DARE Interview : Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Primary Informant PA145

Fieldworker

Brunette, Peter

Date

• 1968

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• PA093: White; female; age: 21 (young); education: college; community type: large city
• PA145: White; female; age: 39 (young); education: high school; community type: urban
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: PA145 (3:02)
• Full Interview 1 (Tape 1410-S1). [Additional speakers: PA093, Mother of PA093]
• Content:
• 01:20 [General conversation]
• 02:05 Informant plays Bingo
• 03:15 Local town with cottages, amusement park, beaches and bars
• 05:35 Travel—Atlantic City
• 06:15 Description of Informant’s husband
• 08:05 Informant is putting in a swimming pool, neighbor needs her curb fixed
• 12:45 Baseball—Informant hates it, other sports Informant likes
• 16:15 General conversation
• 19:00 Reasons for making the tapes
• 19:25 Description of Informant’s husband
• 21:05 General conversation about clubs and organizations
• 26:00 Discussion about weight gain and loss
• 31:40 Arthur the Rat (incomplete)
• 33:25 Tape end
• Full Interview 2 (Tape 1410-S2).
• Content:
• 00:05 Arthur the Rat (continued)
• 01:30 Tape end