| Summary: | Recorder sitting on table facing Plepova. Her granddaughter further to left, Valya sitting to right and a bit behind recorder. We are in kitchen and fridge came on after a while. The periodic peeping in background is crosswalk signal outside. Some traffic noise audible. Language_Name: Non-standard Varieties of Koryak and Nymylan Koryak Language_Region: Asia Language_Country: Russia Project_Status: Ongoing Year: 2012 Start_Date: 2012-09-01 End_Date: 2014-08-31 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. Works in Institute for Advanced Teacher Training, Palana. She was born in a yaranga on the tundra. Also fluent (listening, reading, some writing/speaking) in English and Japanese. Alutor level is elementary. Daughter of son of Nadezhda Mikhailovna Plepova. University student. Title P-K-TASCAM130129
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