The Dialect of Leytonstone, East London

Description

A study of the dialect spoken in Leytonstone, East London, based on answers given by one female informant to questions from books V-VIII of the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. These were collected during the Easter and summer of 1964. The Introduction contains sections on the geography of the area, a history of Leytonstone, population, the dialect of the area, and the survey undertaken by the collector. Two chapters describe the sounds of the dialect recorded in 1964, and the development of Middle English vowels. Appendices present information on the vowel-phonemes of the dialect and their allophones, a summary of the development of the Middle English vowels in Leytonstone speech, the origins of the stressed vowel-phonemes in the dialect recorded in 1964, the Domesday Book entry for Leyton, answers to books V-VIII of the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire and a photocopy of an early eighteenth century poem, 'Leighton-Stone-Air'. A Word List and photographs of Leytonstone, taken in 1964 by the collector, are also included.

Metadata

Identifier tc5c56c5
IRN 410290
Class Mark LAVC/SRP/2/254
Level File
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/tc5c56c5
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record Undergraduate Dissertations
Creator(s) Werth, P N
Date 1965
Size and Medium xvi, 220 bound typed leaves; 10 b/w photographs.

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