DARE Interview : Guymon, Oklahoma; Primary Informant OK031

Fieldworker

Maki, Reino

Date

• 1966

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• OK031: White; female; age: 54 (middle-aged); education: grade school; community type: village
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: OK031 (3:52)
• Full Interview (Tape 1299-S1).
• [Transcription available]
• Content:
• 00:20 Story about elephant loose in Informant's yard
• 02:25 Huckleberries, ground cherries, buffalo balls, prickly pear apples—all described
• 07:25 Games—described
• 15:05 Literary society
• 16:00 Entertainment—pie suppers, spelling bees, pioneer days, Old Timer's day, crazy days, county fair
• 26:20 Arthur the Rat
• 30:15 Local lake—described
• 32:50 Local train
• 33:30 Tape end