APPENDIX 1

Transcription Key
APPENDIX 1 Transcription Key
: speaker identity/ start of turn
[ ] overlapping talk & overlapping talk with gestures of the participants
{ } description of the gesture
= latching
(.) micropause less than 0.1

  speech that is noticeably quieter than the surrounding speech

 falls pitch

 rises pitch

 The arrow beside speaker names indicates lines of analytic focus

. Falling intonation or final intonation
, continuing intonation
? rising intonation, question
¿ low rise intonation
; stronger than a comma but weaker than a question mark.
_: inflected falling intonation
: inflected rising intonation
< > the stretch of talk in between is markedly slowed
(( )) transcriber comment
( ) empty parentheses indicate no hearing is possible
word underlining to indicate stress in some parts of the words
WORD capital letter indicates loudness than the surrounding talk

Extract #1
001 Teacher: In their conversation, what do you think is their relationship? Yes, Marlon.
002 Student: They are friends.
003 Teacher: How often do you talk with your friends?
004 Student: We talk every day. Some of my friends are very often.
005 Teacher: Why is it important that we need to talk to our friends?
006 Student: It is important for us to have at least a conversation with our friends to
strengthen our bonds, to lessen our stress.
007 Teacher: Alright class, did you know that there are 5 types of speech styles? But for
now, we will just focus on the two types. I have here a conversation. I will call
three students to act out the conversation while the rest of the class will follow
silently. Am I clear class?
008 Student: Yes ma’am.
Extract #2
009 Teacher: Who are the speakers in the dialogue?
010 Student: The speakers in the dialogue are Ana, Bea, and the Doctor.
011 Teacher: What are they talking about?
012 Student: They are talking about how Ana’s pregnancy.
013 Teacher: In the first scenario, what do you think is their relationship?
014 Student: They are friends.
015 Teacher: Do you think that the characters in scenario 2 are as close as the characters
in scenario 1?
016 Student: No ma’am.
017 Teacher: If you were Bea, what advice would like to give her?
018 Student: I will tell her to consult first and if it is confirmed, she should take
responsibility of her actions.

Extract #3
019 Teacher: How did Ana approach her friend, Bea? ((Students raising their hands))
(Teacher point to a student using his right hand)
020 Student: Ana approached Bea in an informal way of greeting. (Someone is murmuring)
021 Teacher: What words/phrases testify that they are close friends in their
conversation?
022 Student: “Hey girl! What’s up?”
023 “This is insane. I have something to tell you.”
024 “Oh my! Spill the tea!
025 “Gosh”
026 “Fordago”
027 Teacher: Was their conversation formal or informal? Support your answer.
028 Student: Their conversation was informal, because they used some informal words
in talking to each other.
029 Teacher: Since Ana and Bea are close friends, how do they communicate with each
other?
030 Student: They communicated in a relaxed and in very light way.
031 Teacher: How did Bea react to Ana’s secret?
032 Student: Bea got excited at first but when she found out, she got scared for her
Ana.

Extract #4
033 Teacher: All right. Going back to the dialogue, let’s see if you got to dig deeper and
analyzed the speech style in the given situations. Let’s start with the first
scenario, what have you noticed with their choice of words in talking to
each other?
034 Student: They are using informal words when it comes to talking to each other.
035 Teacher: Can you give me an example of slang/jargon words or phrases in the
dialogue?
036 Student: “Hey girl! What’s up?”
037 Teacher: What do you think is their relationship?
038 Student: They are friends.
039 Teacher: Since they are friends, how do they communicate to each other?
040 Student: I have noticed that they communicated in a very relaxed and light way.
041 Teacher: Is their conversation formal or informal?
042 Student: It is informal.
043 Teacher: When do you think it is appropriate to use this approach?
044 Student: When we are talking to our friends, peers and family.
045 Teacher: So, what speech style is being used in the first scenario?
046 Student: It is Casual.
047 Teacher: Very good.

Extract #5

048 Teacher: Let’s move on to the second scenario, what have you noticed with their
choice of words in talking to each other?
049 Student: The choice of words are picked carefully since Diana is talking to a high-
rank position person.
050 Teacher: What do you think is their relationship?
051 Student: Their relationship is lawyer-client relationship only.

052 Teacher: Since they have lawyer-client relationship, how do they communicate to
 each other?
053 Student: They exchange necessary information while maintaining formality.
054 Teacher: Is their conversation formal or semi-formal?
055 Student: It is semi-formal.
056 Teacher: Very Good!
057 Student: Excuse me Ma’am it’s already time.
058 Teacher: Oh sorry. Alright class, we will continue our discussion tomorrow.
059 Teacher: Goodbye.
060 Student: Goodbye and thank you Ma’am.