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  • SINGAPORE 1 (F, 23, Singapore)

    SINGAPORE 1 (F, 23, Singapore)

    Timestamps:
    00:00 - Arthur the Rat
    01:47 - KIT list and Major Players
    05:16 - Extemporaneous Speech
    06:41 - Singlish and Mandarin


    Interview year: 2022

    Collected by: Colleen C.


    Demographic information:

    Gender: female

    Race and ethnicity: Chinese

    Age (at recording): 23

    Birth year: 1998

    Birthplace: Singapore

    Grew up in: Singapore

    Place(s) lived: Singapore most of life, UK and Amsterdam

    Language(s) spoken: English (first language), Chinese, Singlish

    Education: master's degree

    Occupation: currently a student, will be a civil servant in Singapore

    Occupation of caregiver(s): Dad - professor; Mom - lecturer


    Influences on accent: Parents born in China and her Chinese is influenced by that (people in Singapore will notice). English is British influenced.


    Tags: Singapore; Singlish; Chinese; accents; dialects; accents on Camino de Santiago

  • CHINA 1 (M, 66, Heilongjiang Province)

    CHINA 1 (M, 66, Heilongjiang Province)


    Timestamps:
    0:01 - Arthur the Rat
    3:12 - KIT List and Major Players
    10:13 - Extemporaneous Speech


    Interview year: 2022
    Collected by: Colleen C.


    Demographic information:
    Gender: male
    Race and ethnicity: Asian, Chinese
    Age (at recording): 66
    Birth year: 1955
    Birthplace: Heilongjiang Province, China
    Grew up in: Heilongjiang Province, China and Beijing, China
    Place(s) lived: Beijing, China, United States: Boston, Washington D.C. area, Northern Virginia, Wisconsin
    Language(s) spoken: Chinese (home), English
    Education: master's in art
    Occupation: set designer, scenic painter, fine artist
    Occupation of caregiver(s): father - musican; mother - dancer

    Influences on accent: Northern China with more tones. Living in the United States for many years


    Tags: Heilongjiang Province, China; Beijing, China; United States; accents; dialects