Russia 25

Listen to Russia 25, a 27-year-old woman from Zheleznogorsk, Kursk, Russia. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject.

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

AGE: 27

DATE OF BIRTH (DD/MM/YYYY): 1992

PLACE OF BIRTH: Zheleznogorsk, Kursk, Russia

GENDER: female

ETHNICITY: White/Russian

OCCUPATION: worker at a pharmaceutical company

EDUCATION: higher

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

The subject has lived in Russia her entire life. In 2011, she moved from Zheleznogorsk, Kursk, to Saint Petersburg.

OTHER INFLUENCES ON SPEECH: none

The text used in our recordings of scripted speech can be found by clicking here.

RECORDED BY: Ivan Masterov

DATE OF RECORDING (DD/MM/YYYY): 04/09/2020

PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION OF SCRIPTED SPEECH: N/A

TRANSCRIBED BY: N/A

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

ORTHOGRAPHIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH:

Aah, my name is Kristina. I live in Saint Petersburg. Aah, right now I am working at pharmaceutical company, ah, which develops medicine against cancer and autoimmune diseases. And during this life period, I try to explore some practice in rehabilitation workouts, such as workouts with own weight and increasing mobilization ability of a body.

[The subject speaks Russian]: Ааа, далее пойдёт небольшой рассказ обо мне. Ааа, меня зовут Кристина, я живу в Санкт-Петербурге аа Россия иии ниже я расскажу о своих увлечениях.

[Transliteration: Aah, dale poidet nebolshoi russkhuz obeh mne. Aah, menya zovut Kristina, ya zhivu v Sunkt-Peterburghe aah Rossiya, eeh nizhe ya russkhuzhu oh svoih uvlecheniyakh.

English translation: There will be a short story about me. My name’s Kristina, and I live In Saint Petersburg, Russia. And I will tell about my hobbies down below.]

TRANSCRIBED BY: Ivan Masterov

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): 04/09/2020

PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH: N/A

TRANSCRIBED BY: N/A

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

SCHOLARLY COMMENTARY:

Some words have uncommon stressing, such as “territory” and “superb.” There is a lack of aspiration, and the “R” sound is more typical of “vibrating” languages. Lastly, there is no specific linking, and speech modification such as “H-dropping” and “T/D-flapping” are present.

COMMENTARY BY: Ivan Masterov

DATE OF COMMENTARY (DD/MM/YYYY): 04/09/2020

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