Watch the ‘Virginia’ video clip, study the transcript, and then discuss the following questions with members of your group.
Discussion questions:
a. Do a line-by-line analysis of the turn-taking that seems to be taking place in this data extract, in a similar fashion to the previous example.
b. Now examine each turn more closely to see how it is constructed. In particular, comment on the following turns:
i. Virginia’s lines 1-2: How many components (TCUs) does it have?
ii. Mom’s turn in lines 5, 6, 9 & 10: How many TCUs?
iii. Virginia’s lines 19-20?
c. Now go through the data extract again, looking more closely this time at each TRP to see how turn allocation is done. In particular, comment on the following TRPs:
i. The turn transition that takes place between lines 4 and 5. Who speaks next? Is the turn allocated to the new speaker; and if so, how?
ii. The turn transition between lines 18 and 19. Who speaks next? Is the turn allocated to the new speaker?