spoken language
The student’s data
Transcript between my friend (S) and me (E)
E: uhhm (3) well (1) I’m looking *forward+ (filler – first of many – um,well, like!)
S:
*what (.) maybe+ (2) don’t turn away when you’re talking (2)
E: Whaju-mean?
S: (1) well (.) yeah ‘cause it won’t pick up your voice (.) *so easily+
E:
*oh OK (.)+ yeah (2) well it’s just hard to (3) um (.)
I’m just gonna put thee (.) um (.) piece of paper over it (write about ‘thee’ – filler)
S: Oh I wouldn’t do that (.) cause it might block the microphone
E: (1) oh (2)
S: OK just forget [about it]
E:
[alright OK] erm (1) are we gonna include this in the transcript? (informal)
S:No we only need (.) like a tiny bit for the transcript so [we can]
E:
*so we can+ (.) just (1) just talk about (1) talkin’
about (2) (sigh laugh) the transcript (repetition – false starts)
S: Let’s talk about the transcript!
E: or we (.) we (1) like why not? Like (.) *it’s conversation (.) y’knowwuhImean?]
S:
E:
*yeah yeah! It doesn’t matter what we talk about+
[yeah (.) yeah I suppose]
S:
*yeah it doesn’t matter+
E: yeah OK (.) um (1) sorry what was the question?
S: um (1) what are you looking forward to most about going to Germany?
E: errm (4)
S: Not working?
E: well (1) I’m looking forward to like (3) I dunno (1) what are we doing while we’re there we’re going to (.) um
(3) we’re going t’thingy (.) uh whasitcalled?
(not sentences!)
The student’s notes
Essay: analysis features + influences, alters according, discuss perceptions inc mine and others
B’ham. Primary socialisation . ‘Brummy’ parents (neutral + region, social) pre-school – no trace
Conversation. Global issues + communicate
Primary ‘posh’ (due to...)adapt to peers at secondary parental criticism gr + pr. Gr: would of wrote written √ pr: water - wa’er,
Transcript – fillers, false starts, sociolect
Comparison –formal polite register, ‘nicely spoken’ standard English. Less
Transcript between my friend (S) and me (E)
E: uhhm (3) well (1) I’m looking *forward+ (filler – first of many – um,well, like!)
S:
*what (.) maybe+ (2) don’t turn away when you’re talking (2)
E: Whaju-mean?
S: (1) well (.) yeah ‘cause it won’t pick up your voice (.) *so easily+
E:
*oh OK (.)+ yeah (2) well it’s just hard to (3) um (.)
I’m just gonna put thee (.) um (.) piece of paper over it (write about ‘thee’ – filler)
S: Oh I wouldn’t do that (.) cause it might block the microphone
E: (1) oh (2)
S: OK just forget [about it]
E:
[alright OK] erm (1) are we gonna include this in the transcript? (informal)
S:No we only need (.) like a tiny bit for the transcript so [we can]
E:
*so we can+ (.) just (1) just talk about (1) talkin’
about (2) (sigh laugh) the transcript (repetition – false starts)
S: Let’s talk about the transcript!
E: or we (.) we (1) like why not? Like (.) *it’s conversation (.) y’knowwuhImean?]
S:
E:
*yeah yeah! It doesn’t matter what we talk about+
[yeah (.) yeah I suppose]
S:
*yeah it doesn’t matter+
E: yeah OK (.) um (1) sorry what was the question?
S: um (1) what are you looking forward to most about going to Germany?
E: errm (4)
S: Not working?
E: well (1) I’m looking forward to like (3) I dunno (1) what are we doing while we’re there we’re going to (.) um
(3) we’re going t’thingy (.) uh whasitcalled?
(not sentences!)
The student’s notes
Essay: analysis features + influences, alters according, discuss perceptions inc mine and others
B’ham. Primary socialisation . ‘Brummy’ parents (neutral + region, social) pre-school – no trace
Conversation. Global issues + communicate
Primary ‘posh’ (due to...)adapt to peers at secondary parental criticism gr + pr. Gr: would of wrote written √ pr: water - wa’er,
Transcript – fillers, false starts, sociolect
Comparison –formal polite register, ‘nicely spoken’ standard English. Less