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occupations1
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mines and mineral resources1
quarries and quarrying1
religion1
wealth1
transportation1
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St Buryan4
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Strick, William Thomas5
Wright, John T4
Angwin, John2
George, Albert2
Wakelin, Martyn F1
Galsworthy, John1
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1
St Buryan Response Book - 36Co6
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St Buryan Response Book - 36Co6

Wright, John T

28 Nov 1958 - 2 Dec 1958

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...

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Sound Recordings, Cornwall

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F

March 1963

[Collector announcement]; John Galsworthy, recorded at home in Gwinear on the 28 March 1963; answers a selection of questions from the Dieth-Orton dialect survey Questionnaire [various Books]; talks o...

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Notes [St Buryan Response Book]

Wright, John T

28 Nov 1958 - 2 Dec 1958

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. ...

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Book II: Farming [St Buryan Response Book]

Wright, John T

28 Nov 1958 - 2 Dec 1958

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to farming.

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Book V: The House and Housekeeping [St Buryan Response Book]

Wright, John T

28 Nov 1958 - 2 Dec 1958

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the house and housekeeping.

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