| Content description | Tape opens with McDavid saying, "This is a recording of vowel norms [from] the Linguistic Atlas phonetic alphabet, made by Raven McDavid, Jr., in the lab at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, July 14th, 1961." On 22 February 1960 at the University of Chicago he reads "The lamentable tragedy of “Grip the Rat”. Selections from interviews of British and American natives follow. |
| Object Type | PhysicalObject |
| Medium | 1/4 inch audio tape |
| Contributor | McDavid, Raven I., Jr. (speaker); Various interviewers (interviewer); Various male and female speakers (consultant) |
| Notes | Tape was dubbed from numerous (unnamed sources) at the Language Laboratory c. 1963 |
| Discourse Type | Interactive Discourse |
| Linguistic Data Type | Field Recording |
| Creation Date | c. 1963 |
English dialect samples
Belongs to these collections
| Collection Title | Languages | Locations | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| English dialect samples (British and American) | English | United States, United Kingdom |