BNC Text H5C

Medical consultations. Sample containing about 486 words speech recorded in public context


3 speakers recorded by respondent number C311

PS218 Ag5 m (No name, age 60, general practitioner) unspecified
PS219 X f (No name, age unknown) unspecified
PS21A Ag0 m (Daniel, age 1) unspecified

1 recordings

  1. Tape 091016 recorded on 1993-04. LocationStrathclyde: Glasgow ( doctor's surgery ) Activity: medical consultation

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(PS219) [1] That's ideal.
[2] Ah, there's a top on it.
(PS218) [3] That's alright.
[4] It's just a top.
[5] Merely a top.
[6] [...] . Yes.
[7] Have we
(PS219) [8] Erm
(PS218) [9] met?
[10] Get, get your thieving hands out of there.
[11] Oh dear.
(PS219) [12] I'm up with Daniel again.
(PS218) [13] Daniel.
[14] What have you been doing
(PS219) [...]
(PS218) [15] to Daniel?
(PS219) [16] I was up last week and Doctor gave him, gave him an antibiotic erm he had
(PS218) [17] Aha.
(PS219) [18] really bad cold, but he's still got a cough and he's not getting rid of it.
[19] I've been up [...]
(PS218) [20] What are they doing to you?
(PS219) [21] [...] for two nights with him.
(PS218) [22] What's he doing to you?
(PS219) [23] He's really er
(PS218) [24] Was he bad to you?
(PS219) [25] I feel maybe it's gone to his chest.
(PS218) [26] [...] problem with catarrh.
[27] Haven't you?
[28] You're full of catarrh.
(PS219) [29] [laugh] [whispering] [...] [] .
[30] [...] his nose, his eyes, his chest, all [...] .
(PS218) [31] [...] [...] his sinus and stop everything else.
[32] Was this sort of fluey thing he had last week?
(PS219) [33] Er, aye erm
(PS218) [34] [...] a sort of fluey thing.
(PS219) [35] But he never er he never had a cough or anything
(PS218) [36] No.
(PS219) [37] but [...] [...]
(PS218) [38] Aye.
[39] That's his
(PS219) [40] the antibiotics finished.
(PS218) [41] Let's have a listen to you and see what you're doing to your poor old self.
[42] He's a tickly boy today.
[43] Are you tickly?
[44] Are you tickly?
(PS219) [45] [...] during the day, it's at night.
Daniel (PS21A) [...] [...]
(PS218) [46] Aye.
[47] When he when he lies down.
(PS219) [48] Aye.
[49] It [...]
(PS218) [50] It stops [...]
Daniel (PS21A) [51] Mummy, I've got the [...] .
(PS219) [52] Mhm.
Daniel (PS21A) [...]
(PS219) [whispering] [...] [...] []
(PS218) [53] Aye. [...]
Daniel (PS21A) [...]
(PS219) [54] Yeah.
[55] And he's actually er Doctor er referred [...]
(PS218) [56] Aye.
Daniel (PS21A) [...]
(PS219) [57] to be tested for asthma.
Daniel (PS21A) [...]
(PS219) [58] Because
(PS218) [59] No.
(PS219) [60] since he's been born he's saying he's said [...] got five chest infections.
(PS218) [61] Aye that's, I think's he got a lot of sinus trouble, I think that's his problem.
[62] And the wee thing's [...] and I don't think you'd get a bit sinus in the wee [...] .
[63] [whispering] [...] [] . Haven't you?
[64] Here?
[65] Don't you?
[66] Don't you?
[67] Don't you?
[68] Don't you?
[69] Don't you?
[70] Don't you?
[71] Tickle.
[72] Tickle.
[73] Tickle.
[74] Tickle.
[75] Tickle.
(PS219) [76] [...] laugh, to annoy you.
(PS218) [77] Tickle.
[78] Tickle.
[79] Tickle.
[80] [...] Right.
[81] Let's get you sorted
(PS219) [...]
(PS218) [82] Daniel.
[83] So [...] now?
(PS219) [84] Well he's erm eight months now.
(PS218) [85] Eight months.
(PS219) [86] Eight months.
(PS218) [87] Well, we'll give you a wee bit of that nice medicine, or, nasty medicine.
(PS219) [88] Nice medicine eh?
(PS218) [89] What do you think?
(PS219) [90] Nice medicine [...] .
(PS218) [91] What do you think?
[92] Nice medicine?
(PS219) [...]
Daniel (PS21A) [...]
(PS219) [93] [...] ... But he's never been out the [...] , he was born like this.
[94] [...] . Attaboy. [...] . ... [...] medicine should I
(PS218) [95] Now
(PS219) [96] give [...] to him.
(PS218) [97] Ahem.
[98] Get him out in the fresh air as much as you can cos
(PS219) [99] Aha.
(PS218) [100] this is a good time as well.
(PS219) [101] Mhm.
(PS218) [102] [humming] Mm.
Daniel (PS21A) [...]
(PS219) [103] And, and did [...] but I don't know whether to take him on holiday Doctor.
[104] We used to go on holiday at this time but I think maybe the sun will do him a world of good. [laugh]
Daniel (PS21A) [...]
(PS218) [105] Yes.
Daniel (PS21A) [...]
(PS218) [106] Take him away on holiday.
(PS219) [107] Right.
(PS218) [108] Take you away on holiday. [...]
(PS219) [...]
(PS218) [109] We'll take you away. [...] ? [...]
(PS219) [...]
(PS218) [110] that.
(PS219) [111] [...] .
[112] Right.
(PS218) [113] Get you [...] it.
(PS219) [114] Thanks [...] .
(PS218) [115] Okay.
[116] Right, Mrs .
(PS219) [...]
(PS218) [117] Right.
[118] Bye bye [...] .
[119] Bye.
[120] You come back and see Thomas another day.
(PS219) [...] [...]
(PS218) [121] [...] Right.