Papers on Allendale Town Dialect
Description
This file contains a typed series of articles, originally written for the 'Hexham Courant' (ca. 1929-1939), on the dialect of Allendale Town, Northumberland. The author, Hubert Dixon, was a native of Allendale Town at the time of writing. The file includes sections on general dialectal variations; abbreviations and contractions; interjections; forms of measurement; the words few, bit, gay and sair; the dialect poem 'Bob O' the Gate'; agriculture and livestock; health; the weather; punishment; and personal qualities. It also includes a series of dialect prose called 'Ah Crack Wu Joe'. The typed articles are accompanied by a letter from the author (5 November 1969) which expresses his interest in the Survey of English Dialects.
Metadata
| Identifier | x4d2ws52 |
| IRN | 410425 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/NSP/11 |
| Level | File |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/x4d2ws52 |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Non-Student Research Papers |
| Creator(s) | Dixon, Hubert |
| Date | [1929-1969] |
| Size and Medium | 1 file with ms. letter, and typed paper: [45] leaves. |