Kokandya autobiography

Life story interview with Kokandya. Post-recording chat included. Profession: nurse. Works in Institute for Advanced Teacher Training, Palana. She was born in a yaranga on the tundra. Learned Russian as 4th language starting in grad school and extensive residence in Kamchatka (1995 5mos, 1997-98 17...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Yevdokia Kokandya, Valentina Dedyk, Alexander King
Format: Audio
Language:Russian
English
Published: Alexander King 2013
Subjects:
Conversation
Koryak language
Russian language
English language
Palana
Kamchatka
Koryak
Tundra
Online Access:https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI1313366%23
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Summary:Life story interview with Kokandya. Post-recording chat included. Profession: nurse. Works in Institute for Advanced Teacher Training, Palana. She was born in a yaranga on the tundra. Learned Russian as 4th language starting in grad school and extensive residence in Kamchatka (1995 5mos, 1997-98 17 months). Had very good conversational skills by summer 1997 and fluent by early 1998, at least in listening. Has thick American accent. Knows a few words of Koryak for social situation.

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