seventh generation
Family historyKirsten Bolitho was born on March 5th, 1991 in Clinton Twp., Michigan. She graduated from Chippewa Valley High School in 2009 and from Michigan State University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Secondary Education Certification. She is currently pursuing a Masters of Arts in Teaching and Curriculum from Michigan State University. She teaches high school English in Utica, Michigan.
Jonathan Skrzynski was born January 15th, 1989 in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Chippewa Valley High School in 2007 and from Michigan State University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. He is currently pursuing a Fellowship in the Society of Actuaries and works as an underwriter for MetLife in Southfield. Kirsten and Jonathan were married June 7th, 2014 in Clinton Twp., Michigan. They live in Royal Oak, Michigan in their first home. They have no children. |
Language HistoryKirsten and her siblings are first generation university students. While their accents and dialects largely remain the same as their parents, they have each added an academic register to their speech containing highly specialized jargon and formalized speech appropriate to the higher-education setting.
Kirsten's degree in English requires her to talk about books all the time, both for reasons of pleasure and academics. The video at right was recorded for an online literature class in 2016 and provides examples of the academic register mixed with the register of basic interpersonal communication. |
Language sampleSample of Kirsten talking about her favorite book.
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