A; You wanna tea?
F: (2) Nah you're alright , I'm not really feeling/
A: / You sure?
F: Actually yeah I do want one (.) wait for me?
A: Hurry up I'm cold (laughs)
M: Wait (.) where are you going? don't leave me
F: tea , you want one?
M: errrrr (.) nah I'll have a hot chocolate though
F: get out of it they're well expensive (laughs)
A: (laughs)
M: (laughs)
A: erm (.) if i drink tea with chewing gum in will it melt
F: (laughs) what the hell (laughs)
G: Amy what are you on about? (laughs)
A: (laughs) I swear its melting (3) it's actually quite sick
In this conversation there are four participants , speaker A and F are the most prominent speakers within this conversation , they are constantly using turn taking language and using an exchange structure throughout the spoken text. For example , at the beginning A begins with an interrogative sentence and waits for a reply from F and the conversation continues in this format of exchange of information and taking turns in the conversation. The conversation takes an unprepared and informal stance , from the beginning A is seen to be the instigator , due to the fact she begins with a question , this shows her to be more dominate in the situation, she also reinforces her question to pressurise F into the situation , showing A to have the control and F to be more intimated and less confident.Also the overlapping of speech with F and A at the beginning shows that A is completely in control because she is able to cut F off without a second thought and it is not a problem for her to do so.
The conversation has low register and is set in a very informal tone which is most probably influenced by the environment , the conversation was recorded in the common room where the environment is very relaxed and chilled out which holds an influence on the conversations held in there , this is why the conversation has such a low register because there in no need for formality. There are several features which suggest that this conversation is informal , first of all due to the elision used ; 'wanna' , by slurring this word together it creates a light and informal start to the conversation and sets the tone for the rest of the speech. Another feature used is ephemeral language; "it's actually quite sick" , the use of the word 'sick' creates informality because the word will last a short time and will come in and out of fashion , it is also only frequently used in some parts of the world or nation is it has to be used contextually for it to makes sense. Lastly , the non-frequency features (hitaus) are used and it brings the low register to the speech , 'errr' and 'erm' are both used by A and M , by using these it shows the uncertainty and unpreparedness of the conversation. There is constant laughter within this conversation which also shows its a relaxed conversation in a friendly and hospitable environment.
In this conversation there are many phonetic features used. Firstly , assimilation is used when F says ' you're alright' when it is spoken out loud the it is changed into ' yourright' however due to the context of the shorten it is known that the speaker actually means ' you're alright' , the beginning of alright is taken so that it shortens the phrase and is quicker to speak. Due to the characteristics of speech it is more acceptable to shorten words and create new ones by laziness because no written knowledge is need when it is spoken and aspects such as punctation and grammar are needed which allows it to be a lot more free and open.
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