Transcription and data analysis 2 Figure C7.1 contains eight examples of data from research studies which hhave each investigated some aspect of spoken language, and whose analysts hhave transcribed this speech in order to answer various research questions. I hhave not reproduced the transcription conventions here, partly for reasons of space, although the studies usually do include them = and you should do so in any equivalent work of your oven. Even without them, you should be able to make a good guess about the kinds of things the authors have chosen to Indicate. From the limited evidence available to you, consider the following ‘questions fr each example, discussing them with fellow students if possi Q._ Which features of speech and context have been transcribed and which omitted? Qf symbols other than the basic alphabet and punctuation marks are used, can you work out what they may be intended to represent? What do you think the analysts main concern was in the study? Can you infer which aspects of spoken language they are intrested in? From the kind and degree of detail included in the transcript, what kinds of esearch question can and cannot be answered? ee ee ateipants: Alysha, Katrina and irene 1 ‘Al: what 'm saying ) 60s the- people do come late (you know |! should] come ke: Imm 2 A ke: rene: its upto yout. it’s up to you ee eee | Figure 7.1.1 Transcribed data from Irwin (2006: 517) MHSON SEALEY C100). e ECE ARCHING ENGLISH GNGOAGE LONDON POOTLEDGE , WO -1b8, ‘@nd the squares and, Is that what eevoarun- | F 3 Mary: 15 Fred: Mary: Fred: Mary: 19 Fred: [we don't- 20 ‘We just don’t (0.5) drink, a we d [on't () ‘alo 22 Mary: Mm 1 23 Fred: any drugs.) Figure C7.1.2 Transcribed data from Bucholte (2007: 787) Jones: Big day for you Prime Ministor. What will you be seeking to do in this address to the nation? Prime Minister: n can get into the hands of international terrorists and that the more rogue states like Iraq are allowed 10 keep them the more will try to do the same and that is why the world must take steps to disarm Iraq. That in essence is ‘What Ill be saying. (Transcript of interview on Radio 2GB, 18 March 2003) Figure C7.1.3 Transcribed data from Young (2008: 622)3045 0.16 G: 35.45 0.08 F: 3553 022 G: 3634 0.17 F: — doigodown that far 37.18 0.27 G: gone go down halfway between the the 419 1.20 F: the diamond 42.27 0.30 G: the diamond Figure C7.1.4 Transcribed data from Forsyth et al. (2008; 232) 04:56:56 ‘T: $0 (2.0) do I feet 1 or that they're ‘really friends?:: Figure C7.1.5 Transcribed data from Harley and Fitzpatrick (2009: 684) [0011 DA: You knew that you were going to be asked questions (73) and head movement forward toward ing face display at 7.)) | (008) AM: lete my answer on uh:: the question 009] saying that Senator Kennedy was watchi W(gaze moves to DAI) (010) (0.3) [011] AM: ((raised and sustained eyebrow flash with mouth open-close ‘co-occurring with throe micro vertical head nods) (012) (3.3) Figure C7.1.6 Transcribed data from Matoesian (2008: 199) ‘about that celBry" fas your Mum and Dad [wontlit that overheard it where was it Up Great Bridge [Tipton INF 12. ‘No it was me when | wer this woman said {avjous Mother: #U\LLY 12% it’s delicious} co Se een eee Figure C7.1.8 Transcribed data from Kurimoto (2008)