Interviewer Name: Your name Location: e.g. West Philly, Center City, Spring Garden, etc. Gender: Male Female Ethnicity:
The labels you'll find here represent the folk terms for various groups most often used in the Philadelphia area by people when they are asked to self-identify, a question that makes some people squirm. If you've interviewed someone you know self-identifies as, e.g., "Italian" (="Italian-American"), you can enter that; otherwise you'd probably put "Caucasian". Many people whose families immigrated from Southeast or East Asian countries will refer to themselves as "Asian", but people whose families came from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka will self-identify as "South Asian", which is the reason for those labels. If you have no "best guess" on ethnicity, put "other". But give it your best shot, because it is clear that as far as short-a pronunciation is concerned, there are differences that relate to the different social experiences of members of different ethnic groups, and we want to be in a position to do the best analysis we can of our class results.
Asian South Asian African American Hispanic Italian Jewish Irish Caucasian Other/Don't Know Approximate Age: Again, your best guess is needed here. Try to come within 5 years if possible. Local Status: It is status as a Philadelphian that is most important here, so give it your best guess among the alternatives listed Probable Philadelphian Probable Philadelphi suburban Other U.S. or Canada from abroad or non native other/don't know Occupation: If you had some idea, write it down here. Planet (Lax): The number of instances of 'Planet' that you heard which were lax 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Planet (Tense): The number of instances of 'Planet' that you heard which were tense 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Alice (Lax): The number of instances of 'Alice' that you heard which were lax 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Alice (Tense): The number of instances of 'Alice' that you heard which were tense 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Comments: Any additional comments to clarify your responses.