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  • AUSTRALIA / SOUTH AFRICA 1 (M, 32, Johannesburg, South Africa)
    • 4/15/25

    AUSTRALIA / SOUTH AFRICA 1 (M, 32, Johannesburg, South Africa)

    Timestamps:
    0:00 - Arthur the Rat
    2:11 - KIT List and Major Players
    6:26 - Extemporaneous Speech


    Interview year: 2022

    Collected by: Colleen C.


    Demographic information:

    Gender: male

    Race and ethnicity: White, originally South African, now Australian

    Age (at recording): 32

    Birth year: 1989

    Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa

    Grew up in: South Africa and moved to Australia as a teenager

    Place(s) lived: South Africa, Australia

    Language(s) spoken: English, Afrikaans (as a kid)

    Education: 4 yrs of construction management

    Occupation: personal trainer, physical trainer

    Occupation of caregiver(s): dad - business consultant, life coach; mom - chartered accountant


    Influences on accent: South Africa and Australia


    Tags: South Africa; Australia; accents; dialects; accents on Camino de Santiago

  • NIGERIA 1 (M, 18, Nigeria)
    • 4/14/25

    NIGERIA 1 (M, 18, Nigeria)

    Timestamps:
    0:00 - Arthur the Rat
    02:45 - KIT List and Major Players
    07:49 - Extemporaneous Speech


    Interview year: 2022

    Collected by: Hali J.


    Demographic information:

    Gender: male

    Race and ethnicity: Black

    Age (at recording): 18

    Birth year: 2004

    Birthplace: Nigeria

    Grew up in: Nigeria

    Place(s) lived: Nigeria (entire life until moved to America just over a year ago)

    Language(s) spoken: English

    Education: in college

    Occupation: full-time student

    Occupation of caregiver(s):


    Influences on accent: Intonation is different from American (influenced by British version of English); code switches when he speaks with family and friends in Nigeria


    Tags: Nigeria, British influences; code switching; accents; dialects

  • NIGERIA 2 (M, 20, Nigeria)
    • 4/14/25

    NIGERIA 2 (M, 20, Nigeria)

    Timestamps:
    0:00 - Arthur the Rat
    1:35 - KIT List and Major Players
    4:53 - Extemporaneous Speech
    7:17 - Yoruba


    Interview year: 2022

    Collected by: Hali J.


    Demographic information:

    Gender: male

    Race and ethnicity: African American and African

    Age (at recording): 20

    Birth year: 2002

    Birthplace: Nigeria

    Grew up in: Nigeria (13 years) and then moved Milwaukee, WIsconsin (7 years)

    Place(s) lived: Nigeria, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Language(s) spoken: Yoruba (first language) and English (at school)

    Education: sophomore in college

    Occupation: full-time student

    Occupation of caregiver(s):


    Influences on accent: when he moved to the US at 13 his accent became more Americanized from the British influenced English he spoke in Nigeria


    Tags: Nigeria; Yoruba; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Americanized; accents; dialects;