Example Dialogue/Spoken Conversation Extracts
(i)
1 |
A |
You wanna join us? |
2 |
B |
I haven’t got any money. |
3 |
A |
I’ll treat you. |
4 |
B |
Really? Oh that’s great, I guess I’ll come along |
(ii)
A |
Do you know where Leo is? |
B |
No. |
(iii)
1 |
B |
An’s.- an ( ) we were discussing, it tur- it comes down, he s- he says, I-I-you’ve talked about this- si- i- about this many times, I said, it comes down t’this: = |
2 |
B |
= Our main difference: I feel that a government, i- the main thing, is.- the-the purpose a’the governmen, is, what is best for the country. |
3 |
A |
Mmhmmm |
4 |
B |
He says, governments, an’ you know he keeps- he talks about governments, they sh- the thing that they sh’d do is what’s right or wrong. |
5 |
A |
For whom. |
6 |
B |
Well he says- he- |
7 |
A |
By what standard. |
8 |
B |
That’s what- that’s exactly what I mean, he s- but he says... |
(iv)
(Family dinner, Mother, Gary, Russ) |
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1 |
M |
‘z everybody (0.2) washed for dinner? |
2 |
G |
Yah. |
3 |
M |
Daddy ‘n I have t-both go in different directions, en I wanna talk ta about were I’m going (t’night). |
4 |
R |
mm hmmm |
5 |
G |
is it about us? |
6 |
M |
Uh huh |
7 |
R |
I know where you’re go’in |
8 |
M |
Where. |
9 |
G |
To the uh (eigth grade)= |
10 |
M |
= Yeah. Right. Do you know who’s going to that meeting? |
11 |
R |
Who. |
12 |
M |
I don’t know. |
13 |
R |
Oh::: Prob’ly Missiz McOwen (‘n detsa) en prob’ly Missiz Cadry and some of the teachers (0.4) and the counsellors. |
Side-Sequences
(i)
1 |
A |
Uh, she asked me to stop by, she bought a chest of drawers from um (4.0) |
2 |
A |
What’s that gal’s name? Just went back to Michigan. (2.0) |
3 |
A |
Helen, um. |
4 |
B |
Oh I know who you mean, (1.0) |
5 |
B |
Brady—Brady. |
6 |
A |
Yeah! Helen Brady. |
7 |
B |
Mm hm, |
8 |
A |
And, she—she says she’s uh never had a new bedroom set so she’s fixed this all up.... |
(ii)
1 |
B |
No, I had the queen Cora. And uh Ray uh that Morgan, or—no their names aren’t "Morgan", but Ray an’ Lisa or Lah—um oh whoever they are |
2 |
A |
Yeah I—I keep saying "Morgan"—Smith |
3 |
B |
Yeah, Smith |
4 |
A |
Uh huh |
5 |
B |
Uh—that Ray had the ace-king. |
(iii)
A |
Hello. |
B |
"Hello: :"?! |
A |
Yeah. Hello. |
B |
Wuh—Is this 293-4637? |
A |
No it’s 293-4673. |
B |
Oh, I’m awfully sorry. |
(iv)
B |
But the air’s gotta come in there and the air is sorta infiltrated with little uh pixy dust |
A |
"Pixy dust" !? |
B |
You know, from the big boom? |
A |
"Pixy dust" !? |
C |
"Radioactivity" I think is what he means. |
A |
(hh) Oh. Okay. |
D |
hmh hmh |
A |
I don’t see what a bomb shelter- |
B |
from that big bonfire in the sky hehh |
A |
Ey you know, I don’t see... |