Chapter 6: Interviews to Locals
〜関西人って？: Explore the Kansai local identity through
interview videos 〜
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chapter consists of a collection of interviews with a variety of
local Kansai people on various topics. The interview topics vary from
regular personal questions (e.g. favorite restaurant) to those that are
meant to explore local pride and identity in comparison to mainstream
Tokyo culture (e.g. opinion about Tokyo people). We hope that you
notice and appreciate the diversity in the way people talk, and at the
same time, construct your own idea about how people think of themselves
as Kansai locals and how the language they speak connects to their
local identity. |
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たこ焼き屋 Takoyaki shop
(Abiko, Osaka)
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a. About the interview clips:
- The interviews were conducted in the summer of 2006
and in the winter of 2006-2007
- Kansai locals of various generations from various
locations were selected as interviewees.
- Each person was given up to 38 questions. Given
questions vary depending on the age of each interviewee.
b. How to search the clips:
You can start the search of interview clips from the list of
interviewees, from the list of the interview questions, or directly
start sorting clips by all the information - by interviewees, by
interview questions, by the difficulty levels for comprehension* and by
the degree of Kansai-ben** (what degree of Kansai
features each clip holds) .
| 1.
Search
from the list of
interviewees |
If
you would like to follow the footsteps of a
particular interviewee, go to 1.
Interviewees,
and choose one person
from the interviewee list with their background information. (Prior to
choosing one, you can filter interviewees by interview questions given
to them, their gender, age, residency, occupation, relationship with
the interviewer, and the difficulty levels* of clips in which they
appear.) The
clips of the chosen interviewee will appear according to the order of
interview questions given to the person. |
| 2.
Search
from the list of
interview questions |
If
you would like to compare the answers
of various people to a particular question, go to 2. Interview
Questions, and choose one question of your interest from the list
of
interview questions. (Prior to choosing one, you can filter interview
questions by interviewees, their gender, age, residency, occupation,
relationship with the interviewer, and the difficulty levels* of
clips.) The
clips of the chosen question will appear according to the order of the
list of interviewees. |
| 3.
General Search |
f you
are not sure which clips to view, start from 3.
Clips page. You can
filter clips by interview questions, interviewees, their background,
and clip difficulty level depending on your interest. Clips can be
sorted by interview questions, interviews, difficulty levels* and the
degrees of Kansai-ben** for your convenience. |
Warning: Please avoid clicking on a
different subchapter/sorting item before each loading finishes so as
not to generate an error!
c. How to work on the clips:
When you click the interviewee image of the clip you want to view, a
pop-up window appears, which includes the clip, content questions and a
hidden vocabulary list. View the clip and answer the attached questions
to check your comprehension. You may refer to the vocabulary list if
necessary.
*The
difficulty levels are determined depending on the difficulty of
subject, content and vocabulary, speed of speech, and the degree of
Kansai dialect features. They are described as follows:
1
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For Kansai Novice
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2
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For Kansai Novice to Intermediate
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3
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For Kansai Intermediate
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4
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For Kansai Advanced
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5
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For Kansai native like!!
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**The
degrees of Kansai-ben are determined as follows:
1
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Kansai accentual feature only
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2
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A couple of Kansai basic
features involved
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3
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Some Kansai basic structures and
expressions involved
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4
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More complicated (traditional)
Kansai features involved
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5
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If you understand this, you must
be a native Kansai-jin.
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