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

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