DARE Interview : Jordan Valley, Oregon; Primary Informant OR018

Fieldworker

Goldberg, David

Date

• 1967

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• OR018: White; male; age: 53 (middle-aged); community type: rural
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: OR018 (3:39)
• Full Interview (Tape 1324-S1). [Additional speakers: Adult female]
• Content:
• 00:15 Personal history—ethnic background
• 01:00 Sheepherding—description, terms
• 09:35 Community description—first cars in town
• 11:25 Basques—language, discrimination, stone buildings, handball
• 16:15 Arthur the Rat
• 20:00 [Informant retells the story of Arthur the Rat in Basque]
• 23:30 Basque words commonly used in English speech of Informant, description of Basque language, names in Basque language, percentage of Basque people in Jordan Valley
• 31:00 Family history—parents' background
• 32:05 Tape end