DARE Interview : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Primary Informant PA240

Fieldworker

Saunders, Gladys

Date

• 1970

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• PA240: Black; male; age: 31 (young); education: high school; community type: urban
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: PA240 (2:54)
• Full Interview (Tape 1460-S1).
• Content:
• 00:15 Arthur the Rat
• 03:20 Job history—machinist—job description, description of his previous job
• 08:30 Types of machines Informant operates
• 11:20 Process of the metal Informant works on
• 13:40 Education—Informant is taking classes at Temple
• 14:20 Informant’s opinion about Philadelphia
• 18:25 Interest—carpentry, singing, nightclubbing
• 24:20 Theater and movies in Philadelphia
• 26:10 Tape end