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Medical consultations. Sample containing about 710 words speech recorded in public context


3 speakers recorded by respondent number C280

PS1Y7 Ag5 m (No name, age 60, general practitioner) unspecified
PS1Y8 X f (No name, age unknown) unspecified
PS1Y9 X f (No name, age unknown, child) unspecified

1 recordings

  1. Tape 090903 recorded on 1993-04-13. LocationStrathclyde: Glasgow ( doctor's surgery ) Activity: medical consultation

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(PS1Y8) [1] Hiya.
(PS1Y7) [2] Hello.
[3] Oh oh here comes the monster.
[4] Here comes the monster.
[5] Well Miss come and have your head cut off.
(PS1Y8) [6] [laugh] Erm
(PS1Y9) [...]
(PS1Y8) [7] She's got asthma.
[8] Right.
(PS1Y7) [9] Mhm.
(PS1Y8) [10] Erm
(PS1Y7) [11] And she's got a blocked nose as well.
[12] Haven't you?
(PS1Y8) [13] Aye.
[14] She's a cold it's, it's a viral
(PS1Y7) [...]
(PS1Y8) [15] it brings it on [...] .
(PS1Y7) [16] Aye.
(PS1Y8) [17] But erm that, the inhaler that I've got, does nothing for
(PS1Y7) [18] No?
(PS1Y8) [19] her at all.
(PS1Y7) [...]
(PS1Y9) [laugh]
(PS1Y7) [...]
(PS1Y8) [20] She's had her erm she's had her adenoids out and all
(PS1Y7) [21] Yeah.
(PS1Y8) [22] that.
(PS1Y7) [23] Let's have a look in your brains.
(PS1Y8) [24] [...] for weeks.
[25] Nothing.
[26] Absolutely
(PS1Y9) [27] Ears
(PS1Y7) [28] That's a no.
[29] Your brains
(PS1Y9) [30] Ears.
(PS1Y8) [31] I was thinking [...]
(PS1Y7) [32] and your nose.
(PS1Y8) [33] getting
(PS1Y9) [34] Ears.
(PS1Y8) [35] her vaccinated [...]
(PS1Y7) [36] And your nose.
[37] Let's have a look in your nose.
[38] See what's going on in here.
(PS1Y8) [39] Yeah. ...
(PS1Y7) [40] [humming] Has your mum looked in here?
(PS1Y8) [41] Yes.
[42] Thank you.
(PS1Y7) [43] It's horrible.
(PS1Y8) [laugh]
(PS1Y9) [laugh]
(PS1Y7) [44] Yes it is.
(PS1Y8) [laugh]
(PS1Y9) [laugh]
(PS1Y7) [45] Did you see that great big black thing coming out?
[46] That's probably a bit of her brains coming through.
(PS1Y8) [47] Aargh.
(PS1Y7) [48] I w wouldn't worry about it if I was you. ...
(PS1Y8) [49] Now I was
(PS1Y7) [...]
(PS1Y8) [50] told that I was trying to get an appointment at the asthma clinic but they couldn't get one for fortn another full week.
[51] Right?
(PS1Y7) [52] Mhm.
[53] Yeah.
(PS1Y8) [54] So [...]
(PS1Y7) [55] She's, she's,sh she's got sinus
(PS1Y8) [56] Sinuses.
[57] But this cough
(PS1Y7) [58] Aha.
(PS1Y8) [59] comes on and it's
(PS1Y7) [60] I'll show you.
[61] As soon as she lies down at night, this stuff runs from the sinus and
(PS1Y8) [62] Aha.
(PS1Y7) [63] right down into her tubes.
(PS1Y8) [64] Blocks [...] .
(PS1Y7) [65] [...] all blocked Gets them all blocked up
(PS1Y8) [66] Aha.
(PS1Y7) [67] and starts her cough.
(PS1Y8) [68] Well er see she'll b she'll be left with this now this cough
(PS1Y7) [69] Mm.
(PS1Y8) [70] for a long long time?
(PS1Y7) [71] No she won't.
(PS1Y8) [72] Sh er it's like a routine with her. ...
(PS1Y7) [73] We'll get that dried up for you.
(PS1Y8) [74] You think so?
(PS1Y7) [75] Mhm.
(PS1Y8) [76] I would like
(PS1Y7) [77] Oh.
[78] We will.
(PS1Y8) [79] to be referred to
(PS1Y7) [laugh]
(PS1Y8) [80] [...] erm [...]
(PS1Y7) [81] Doctor [...]
(PS1Y8) [82] [...] .
[83] But I saw a doctor there, a Doctor ,
(PS1Y7) [84] Mhm.
(PS1Y8) [85] he was excellent [...] before Christmas.
[86] She had a whoop whooping cough.
(PS1Y7) [87] Mhm.
(PS1Y8) [88] And he did say to me he would like to have seen her again at [...] and monitor this, this
(PS1Y7) [89] Mhm.
(PS1Y8) [90] er cough that she's got.
[91] Now I thought I would quite like to
(PS1Y7) [92] Aha.
(PS1Y8) [93] get her referred there again.
[94] Cos
(PS1Y7) [95] Yes.
(PS1Y8) [96] she was there a couple of years ago, two or three years ago.
[97] But I was pus pushing and p pulling [...] of course I never saw the same doctor twice.
[98] But now I feels as if I've got a sh a name of a doctor
(PS1Y7) [99] Aha. [laugh]
(PS1Y8) [100] er out there.
(PS1Y7) [101] We'll soon get that [...]
(PS1Y8) [102] If you don't mind.
(PS1Y7) [103] Mm.
[104] And you wouldn't like your head cut off?
(PS1Y9) [105] No.
(PS1Y7) [106] You're pretty miserable you know.
[107] I think you should.
(PS1Y9) [108] No.
(PS1Y7) [109] At least your mum would get peace and quiet.
(PS1Y8) [110] Her tongue.
[111] Her tongue
(PS1Y7) [112] Her tongue
(PS1Y8) [113] would do.
(PS1Y9) [114] No.
(PS1Y7) [115] Much better.
(PS1Y8) [...]
(PS1Y7) [116] Much better
(PS1Y9) [117] No.
(PS1Y7) [118] thing.
[119] A great big needle about that length, and what I'd do is I'd freeze the back of her tongue
(PS1Y9) [120] No.
(PS1Y7) [121] and then tie it up for about three weeks.
(PS1Y8) [122] Oh.
(PS1Y9) [...]
(PS1Y7) [123] Ooh.
[124] That's sounds
(PS1Y8) [125] Hey that would be brilliant.
(PS1Y9) [...]
(PS1Y7) [126] [...] your mum thinks that would be great.
(PS1Y9) [127] No.
(PS1Y8) [laugh]
(PS1Y7) [128] I think so too.
[129] I think that would be wonderful.
(PS1Y9) [130] No.
[131] It's just I want
(PS1Y8) [132] [...] least sensible
(PS1Y9) [...]
(PS1Y8) [133] [...] she can get done as well. [laugh]
(PS1Y7) [134] Both.
[135] Both.
[136] [sigh] Ooh.
[137] Your mum should be so lucky.
(PS1Y8) [138] Aye.
[139] You're right.
(PS1Y7) [140] Shouldn't she? [laugh]
(PS1Y8) [141] You're right.
[142] They [...] and they're [...] and they're guzzling they're fighting with each other and oh. ...
(PS1Y7) [143] Right. [...]
(PS1Y8) [144] I'm not the only one they've all got this cold haven't they?
[145] It's [...] . ...
(PS1Y7) [146] Will you give this to your wee sister as well for me?
(PS1Y8) [147] Oh.
[148] Come on.
[149] [...] Get down.
(PS1Y9) [150] Yeah.
(PS1Y8) [151] Get your jacket on.
(PS1Y7) [152] What age is your wee sister now?
(PS1Y9) [...]
(PS1Y7) [153] Sure?
(PS1Y9) [154] [...] Yeah [...] .
(PS1Y7) [155] Are you sure you're not kidding me on?
(PS1Y9) [156] I I promise.
(PS1Y8) [157] Er could you give me a prescription for Calpol?
(PS1Y7) [158] Mhm. ...
(PS1Y7) [159] [whispering] Er put your jacket on [...] [] .
(PS1Y9) [laugh]
(PS1Y8) [160] Thanks.
[161] Oh.
[162] Could you tear this?
(PS1Y9) [laugh]
(PS1Y8) [laugh]
(PS1Y7) [163] Shall I show you the big needle?
[164] For freezing
(PS1Y9) [165] Yeah.
(PS1Y7) [166] your tongue?
(PS1Y9) [...] [laugh]
(PS1Y7) [167] This [...] here.
[168] Great big long one. ...
(PS1Y9) [laugh]
(PS1Y7) [169] Oh.
[170] Here we are.
[171] Here it is.
(PS1Y8) [...]
(PS1Y7) [172] Right on the, there, and then you can't speak.
(PS1Y9) [173] [laughing] No.
[174] No [] . [laugh]
(PS1Y7) [175] Today?
(PS1Y8) [176] No.
[177] We, well you could send [...]
(PS1Y7) [178] [...] [...] direct to the house.
(PS1Y8) [179] Well we'd send [...] [...]
(PS1Y7) [180] Yeah.
[181] Alright.
(PS1Y8) [...]
(PS1Y7) [182] [...] .
[183] Okay?
(PS1Y8) [184] Okay.
[185] Thank you.
[186] Bye.
(PS1Y7) [187] Goodbye Mrs .
[188] Bye.