INTERVIEW — Aug 23, 12:13
Interviewee: age 97, gender male, main language French, speaking in French, lives in France, nationality French.
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Interviewer : Bon, déjà ça, c'est tout bon. Et maintenant la question de l'étude — il y a qu'une seule question, et tu ne peux pas te tromper. Tu dis tout ce qui te passe par la tête, ok ? Quand je te dis le mot secte à quoi tu penses?
Interviewee : Sept?
Interviewer : Une secte.
Interviewee : Insecte?
Interviewer : une secte,
Interviewee : J'ai compris — une secte.
Interviewer : À quoi tu penses ?
Interviewee : Des groupements... semi-religieux, quand je... je ne comprends pas toujours [?]... ça n'a pas toujours été une bonne réputation, enfin... je sais... que... je ne peux pas bien compléter, je sais pas. C'est quelque chose qu'on évite de fréquenter, en général, parce que, dans mon style de vie...
Interviewer : Est-ce que tu as des exemples de sectes qui te viennent à l'esprit, quand je te dis "secte" ?
Interviewee : ...et maintenant, il n'y en a plus beaucoup — il y en a eu à une époque, je sais pas si c'est encore une secte maintenant. On va pas citer une secte en particulier..
Interviewee: On sait jamais bien à partir de quelle moment c'est une secte ou c'est est pas une
Interviewee: À partir de quel moment ça peut avoir des connotations plus ou moins religieuses, ou plus ou moins politiques?, ou autre chose... ça peut être large.
INTERVIEW — Aug 23, 12:13 (English translation of b3-aug23-1213/transcript.txt)
Translation note: produced directly by the assistant compiling this corpus, not a
certified translation. Worth spot-checking against the French original for nuance —
this interview in particular hinges on a mishearing pun in French ("secte" / "sept" /
"insecte") that does not carry over to English; a translator's note is added inline
rather than attempting an English pun.
Interviewee: age 97, gender male, main language French, speaking in French, lives in France, nationality French.
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Interviewer: Okay, that's all good. Now the study question — there's only one question, and you can't get it wrong. Just say whatever comes to mind, okay? When I say the word "secte" [sect/cult], what do you think of?
Interviewee: Seven? [mishears "secte" as "sept," French for "seven" — homophone in spoken French]
Interviewer: A sect.
Interviewee: Insect? [mishears "secte" as "insecte"]
Interviewer: a sect,
Interviewee: I understood — a sect.
Interviewer: What do you think of?
Interviewee: Groups... semi-religious, when I... I don't always understand [?]... it hasn't always had a good reputation, well... I know... that... I can't quite finish the thought, I don't know. It's something people generally avoid associating with, because, in my way of life...
Interviewer: Do you have any examples of sects that come to mind, when I say "sect"?
Interviewee: ...and now, there aren't many left — there were some at one point, I don't know if it's still a sect now. Let's not name one in particular..
Interviewee: You never really know from what point something is a sect or isn't
Interviewee: From what point can it take on more or less religious connotations, or more or less political ones, or something else... it can be broad.