Ellie:
So (2) who’d like to go first? Umm Abbie?
Abbie:
yeah, (.) um I work in a garden centre café,
Kristie:
what do you have to do there?
Abbie:
help cook, clean, make coffee, serve customers food drink, wash dishes, lots of
different things (.) it’s hard work, but I really so like working there(2) all
the people I work with are a similar age to me and we all get on really well
and have a laugh.
Ellie:
Kristie?
To
start with Ellie tries to be the dominant speaker by appointing which person should
speak first, but I take up most of the air time, mainly because I am the one
currently explaining my occupation; the amount of time we spend talking would
have varied depending on who was talking about their occupation. However Ellie
tries to regain the position of being the dominant speaker again after I finish
talking by choosing who the next person is to talk.
Look at Ellie's use of vocatives to direct the conversation but also the co-operative way she does it by using an interrogative rather than an imperative. she self-selects but not to talk about her own occupation but to encourage participation. When did she take her turn? Look at the dynamic verbs you use and the occupational register. Also look at how you link and develop your answer. Try and use as much terminology as possible and consider the observer's paradox etc.
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