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Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Essex

Berntsen, Howard N

1962

M.A. thesis comprising three volumes. Volume One contains six chapters, the first being a description of the Essex sounds recorded in 1958, 1959 and 1961. Chapters Two to Six treat the development of ...

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Essex Response Books

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Berntsen, Howard N; Barry, Michael V (1935-); Wright, Peter

1952-1961

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Essex to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were recorde...

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East Mersea Response Book - 29Ess10
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East Mersea Response Book - 29Ess10

Berntsen, Howard N

17 Jan 1961 - 24 Jan 1961

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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Tillingham Response Book - 29Ess13
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Tillingham Response Book - 29Ess13

Berntsen, Howard N

20 Jun 1961 - 24 Jun 1961

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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Doddinghurst Response Book - 29Ess14
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Doddinghurst Response Book - 29Ess14

Berntsen, Howard N

27 Mar 1961 - 17 May 1961

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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SED Fieldworkers Map

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Printed map showing the areas worked in by SED fieldworkers Michael Barry, Howard Berntsen, Stanley Ellis, W. Nelson Francis, Peter Gibson, Marie Haslam, David Parry, Averil Playford, Donald Sykes, Jo...

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Belchamp Walter Response Book - 29Ess2
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Belchamp Walter Response Book - 29Ess2

Berntsen, Howard N

3 May 1961 - 18 May 1961

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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Cornish Hall End Response Book - 29Ess3
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Cornish Hall End Response Book - 29Ess3

Berntsen, Howard N

31 May 1961 - 16 Jun 1961

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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Henham Response Book - 29Ess4
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Henham Response Book - 29Ess4

Berntsen, Howard N

28 Apr 1961 - 9 Jun 1961

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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West Bergholt Response Book - 29Ess6
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West Bergholt Response Book - 29Ess6

Berntsen, Howard N

22 Nov 1960 - 10 Dec 1960

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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High Easter Response Book - 29Ess8
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High Easter Response Book - 29Ess8

Berntsen, Howard N

7 Mar 1961 - 16 Mar 1961

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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Tiptree Response Book - 29Ess9
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Tiptree Response Book - 29Ess9

Berntsen, Howard N

22 Feb 1961 - 25 Jan 1962

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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