Arizona 7

Listen to Arizona 7, a 29-year-old woman from Tucson, Arizona, United States. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject.

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

AGE: 29

DATE OF BIRTH (DD/MM/YYYY): 23/09/1995

PLACE OF BIRTH: Tokyo, Japan

GENDER: female

ETHNICITY: Caucasian/Black

OCCUPATION: facilities and operations

EDUCATION: bachelor’s degree

AREAS OF RESIDENCE OUTSIDE REPRESENTATIVE REGION FOR LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS:

As part of a military family, the subject has moved frequently. She lived for 12 years (from pre-teen years to age 20) in Tucson, Arizona, and identifies as Arizonan. But she has also lived in Tokyo (where she was born), Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii, and Chicago, where she was living at the time of this recording.

OTHER INFLUENCES ON SPEECH: N/A

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RECORDED BY: Tanera Marshall & Mila Sweeny

DATE OF RECORDING (DD/MM/YYYY): 06/02/2025

PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION OF SCRIPTED SPEECH: N/A

TRANSCRIBED BY: N/A

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): N/A

ORTHOGRAPHIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH:

So, first off, I will say I don’t cook. So, I’m spoiled and have food made for me. That being said, my very basic and very American-girl, er, American-girl stereotype of a favorite meal is roast beef, or not roast beef, pot roast, um, which is roast beef, but, um, yes. My mom cooks it in a crockpot with some potatoes, some carrots, some celery, some onions, and just lets it sit all day long in the crockpot. And then we eat it with either just the vegetables inside already or we put some rice out and serve it up on a plate. Um, nowadays my fiancé makes it for me instead, um, same deal though: crockpot, veggies, um, but he likes to jazz it up once in a while: put in a little wine, put in a little sauce, if he’s feeling saucy. So [subject laughs] that is new and exciting.

The other is I love to sing, and I love going to karaoke. It was our family’s pastime growing up, like, when we had a weekend all together, we would go find some karaoke. So that’s still what I enjoy. Um, “I Have Nothing” (Whitney Houston). I am a ham; I give full throttle. So either that one or “Alone” by Heart; either way, those are my go-to’s. I am definitely just, you know, a regular karaoke singer, not professional by any means, but I do have a good time. … Um, a little bit of swaying in time with the music, little bit of hand gestures, um, some meaningful looks, volume for sure, especially depending on the mic situation and how many people are involved, but, yeah. …

TRANSCRIBED BY: Mila Sweeny

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): 14/02/2025

PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH: N/A

TRANSCRIBED BY: N/A

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): N/A

SCHOLARLY COMMENTARY:

This subject’s “General American” sound is likely a result of having lived in so many parts of the United States. Music (rhythm and intonation) can be considered typical of Americans under the age of 35 today.

COMMENTARY BY: Tanera Marshall

DATE OF COMMENTARY (DD/MM/YYYY): 14/02/2025

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