DARE Interview : Bronx, New York; Primary Informant NY118

Fieldworker

Goldberg, Susan

Date

• 1968

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• NY118: White; male; age: 27 (young); education: college; community type: urban
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: NY118 (3:04)
• Full Interview 1 (Tape 1146-S1).
• Content:
• 00:15 Arthur the Rat
• 03:15 Tape end
• Full Interview 2 (Tape 1147-S1).
• Content:
• 00:05 Games—ball games played in the street; gambling terms
• 04:00 Expression, nicknames
• 04:55 Games
• 05:45 Growing up in his neighborhood
• 16:40 Deli food
• 17:35 Going to Greenwich Village
• 18:20 Jewish holidays, Rabbi, synagogue, Hebrew school
• 22:45 Social activities
• 24:05 Neighborhood (character of the place)
• 25:50 His mother and grandmother's cooking
• 26:55 Father and grandfather in Vaudeville
• 29:50 Growing up in New York City
• 31:45 Tape end