DARE Interview : Cincinnati, Ohio; Primary Informant OH102

Fieldworker

Brown, Charlotte

Date

• 1970

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• OH102: Black; female; age: 35 (young); education: high school; community type: urban
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: OH102 (4:05)
• Full Interview 1 (Tape 1283-S1).
• Content:
• 00:20 Arthur the Rat
• 04:30 Education—importance of Latin in college prep school, separation of students for college prep or general classes, names of different levels, requirement differences, summer school, name of prep school, year prep test is taken
• 13:20 Informant’s opinion about witchcraft, difference between witches and fortune tellers
• 17:20 Town boundaries, recent re-zoning, differences between business district and residential district
• 20:35 Buses—frequency, cost, Informant’s use
• 29:15 Ohio River—who owns it, who pays for it, names of bridges
• 31:25 Jobs in Kentucky
• 32:35 Tape end
• Full Interview 2 (Tape 1283-S2).
• Content:
• 00:05 Validity of teacher’s or nurse’s certification across state lines, discussion of people living in one state and working in another, cost of transportation between states, distances
• 05:30 Boating licenses, driver’s licenses, hunting and fishing licenses
• 08:50 Story about catching suckerfish
• 10:10 Way taxes are deducted in other cities compared to Cincinnati, advantages of working in another state with lower taxes
• 11:50 Tape end