APPENDIX 2: Background Information Sheet
Circle answer where appropriate
1. a. Were you born in New Zealand? Yes No
b. Please specify town or region ________________________
2. If no a. where were you born? ________________________
b. at what age did you come to NZ? ________________________
3.a. Have you spent more than 12 months total overseas Yes No
in the last 3 years?
3.b. If yes, please state year(s) and time spent overseas in that (those) year(s)________________________________
4. How long in total have you spent out of NZ during your life? ________________
5.a. Which language did you speak first in your home? ______________________
b. Which language did your mother speak first at home? ______________________
c. Which language did your father speak first at home? ______________________
6. Please circle appropriate answer
a. Gender: Female Male
b. Age group 16 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34
35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54
55 - 59 60 - 64 65 - 69 70 - 74
75 - 79 80 - 84 85 - 89 90 years and over
c. Which ethnic group do you identify with?
Maori
Other Polynesian (specify)
Pakeha/European (British ancestry)
Other (specify) ____________________
7. How old were you when you left school? ____________________
8. What is the highest educational qualification you have obtained? ________________
9. Are you working/in paid employment at present? Yes No
If yes what is your current job? __________________________________
If no have you ever had a paid job? Yes No
If yes what was it? __________________________________
I give permission for the recording of my voice to be included in a corpus of New Zealand English to be used for linguistic research purposes.
Signed _________________________
Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English
Background information (continued)
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR EVERY RECORDING
Date recorded:
Place recorded:
Number of people present:
(Fill in additional sheets providing background information on all contributors)
Private or public:
Audience or not (if so state approximate size):
Domain (e.g. home, business, school, Television):
Topic:
Distance (i.e. telephone) or direct (i.e. face-to-face)
Spontaneous or prepared (scripted)
Formal/Neutral/ Informal:
Dialogue or Monologue:
Any other relevant information: