Switzerland 13

Listen to Switzerland 13, a 17-year-old girl from Zurich and Chur, Switzerland. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject.

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

AGE: 17

DATE OF BIRTH (DD/MM/YYYY): 19/05/1996

PLACE OF BIRTH: Zurich, Switzerland

GENDER: female

ETHNICITY: Swiss (exact race and ethnicity N/A)

OCCUPATION: student

EDUCATION: academic spper secondary school

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

Subject was attending school in Chur at the time of this interview. She has also spent time in Basel, and in Arizona in the United States.

OTHER INFLUENCES ON SPEECH: N/A

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RECORDED BY: Lukas Tribelhorn

DATE OF RECORDING (DD/MM/YYYY): 13/09/2013

PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION OF SCRIPTED SPEECH: N/A

TRANSCRIBED BY: N/A

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

ORTHOGRAPHIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH:

I’m 17 years old. I go to school in Chur. Um [laughs], my hobbies are dancing and, um, oh God, playing the piano [laughs]. Um, I have a sister; her name is Mood. And, kei ahnig, um, my favorite film is maybe Dear Jordan.

[Subject speaks in German]: Hallo, min name isch Selina. I bin siebzehn i tanze gern, gohn z Chur ind schuel inde füft kanti und mache au di zweisprochig matur mit italienisch zeme; äh, min lieblingsfilm isch Dear Jordan, und, hhh, jo …

[Translation: Hello, my name is Selina. I’m 17 years old. I like dancing. I go to school in Chur in fifth year, and I’m doing the bilingual Matura with Italian. Um, my favorite movie is Dear Jordan, and, hhh, yes …]

TRANSCRIBED BY: Lukas Tribelhorn

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): 03/01/2014

PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH: N/A

TRANSCRIBED BY: N/A

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

SCHOLARLY COMMENTARY: N/A

COMMENTARY BY: N/A

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

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