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Iran Seven - Text

Subject is originally from Tehran, Iran. He speaks English, Farsi, and Spanish fluently and can speak a little Italian. He has lived in the United States for twenty-four years. He has a degree in Architectural Engineering from KU. He runs his own roofing company.

Signature sounds: Subject does not have very many apparent signature sounds. He does however have a tendency to include an intrusive "yuh" sound in words like 'two' and 'news'. He also changes his "th" sounds into "t" sounds. Also he changes the vowel of "kit" words to the vowel of "fleece".

Interviewed by Alex Wolfson and edited by Paul Meier 12.02.02. Running time 00:04:24

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