, actions and relations.