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Cross, William8
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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)7
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Survey of English Dialects recording in Dolphinholme, Lancashire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

24 May 1954

[Side 1] Bill describes baking oatcakes over open fire with 'spittle' [= wooden baking shovel] and 'cratch' [= drying rack], talks about owners of Wyreside Hall and working with horses, recalls runawa...

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Dolphinholme Response Book - 5La4

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

21 May 1954 - 25 May 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...

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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...

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Book I: The Farm [Dolphinholme Response Book]
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Book I: The Farm [Dolphinholme Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

21 May 1954 - 25 May 1954

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Bill Cross recorded by fieldworker Stanley Ellis in the International P...

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Notes [Dolphinholme Response Book]
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Notes [Dolphinholme Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

21 May 1954 - 25 May 1954

Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes phonetic notes on the dialect of the locality..

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Book II: Farming [Dolphinholme Response Book]
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Book II: Farming [Dolphinholme Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

21 May 1954 - 25 May 1954

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 [Dolphinholme Response Book]
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Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Dolphinholme Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

21 May 1954 - 25 May 1954

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

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