DARE Interview : Pinehurst, North Carolina; Primary Informant NC041

Fieldworker

Williamson, Nancy

Date

• 1967

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• NC041: White; male; age: 70 (old); education: 5th grade; community type: village
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: NC041 (3:53)
• Full Interview 1 (Tape 0970-S1).
• Content:
• 00:40 Arthur the Rat
• 04:45 Word pronunciations, literacy
• 08:55 Life in the past: child labor, cattle, food, gardening [13:10-13:50, at 16:25, 17:10-18:40 distortion]
• 18:40 Life in the past: food, cooking, household chores, social life
• 29:00 Local history: buggy factory, horse-and-buggy transport
• 32:05 Tape end
• Full Interview 2 (Tape 0970-S2).
• Content:
• 00:05 Life in the past: character of people, crime, drinking, medical care, banks
• 04:50 Weather, nearby town
• 05:45 Local shops, shop owner
• 08:55 Family and friends, local people
• 16:50 Tape end