DARE Interview : Chincoteague, Virginia; Primary Informant VA047

Fieldworker

Huizenga, Sharon

Date

• 1970

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• VA047: White; male; age: 42 (middle-aged); education: high school; community type: village
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: VA047 (3:15)
• Full Interview 1 (Tape 1700-S1).
• Content:
• 00:20 Duck trapping; duck hunting
• 12:25 Hunting parties
• 16:25 Collecting duck eggs
• 19:05 Crab fishing, gathering crabs
• 24:25 Gathering clams
• 29:50 Gathering oysters
• 32:55 Tape end
• Full Interview 2 (Tape 1700-S2).
• Content:
• 00:05 Fishing boats
• 03:40 Fish nets
• 05:50 Selling fish; boat crews
• 06:40 Storms; caviar making
• 11:15 Arthur the Rat
• 14:30 Tape end