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oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI930025

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Title:2012-12-10_FDG01_JDG01
0116-20130802 - 2012-12-10_FDG01_JDG01
Indigenous language documentation in Guernsey, Channel Islands
Contributor:Francis De Garis
Jean De Garis
Contributor (consultant):Francis De Garis
Jean De Garis
Contributor (recorder):Jan (Yan) Marquis
Date:2012-12-10
Description:JDG01 talks about: types of milk, botanical paintings and some parts of a flower, the day’s weather, the cat’s fear of coming inside when strangers are there, portrait painting (Rubens); ringing telephone 8 mins 22 secs (coal delivery man asking for directions) recording suspended, restarted after phone call ends. JDG01 talks about portrait painting in the past and choosing interesting subjects from amongst the ordinary folk; parts of the face; feeding and caring for the cat, all packet food nowadays; an article that she wrote for the church magazine about her WWII evacuation experiences, being billeted in Rochdale near her uncle and auntie’s house, going to stay one Christmas, writing Red Cross letters, playing games in front of fire; preparing and putting on a pantomime with cousins to thank uncle and auntie; the evening of the performance - aunt and uncle had dressed for the occasion; their respective roles in performance; ringing telephone 22 mins 18 secs (coal delivery asking for directions) recording suspended, restarted after phone call. JDG01 talks about: the coal delivery; the pantomime performance; recording suspended and restarted when FDG01 enters the house 22 mins 57 secs. FDG01 and JDG01 talk about: trouble with their car and quickly buying a new one (no choice of colours); transferring money by internet; old car breakdown on way to collect new car; JDG01 29 mins 19 secs stands up see to kettle on range. FDG01 and JDG01 talk about: their son’s farm and him taking a holiday; their son’s son and helping out at the West Show; his trade (cabinet maker) and his nature: being calm and patient with people; smacking children; doctors and hospital; parts of the face; LR01’s museum collection; the visiting French market and farmers markets; a visit to Lessay fair and seeing some cute dogs; cattle auction; French friend’s visit to Guernsey and his siblings, children and spouses; one whose grandmother had grand houses with steps, German fell from top; French friend’s parents who rented land in Normandy which went down to the sea, cows would go in the sea, often before milking; French friend’s father making vinegar on the farm; him leaving the farm when the Normandy landings began and hiding in country with his wife and a cow, returning home to farm; ammunition in Guernsey during the Occupation; Le Hommet ‘shed’, bunkers and the Occupation Society; guns going for scrap after the WWII; cow going down into a bunker in their field, and looking for it; bunkers in fields above their home and field names; their house being empty during the Occupation; land mines in the fields and clearing them; Christmas presents and visiting their son on Christmas day; grand children’s achievements; grand son’s exchange with New Zealand (rugby) and volcanoes.
Language_Name: Guernesais Language_Region: Europe Language_Country: UK Project_Status: Complete Year: 2009 Start_Date: 2009-10-01 End_Date: 2010-07-31
Format:audio/x-wav
text/x-pfsx+xml
text/x-eaf+xml
Identifier:oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI930025
SG0021
Identifier (URI):https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI930025%23
Publisher:Julia Sallabank
School of Oriental and African Studies
Subject:Dialogue
Type:Audio

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OaiIdentifier:  oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI930025
DateStamp:  2016-09-26
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Citation: Francis De Garis; Jean De Garis; Jan (Yan) Marquis (recorder); Francis De Garis (consultant); Jean De Garis (consultant); Jan (Yan) Marquis (recorder). 2012-12-10. Julia Sallabank.


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