Transcript analysis

A: What did you do last weekend?

(Adjacency pairs: Speaker A's question was answered with relevant information.)

B: I started my new job

A: What was it like?

B: I was on the tills. Ellie what did you do on the weekend?

(Dispreferred response: Speaker B didn't answer the question, but implied that they maybe didn't enjoy it.)

A: Umm my brother went to Uni on Sunday, we went down Southampton and then yeah basically

B: Greaaat..

(Utterances: Falling of intonation, shows that the topic had come to an end and that the speaker may be feeling awkward.)

C: I was working all day Saturday and then that was about it

D: Umm I was doing homework all weekend, didn't really/

(Interruption: Speaker D was interrupted by speaker B, this could indicate that speaker B is more comfortable in the group, and therefore confident enough to interrupt.)

B: Yeah umm I had my first driving lesson aswell

(Filler: The speaker uses fillers in order to lead off from their speech, this may indicate that they are feeling awkward/uncomfortable.)

A: How was that?

B: That was really good actually yeah, I can't wait to be able to drive, yeah

(Quantity: The speaker gives more detail into the subject, suggesting that they are now more relaxed in the conversation.)

A: Umm what else did I do? I had dance on Saturday

C: How was dance?

A: Great, getting ready for competitions and performances, yeah

(Speaker A clearly wants to keep the conversation going and asks themselves a question in order to draw attention to themselves so that they can explain further.)

4 Speakers

·         A: 16, knew B and C before St Brendan's.

·         B: 17, knew A before St Brendan's.

·         C: 16, knew A before St Brendan's.

·         D: 16, didn't know anyone before St Brendan's.

The conversation took place outside by the fountain, where it was quiet and there were a few people around.