Cuba 2

Listen to Cuba 2, a 55-year-old woman from Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, and the United States. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject.

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

AGE: 55

DATE OF BIRTH (DD/MM/YYYY): 1950

PLACE OF BIRTH: Eastern Cuba by Santiago de Cuba

GENDER: female

ETHNICITY: Cuban

OCCUPATION: professor

EDUCATION: B.A. from California State University Fullerton

AREA(S) OF RESIDENCE OUTSIDE REPRESENTATIVE REGION FOR LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS:

The subject lived in Madrid, Spain, for one year. She also lived in New Jersey, in the United States, for less than one year. She then moved to California and has lived there since.

OTHER INFLUENCES ON SPEECH:

She lived in Spain for one year and in New Jersey for less than one year. She lives in and received college education in California.

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RECORDED BY: Lauren Stevens (under supervision of David Nevell)

DATE OF RECORDING (DD/MM/YYYY): 11/2005

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ORTHOGRAPHIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH:

[INTERVIEWER: Where are you from?] Cuba. [INTERVIEWER: What part of Cuba?] Uhh, the umm, east, easter part of Cuba. [INTERVIEWER: When did you come to America?] I came here in the 70s, early 70s. [INTERVIEWER: Can you tell me a little about your background?] Yeah I was born in Cuba, and I wa, was raised there till I was 18 and then I left, and uh I live here ever since, and uh, I went to schoo- I went to college here, some of it, and umm, I went to college at Cal State Fullerton. [INTERVIEWER: Where were your parents from?] They, um, they were Cubans, yeah, people did not move that, people stayed in the same place forever. [INTERVIEWER: Tell me about the town where you grew up.] It was small town, very small town, you know, and um, we we didn’t have lights, street lights, it was very very small by our standards here, and uh, you know it was very simple life, go to school, go to church, go n’ eat. No Disneyland, no. But life was good, though. It was not as hectic. [INTERVIEWER: Describe your family.] Well uh, my family I have three children, you know, beautiful children. You know, I uh, I love it here, it’s a country that offers a lot of opportunities so I can see why people would want to come here. [INTERVIEWER: Tell me about something that is very important to you.] My family. Well it’s important to me, my family is the most important thing to me so, you, you know what is important to you, you know you really, it’s priority. Yeah, my children, my mother my dad, I mean my extended family as well. I guess some of my children believe I am too protective, but you know, you you try to protect what you love, and you don’t want to lose. Well you know it it it was good, it was really fun seeing them, you know, growing up and, especially the girls who are act, actors, actresses and they made up, you know, th the fun, and the plays and you know, everyth-every, every time there was something that we have to be doing you know so it was fun.

TRANSCRIBED BY: Lauren Stevens (under supervision of David Nevell)

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): 11/2005

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SCHOLARLY COMMENTARY:

There is no jaw tension. For instance, the subject slides through consonants (i.e., beautiful, expect, extended) except when followed by a vowel (i.e., family, animal, sentimental). There is placement in the back of the mouth, emphasis on open vowels (i.e., liking, since, stressed) and dentalization. In addition, the subject does not enunciate consonants t, d, n and m at the ends of words (i.e., town, foot, expect and around). Lastly, rhythm starts up and ends up.

COMMENTARY BY: Lauren Stevens (under supervision of David Nevell)

DATE OF COMMENTARY (DD/MM/YYYY): 11/2005

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