DARE Interview : Washington, District of Columbia; Primary Informant DC014

Fieldworker

Saunders, Gladys

Date

• 1970

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• DC014: Black; male; age: 56 (middle-aged); education: high school; community type: urban
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: DC014 (3:54)
• Full Interview (Tape 0229-S1).
• [Transcription available]
• Content:
• 00:10 Arthur the Rat
• 04:25 Informant's occupations—cab driving and Library of Congress
• 05:45 Reading—magazines. Playboy and its merits
• 07:10 Marriage
• 07:45 The Vietnam War
• 09:00 Youngsters and dope
• 10:00 IQs and intelligence, schooling
• 12:00 Laziness, welfare, pride, immigrants, and taxes
• 18:35 Tape end