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A Synchronic Study of the Dialect of the Upper Holme Valley in the West Riding of Yorkshire
Dyson, B Ronald
1960
Volume One of this Ph.D. thesis includes an Introduction, notes on the informants and on methods and principles of phonetic transcription, phonetic transcriptions made from field tape recordings, a se...
Upper Holme Valley Study Transcriptions
Dyson, B Ronald
c.1960
Typed draft transcripts of gramophone discs, based on LAVC/SRE/D/2/305 and LAVC/SRE/D/2/306, for a study into dialects in the Upper Holme Valley. An introduction to the transcripts introduces the stud...
A glossary of word and dialect formerly used in the Sheffield trades
Dyson, B Ronald; Himsworth, J B; Society for Preservation of Old Sheffield Tools
1936
A glossary of word and dialect formerly used in the Sheffield trades
Dyson, B Ronald; Himsworth, J B; Society for Preservation of Old Sheffield Tools
1936
SED Word Map: Scythe
Wakelin, Martyn F; Dyson, B Ronald
[1960s]
Experimental printed word map of the Northern Counties, completed in ms., for SED question II.9.6, Scythe, mapping the response Lea. The map was compiled by B. Ronald Dyson and Martyn Wakelin, and is ...
SED Word Map: Rivulet
Wakelin, Martyn F; Dyson, B Ronald
[1960s]
Experimental printed word map of the Northern Counties, completed in ms., for SED question IV.1.1, Rivulet, mapping responses Burn, Beck and Brook. The map was compiled by B. Ronald Dyson and Martyn W...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Holmbridge, Yorkshire
Dyson, B Ronald
Jul 1953
[Side 1] Bill and George recall several donkeys in past, discuss impressive age and durability of donkeys, tell series of anecdotes about buying and selling donkeys, recall children 'laking [= playing...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Holmbridge, Yorkshire
Dyson, B Ronald
Jul 1953
[Side 1] Bill recalls childhood rides on donkey that used to gallop across field and stop instantly on seeing thistle and pitch rider off, recalls childhood friend feeding donkey prone to biting hand,...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Holmbridge, Yorkshire
Dyson, B Ronald
Sep 1952
[Side 1] Mrs. Earnshaw recalls cleaning fire-grate, emptying ash-hole and black-leading grate in past, brief conversation about health and eyesight. [Side 2] Mrs. Earnshaw describes starting work 'pi...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Holmbridge, Yorkshire
Dyson, B Ronald
Sep 1952
[Side 1] Mrs. Earnshaw talks about local ironworks, recalls lighting fire in past with flint and baking bread in front of fire, remembers eating 'tea-cake' [= bread roll] with brother when working at ...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Holmbridge, Yorkshire
Dyson, B Ronald
Sep 1952
[Side 1] Mrs. Earnshaw discusses food in past, incl. 'butter shive' [= slice of bread and butter], recalls first holiday aged 50 to Blackpool, talks about visit of pigman to stick pig, remembers makin...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Holmbridge, Yorkshire
Dyson, B Ronald
Sep 1952
[Side 1] Mrs. Earnshaw describes ring game played as child, recalls visit of nephew from USA by areoplane, talks about extended family locally. [Side 2] Mrs. Earnshaw describes working conditions in ...