USA 30 (F, 78, Methuen, Massachusetts)
Timestamps:
0:00 - Arthur the Rat
2:00 - KIT List and Major Players
6:16 - Extemporaneous Speech
Interview year: 2022
Collected by: Colleen C.
Demographic information:
Gender: female
Race and ethnicity: White
Age (at recording): 78
Birth year: 1944
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Grew up in: Methuen, Massachusetts
Place(s) lived: Longest time in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Also Lawrence, Methuen, Pelham, MA; Salem, New Hampshire
Language(s) spoken: English
Education: high school diploma
Occupation: retired, was a customer service rep
Occupation of caregiver(s): Parents: worked at Western Electric
Influences on accent: lived in Merrimack Valley Massachusetts majority of her life. Traditional "Boston" sounds.
Tags: Methuen, Massachusetts; Merrimack Valley; Boston; non-rhotic; accents; dialects