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Question 1: Timing gaps
For the following clip, time the gaps on lines 2 and 5.
01 Glen: What’s this:_
02 (xx)
03 Sybil: My:: pretend schedu:le,
04 Gle: HH!
05 (xx)
06 Helen: Whaddeyou doing.
Which of the following timings is correct?
a)0.8 and 2.0
b) 1.0 and 2.2
c) 0.5 and 1.0
d) 0.6 and 2.5
e) 1.2 and 2.2
Questions 2 and 3: Overlapping talk
For the following clip, listen to the onset of the overlapping talk on lines 1&2, 4&5.
01 ASH: The blonde [guy? ]
02 BRI: [Yeah.] Jeff.
03 (.)
04 BRI: Brown [ h a i r : .]
05 LYD: [>Brown hair.<]
Question 2
Which of the following transcripts best represents the overlap for lines 1-2?
a) 01 ASH: The blonde [guy? ]
02 BRI: [Yeah. Je]ff.
b) 01 ASH: The blonde [guy? ]
02 BRI: [Yeah.] Jeff.
c) 01 ASH: The [blonde guy? ]
02 BRI: [Yeah. Jeff. ]
d) 01 ASH: The bl[onde guy?]
02 BRI: [Yeah. Je]ff.
e) None of the above
Question 3
Which of the following transcripts best represents the overlap for lines 4&5?
a) 04: BRI: Bro[wn hair:.]
05 LYD: [>Brown ha]ir.<
b) 04 BRI: [Brown hair: .]
05 LYD: [>Brown hair.<]
c) 04 BRI: Brown ha[i r: .]
05 LYD: [>Brown] hair.<
d) 04 BRI: Brown [ hair: .]
05 LYD: [>Brown ha]ir.<
e) None of the above
Questions 4 and 5: Rate of speech
For the following clip, listen to the rate at which the talk is produced:
01 BRI: O:kay.=R’member Va:l’s fi:rst (0.6) boyfriend¿=
02 LYD: =.HHHHH! (.) The cute one with the brown hai:r¿
Question 4
Which words should be put inside these marks: < >
a) Okay. Remember
b) Val’s first
c) The cute one with the brown hair
d) Remember Val’s first
e) Okay. Remember Val’s first boyfriend
Question 5
Which words should be put inside these marks: > <
a) Val’s first boyfriend
b) The cute one with the brown
c) Okay
d) Val’s first
Question 6: Colons
Listen to the following segment, focusing on the sound stretching
1 LIZ: C’n I move this bag?
2 (0.5)
3 MON: Hm mm,
What is the best representation of “bag” in line 1?
a) bag
b) ba:g
c) ba::g
d) ba:::g
e) >bag<
Question 7: Left push
Listen to the following segment:
1 MON: [I dunno] if that- like they cha:nged it,
2 (0.2)
3 MON: .h n(h)ow c(h)ause a bunch- Didju know they made
4 over a million dolla:rs¿
5 LIZ: Hm mm:,
6 (.)
7 MON: in fuckin parking ticket[s
Which word should be preceded by a “left push”:
a) changed it (line 1)
b) Didju (line 3)
c) they (like 3)
d) fuckin (line 7)
e) none of the above