Children arguing transcript
Girl: yyes
Boy: noo
Girl: if I say yes
Boy: I said no
Girl: if I say yyy (2) es I say yes
(1) if I say no then no
Boy: nooooooo
Girl: I (1) said (1) no
Boy: I said noo first
Girl: I said no first
Boy: nuuh I said no first
Girl: I said no first
Boy: [leans forward towards girl] be quiet
Girl: you be quiet
Boy: [points to girl] now you be quiet nowww
Girl: [points to herself then boy] you be quiet (2)
im four you not four
Boy: yeah am I four you (2) much young
Girl: you (1) [points to boy] are not
four (1) I am four [points to herself]
Boy: no you (1) dis-re-specting
Girl: you are bad [points to boy]
Boy: no (1) you are bad [points at girl]
Girl: [points at boy] imma tell your mum (1) you
will go home
Boy: [lightly pushes girl] go
Girl: [walks away]
Analysis
The
conversation I transcribed was between two four year olds (a boy and a girl)
arguing in a house about who said no first and who is older. The two infants are
friends through there mums ‘’ imma tell your mum you will go home’’ this indicates
that their parents are friends.
They start the conversation by shouting ‘yes’ and ‘no’ by simultaneously shouting simple adverbs to each other it seems they are in the telegraphic stage, and that they can’t form a flowing discourse, neither of them initiate the conversation. For example ‘I said no first’ this is said three times during the conversation, they just switch it too and from each other. However by the age of 3 and definitely four they should be in the post telegraphic stage. Simple sentences are widely used ‘’you be quiet’’ this is a sign of earlier skills of speech normally used by the age of 2. Compound sentences are also used ‘’you are not four I am four’’ by using more than just the simple sentence it shows they have developed their sentence structure skills and are more advanced, however it wasn’t combined with a coordinating conjunction which indicates a child is in the post telegraphic stage. Although some of the lexis they use is a lot more progressed by not being stuck in one tense, as children in the telegraphic stage talk about the present tense ‘’you will go home’’ this shows she understands tenses when speaking she doesn’t just say ‘’you go home’’ which a child stuck in the telegraphic stage would say.
They start the conversation by shouting ‘yes’ and ‘no’ by simultaneously shouting simple adverbs to each other it seems they are in the telegraphic stage, and that they can’t form a flowing discourse, neither of them initiate the conversation. For example ‘I said no first’ this is said three times during the conversation, they just switch it too and from each other. However by the age of 3 and definitely four they should be in the post telegraphic stage. Simple sentences are widely used ‘’you be quiet’’ this is a sign of earlier skills of speech normally used by the age of 2. Compound sentences are also used ‘’you are not four I am four’’ by using more than just the simple sentence it shows they have developed their sentence structure skills and are more advanced, however it wasn’t combined with a coordinating conjunction which indicates a child is in the post telegraphic stage. Although some of the lexis they use is a lot more progressed by not being stuck in one tense, as children in the telegraphic stage talk about the present tense ‘’you will go home’’ this shows she understands tenses when speaking she doesn’t just say ‘’you go home’’ which a child stuck in the telegraphic stage would say.
This is a really good start. However one simple thing you could include quite easily is false starts. For example 'if I say yyy (2) es I say yes'. The girl makes a false start. You could then go on to explain why she did this. Maybe because she had to try to think about what she was saying and make sure she was sure of it.
ReplyDeleteHi Baillie,
ReplyDeleteA cracking start to your analysis of your transcript, You make some good/valid points about simple adverbs and how they link in with the telegraphic stage and post-telegraphic stage.
I think what would have made this blog better is if you could add more detail when you are explaining. Can you link a theorist to some of your points? and really explain WHY the child is saying what he/she is saying.
Good Start though. Well Done!
Kyran/Chip
This is a good start Bai, good points are made however you could link more techinical terms to the transcript and perhaps some theorists x
ReplyDeleteThis is a good analysis ^_^ I like what Laura has said about the false starts, maybe you could also add in some theories that might link to the gender of the children? :)
ReplyDeletei think that this is a good start. especially about all the adverbs and everything, you have some fantastic points, however i do beileve you could elaborate on soem of them. Apart from that, sick
ReplyDeleteThis is really good however it would be good if you added some theories!
ReplyDeleteThis is a good start perhaps elaborate on points to improve and link to theorists
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good analysis, perhaps you could add some theorists in!
ReplyDeleteHey, this is really good. However, I would comment on the stress of the words for example "Boy: nooooooo" - Well done :)
ReplyDeletereally good analysis and use of linguistic terms, it would be great if there were a couple theorists linked in :)
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