Wales Two - Text
White male, born and raised in Pontypridd in the south of Wales. At the time of recording, 3/15/00, the subject was 20 years old and was attending the University of Kansas on exchange, where he had lived for 8 months. Previously, he attended the University of Wales-Swansea, located about 60 miles from Pontypridd, for 2 years. This subject's speech is typical of the population living in the valleys around Cardiff. Note the glottal stops in words such as 'beautiful', elongation of stressed vowels and diphthongs in most words, and the occasional tendency to front what is usually an /a/ (back vowel) in other areas of Wales (typical of the population around Cardiff). Here, the subject discusses his participation in the annual 'beer races' of the university in Swansea. Recorded and edited by Erica Reisig. Running time: 00:03:46