Job conversation transcript
The speakers in this transcript are anonymous, by making the speakers anonymous, it takes away the identity, making it easier to focus on the dialect instead of the person. The speakers are A,B,C,D.
A: Have you got a job?
B: (Laughs)No I don’t but I've applied for lots of places-The laugh before talking shows that the speaker feels awkward as nothing funny has been said but yet they continue to laugh, this portrays a sense of uncertainty. An example of paralinguistic features
A: Where have you applied for?
B: Um Argos, House of Fraser (Debenhams)-The filler 'um' fills the awkward space where the speaker would be thinking.
A: (Did you not have any replies)-The overlapping shows uncertainty as speaker A wasn't sure if speaker B had finished speaking, so she interrupted to avoid an awkward pause.
B: No (.) well the people either ignore me or tell me that I don’t (.) have the right thing for the job (2) that didn’t make sense but yeah (laughs) -The utterance here portray either the awkwardness between the speakers, or because they don’t know what to say/are thinking about what to say. The utterence, (2) is a longer pause, as the speaker had finished speaking, but added extra to clarify what they'd said, also an example of non-standard grammar.
A: Have you got a job C?
C: I don’t have a job but I’ve applied for many places (.) like B I’ve applied for (.) House of Fraser (.) my recent one I got (.) told I can’t work at Lush because I pat my thighs -Here the speaker goes off topic slightly, as they ellaborate on their answer, the speaker asking the question didn’t not ask them why she didn’t get the job, yet she explains anyway.
All: (Laughs)-The laughing is a form of body language that portrays that the speakers are comfortable in each others presence.
C: That’s a bad (.) thing to have apparently (2)
A: Oh (.) fair enough
C: I know its great
B: (Laughs)-Example of a paralinguistic feature, shows ease and comfort between speakers.
A: D have you got a job?
D: No I don’t have a job because (.) nowhere gets back to me so I’m still looking-Another example of non-standard grammar.
A: Oh-Here speaker A barely says anything, this is because they have done all the questioning and is unsure of what to say, example of conversation quantity.
D: Mm (.) what about you? Have you got a job?-preferred response, the conversation follows an expected pattern
A: Yeah I got a job I work at Costa (2)
All: (Laughs)-
C: (We’ve had this conversation before)-The overlapping here may show dominance, the speakers are speaking over each other to try and get their say across. but it also make show unsureness or awkwardness as none of the speakers know when to speak, on the other hand, it may portray a sense of comfort and friendliness.
D: (How many hours do you do?) -Adjacancy pairs, this conversation is following an expected pattern, e,g, question then answer.
A: 15 hours a week
D: Is that good or bad?-An example of chaining, links to topic of conversation, keeps conversation flowing.
A: That’s good (.) but then it takes up all my social time so I got no friends anymore-This was a dispreffered response, the speaker asking the question does not ask about how it effects speaker A's social life. "So I got no friends anymore", another example of non-standard grammar.
C: (Mm that’s sad)
B: (Aw that’s sad) -Here its hard to tell whether there is a level of sarcasm, or genuine sympathy, but because of all the laughing, we can see it may be friendly sarcasm, as a joke/banter.
A: Yeah I know
B&D: (Laughs)
C: What Costa do you work at?
A: The one in Avonmeads- Another example of chaining.
C: Oh yeah (the new one?)
D: (Do you get discounts on stuff?)
A: I get it free if I go into that shop (.) and then if I go into other shops (I get like 45% off)
C: (Okay I’m gonna go work at Costa) -The overlapping here also shows friendliness as they are all contributing to the conversation and are eager to have their say. An example of ellision.
C: (Okay I’m gonna go work at Costa) -The overlapping here also shows friendliness as they are all contributing to the conversation and are eager to have their say. An example of ellision.
A: (Laughs)(But um yeah)-Fillers
C: (Yeah)-Fillers, back channeling.
A: I’ve only worked there for like (2) I’ve only had two pay packets now so like two months (2) -The longer pause here suggests there is an awkward silence as everyone has answered the question, and there isn't much else to say. Examples of hedges.
C: I need a job-Phatic talk-small talk. Keeps conversation flowing and polite.
B: So do I (.) I need money
C: It’s so sad
A: (This is just turning into like a)
All: (Laughs)-More overlapping here, this is starting to give off the impression the speakers are very comfortable around each other, as no apologising follows.
A: (Like a sad conversation)
D: Are we done?-Quantity, speaker D doesn’t seem to say a lot.
A: (.) Yeah
B: How do I stop it?-Tag questions
D: (Laughs)
C: How do you stop that?-Tag questions
A: We haven’t even been talking for a minute
D: That’s alright -Speaker D seems to be eager for the conversation to end. Another example of conversation quantity.
Colour coding;
Tag questions;
Fillers(pause in once certain case);
Paralingiustic features;
Overlapping;
Non-standard grammar;
Conversation quantity;
Chaining(back channeling, preferred, dis-preferred responses);
Phatic talk;
Side sequencing;
Hedges;
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