DARE Interview : Charleston, South Carolina; Primary Informant SC021

Fieldworker

O'Cain, Raymond

Date

• 1966

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• SC021: White; male; age: 58 (middle-aged); education: high school; community type: small city
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: SC021 (4:05)
• Full Interview 1 (Tape 1492-S1).
• Content:
• 00:15 Fishing (sport)
• 09:45 Local marina, boat landings
• 10:50 Vacation, local travel
• 12:20 Family life
• 13:15 Family—parents, brothers, sisters
• 13:55 Local place names, subdivisions, land use
• 17:30 New local construction, flight of White people to suburbs
• 18:50 Taxes, public services
• 19:40 Water pollution
• 21:10 Ferries, bridges
• 27:30 Personal opinions of U.S. Government, people, unions
• 30:00 Store, brands, lawn mowers
• 32:35 Tape end
• Full Interview 2 (Tape 1492-S2). [Additional speakers: Informant's wife]
• Content:
• 00:05 His heart attack, hospital stay, integration of hospitals
• 02:00 Racial integration, opinions of Black people and integration
• 16:50 School, teachers
• 22:55 Local history: expressions for parts of town and for local people; local department; subdivisions
• 30:30 Social organizations, charity
• 32:35 Tape end
• Full Interview 3 (Tape 1493-S1). [Additional speakers: Informant’s wife]
• Content:
• 00:15 Sports in school; Black athletes; college teams; televised sports
• 13:40 Social club activities in the past—rifle club schutzenfest, German social organizations
• 21:50 Family history—parents
• 24:25 Personal philosophy, mortality, health
• 27:30 Talks with his wife about furniture, appliances, friends, relatives, insects
• 35:35 Tape end
• Full Interview 4 (Tape 1493-S2).
• Content:
• 00:05 Arthur the Rat
• 04:10 Tape end