Chile 7

Listen to Chile 7, a 31-year-old woman from Santiago, Chile. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject.

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

AGE: 31

DATE OF BIRTH (DD/MM/YYYY): 18/02/1988

PLACE OF BIRTH: Santiago, Chile

GENDER: female

ETHNICITY: Hispanic & Mestiza (specific native origin N/A)

OCCUPATION: actress and teacher of theatre history and voice

EDUCATION: master of fine arts degree

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

OTHER INFLUENCES ON SPEECH:

The subject spent ages 4-17 around Irish nuns at her school, though they were not her teachers. One of her English teachers, although Chilean, studied English at the British Institute.

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RECORDED BY: Sarah Maria Nichols

DATE OF RECORDING (DD/MM/YYYY): 07/08/2019

PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION OF SCRIPTED SPEECH: N/A

TRANSCRIBED BY: N/A

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

ORTHOGRAPHIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH:

Ireland. Ah, I love Ireland, and I love the Celts, Celts, Celts – eh, yes. Celts, and *tsk* I dunno if is for my school, eh, ehm, *tsk* or I dunno. But, ehm, when, when I go – when I went to Europe *tsk* I go to Ireland. And, it’s um, very magic place, ehm, so much green and, uh, the people was, uh, very, mm, *tsk* nice n’ very close with us, and very *tsk* funny, and, but they, English, Irish is very, eh, difficult. I under – I understand nothing. [laughs] It’s very, very difficult. And *tsk* mm, so, what – ah! We go to, um, place where lives the, eh, first witch of Ireland. Ehm, em, m, m … I dunno if, say, but ehm, *tsk* was, eh, near Dublin in the f-field, eh, in the country, yes, in the country. And *tsk* um, she was a woman; eh, she had a, mm, *tsk* a lot of, um, par – no, em, companions. Oh, no, eh, lovers. And *tsk* um, she – it’s a myth; I dunno is, IS true.

[Subject speaks Spanish:] La voz es una parte importante de mi vida. Disfruta la naturaleza.

[English Translation: The voice is an important part of my life. Enjoy the nature.]

TRANSCRIBED BY: Sarah Maria Nichols

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): 17/01/2020

PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH: N/A

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

SCHOLARLY COMMENTARY: N/A

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

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