OLAC Record oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI930136

Metadata
Title:		2013-06-26_OS01_001
		0116-20131001 - 2013-06-26_OS01_001
		Indigenous language documentation in Guernsey, Channel Islands
Contributor:		Olive Sarre
Contributor (consultant):		Olive Sarre
Contributor (recorder):		Jan (Yan) Marquis
Date:		2013-06-26
Description:		OS01 talks about: her background, maiden name, where she was born, parents moving to Le Sauchet in Torteval; in Guernsey during Occupation, age and date of birthday; living in St Saviour’s by airport when young child; passing the scholarship, learning English, having to cycle to school in town as there were no buses; having a gents bike modified to make ladies bike, having a box fitted on it to carry books, teachers being strict and stern, lessons/subjects at school; parents being very busy during the Occupation, not speaking Guernesiais (G) at school; learning German; parish douzaine, what it does, hedges, douits etc; Queen diamond jubilee legacy project: nature reserve in Torteval, tea afterwards, meeting people, not many G speakers; living in the Forest, but going to Torteval Methodist chapel, car being insured, but not driving any more, French services in the past at chapel; friends and family in Torteval; children returning after Liberation, sadness as children didn’t recognise parents, some children wanting to go back to England; the Freesia centre (tourist attraction) and speaking to visitors in G; going to the Forest school to teach G, views on G, what can be done, its decline; word for rude; linguistic diversity in G, differences; returning evacuees appearing to be superior; words for rude, thoughtless person; wicked, bad, telling children to behave, respecting other people, well behaved, having children; teachers at Torteval school discipline; a saying in English about teacher at school, other sayings; the Forest parish, respect; name for Forest parishioners; Mr Tostevin retiring from vegetable stall, growing vegetables; the bus service, people sitting higher up on buses and having a good view of things, English company running service; Perelle sea wall repair; grocery shopping; speaking G with her brother (GH01) and other people; Sunday school at chapel when she a girl, people singing loudly at chapel; Occupation, relationships between locals and German soldiers, the consequences; Forest parish events; Methodist minister leaving; postman delivering parcels/letter; garden, flowers, flower show in St Martin’s; her diary events.
		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:MPI930136
		SG0021
Identifier (URI):		https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI930136%23
Publisher:		Julia Sallabank
		School of Oriental and African Studies
Subject:		Dialogue
Type:		Audio
OLAC Info
Archive:		Endangered Languages Archive
Description:		http://www.language-archives.org/archive/soas.ac.uk
GetRecord:		OAI-PMH request for OLAC format
GetRecord:		Pre-generated XML file
OAI Info
OaiIdentifier:		oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI930136
DateStamp:		2016-09-26
GetRecord:		OAI-PMH request for simple DC format
Search Info
Citation:		Jan (Yan) Marquis (recorder); Olive Sarre; Olive Sarre (consultant); Jan (Yan) Marquis (recorder). 2013-06-26. Julia Sallabank.