Romania 1

Listen to Romania 1, a 25-year-old woman from Blaj and Sibiu, Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject.

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

AGE: 25

DATE OF BIRTH (DD/MM/YYYY): 1975

PLACE OF BIRTH: Blaj-Sibiu, Alba County, Transylvania, Romania

GENDER: female

ETHNICITY: Romanian

OCCUPATION: doctor

EDUCATION: university

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

OTHER INFLUENCES ON SPEECH:

The subject speaks Romanian, English, and French.

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RECORDED BY: Michael Bruckmueller

DATE OF RECORDING (DD/MM/YYYY): 06/03/2000

PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION OF SCRIPTED SPEECH: N/A

TRANSCRIBED BY: N/A

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

ORTHOGRAPHIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH:

OK, this is from when I was 4 years, I guess, and I was living with my grandparents, and they had a guest. And, as usual, they put some drink on the table for him. I – I suppose that guest, he thought I was interesting in their drinks, or something, ‘cause he, mm, he gave me his glass to taste. And, of course, I drunk it all. And in few minutes, like, five, ten minutes I got so dizzy. And nobody – nobody could realize what’s – what’s – what – what was wrong with me because nobody saw me when I – I drank that. And my grandmother gave me, um, um, dog food dish. And I was, um, I had to – to, uh, take it to the dog. And all the way for the dog I was, uh, just s- bleeding food. So it was – un- until I – till it – till I got to the dog it was nothing, nothing left in the dish. And, oh my god, I – I was – I – I felt so bad I – I throw up a lot. And, like, like, two days I was – my parents was so worried and they had a – they had a big argument with – with my grandparents ‘cause, like, “Why did you let her drink?” and, “She’s so young,” and “She’s not supposed to drink.” Well, it was OK after two or three days. It was OK finally.

TRANSCRIBED BY: Jon Hunter

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): 25/03/2008

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

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