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1 conversation recorded by `Frances' (PS543) between 2 April 1991 and [date unknown] with 4 interlocutors, totalling 467 s-units, 1997 words (duration not recorded).


5 speakers recorded by respondent number 612

PS543 Ag2 f (Frances, age 31, sales assistant, Northern England, )
PS544 Ag0 m (Francis, age 6, student (private primary), Northern England, ) son
PS545 Ag0 f (Kaley, age 5, student (private primary), Northern England, ) daughter
PS546 Ag0 m (Brett, age 1, pre-school, Northern England, ) son
PS548 Ag2 m (Frank, age 31, managing director, Northern England, ) husband

1 recordings

  1. Tape 074601 recorded on 1991-04-02. Location: South Shields ( home ) Activity: Unspecified

1 (Tape 074601)

Frances (PS543) [1] Just talk like what you've been doing at school and things like that.
[2] What've you got Brett?
Brett (PS546) [3] Pen.
Frances (PS543) [4] A pen haven't you.
[5] What are all these [...]
Francis (PS544) [6] [...] look like?
Frances (PS543) [7] What did she look like? ... [...] television it's not be [...] is it?
Francis (PS544) [8] Pretending it's Friday.
Frances (PS543) [9] You're pretending it's Friday are you?
[10] Yes we're not gonna forget to sing happy birthday today are you?
Francis (PS544) [11] No.
Frances (PS543) [12] When he come in and give him a big kiss.
[13] Can somebody please go and watch Chloe a minute?
[14] What?
[15] Er if you don't stop eating those biscuits there'll be trouble.
[16] Go on.
[17] Go and see Chloe.
[18] ... What you drawing Kaley?
Kaley (PS545) [19] No I'm writing the date.
Frances (PS543) [20] You're writing the date.
[21] Are you writing Friday then or Thursday?
Kaley (PS545) [22] No more cake Friday.
Frances (PS543) [23] No more cake Brett.
[24] Your dad will [...]
Brett (PS546) [25] No more no cake.
Kaley (PS545) [26] No cake.
Francis (PS544) [27] No no.
Frances (PS543) [28] Oh no no no.
Francis (PS544) [29] No no no cake.
Frances (PS543) [30] Dear me.
Francis (PS544) [31] January [...] ... [children shouting]
Frances (PS543) [32] What you shouting at Brett?
[33] Where're the matches for the birthday cake?
[34] ... Kaley I'm just going to put this in the bin.
[35] Watch that Brett doesn't touch anything on the table.
Kaley (PS545) [36] Right. ...
Francis (PS544) [37] There's his eyes.
Frances (PS543) [38] Whose eyes?
Francis (PS544) [39] Jack Spratt.
Frances (PS543) [40] Ooh. ...
Kaley (PS545) [41] Some people have got work to do.
Frances (PS543) [42] Right who's gonna help set the table for daddy.
[43] Come on then.
[44] Knives and forks.
Francis (PS544) [45] Done this last time.
Frances (PS543) [46] Okay.
[47] ... Brett come out of the window.
Francis (PS544) [48] I didn't know what it was.
Frances (PS543) [49] What?
Francis (PS544) [50] Making that funny noise.
Frances (PS543) [51] And what was it?
Francis (PS544) [52] It's when somebody comes in mm ...
Frances (PS543) [53] Well then.
Kaley (PS545) [54] We're all going to sing [...]
Frances (PS543) [55] You're gonna sing what?
Kaley (PS545) [...]
Frances (PS543) [56] Steady.
Kaley (PS545) [57] Wait till I [...]
Frances (PS543) [58] Right well you sing it first.
[59] I think I've forgot the words.
[60] ... Get off the table.
[61] You can't have any cake until teatime. ...
Kaley (PS545) [62] [singing] Just happy happy they're [...] hat on and he's coming out to play. []
Frances (PS543) [63] And is that a picture of the sun?
Kaley (PS545) [64] Yes.
Frances (PS543) [65] That's very good.
Kaley (PS545) [66] Now you have to sing it.
Frances (PS543) [67] Oh.
[68] Brettsy.
[69] [singing] The sun has got his on hip hip hip hooray.
[70] The sun has got his hat on and he's coming out to play. []
[71] Hooray.
Kaley (PS545) [72] Hooray.
Frances (PS543) [73] Hooray.
Francis (PS544) [74] Right now we are going to [...] ... [shouting] You're a person. []
Brett (PS546) [crying]
Kaley (PS545) [75] Brett sorry.
Brett (PS546) [76] No [shouting] no [] .
Frances (PS543) [77] Brett stop shouting.
Brett (PS546) [78] [crying] Oh []
Kaley (PS545) [79] You smacked me [...]
Brett (PS546) [screams]
Kaley (PS545) [80] He's scream at me and [...] .
Frances (PS543) [81] Brett now you stop that this minute.
[82] Kaley I want you to go upstairs and get me a pad for Brett please.
[83] Hurry up so that he's got a paddy on at teatime.
[84] Come on Kaley.
Brett (PS546) [85] [...] tea.
Frances (PS543) [86] What?
Brett (PS546) [87] Tea.
Frances (PS543) [88] You're gonna have some tea in a minute when daddy comes.
Brett (PS546) [89] Yes.
Frances (PS543) [90] Yes.
Francis (PS544) [91] [...] will be here.
Frances (PS543) [92] Six o'clock.
Francis (PS544) [93] Ooh.
Frances (PS543) [94] Teatime.
[95] ... You'd better watch and get that paddy first or there'll be trouble.
Brett (PS546) [...]
Frances (PS543) [96] What?
[97] Oh my goodness.
[98] He's a monster.
[99] Yes [...] .
[100] One two one two three four
Brett (PS546) [...]
Frances (PS543) [101] What?
[102] One two three.
[103] Are you gonna have a potato fork?
[104] There you are.
[105] On the table.
[106] ... There's the potato knife.
[107] ... Three [...] there's four [...] aren't there.
[108] Steady.
[109] Put them on then [...] .
[110] There's Francis [...] and Kaley's.
[111] Kaley come on.
[112] What did you do at school today then?
Kaley (PS545) [113] What?
Frances (PS543) [114] What did you do at school come and tell me.
[115] ... What?
Brett (PS546) [...]
Frances (PS543) [116] Oh.
Brett (PS546) [117] Gotta smack.
Frances (PS543) [118] You gotta smack.
[119] Who smacked you?
[120] [...] Potato smacked you I don't think he did.
[121] Potato power mm.
[122] Sing a song Brett.
[123] ... Hooray hooray.
[124] ... Hooray.
[125] ... Kaley did you do any sums today?
[126] No?
[127] What did you do?
[128] Did you do some writing then?
[129] Did you do all your work from the [...] .
Kaley (PS545) [130] Yeah.
Frances (PS543) [131] So you've been good then.
[132] I think [...] wants some tea.
Brett (PS546) [133] Wants some tea.
Frances (PS543) [134] I think she wants some tea.
[135] ... [banging] Stop banging Brett.
Francis (PS544) [136] Mum.
Frances (PS543) [137] What?
Francis (PS544) [138] I want I want there's some there's some [...] and I know just the answer to the question. [...]
Frances (PS543) [139] What?
Francis (PS544) [...]
Frances (PS543) [140] [...] What've you done?
[141] Pick it up put the knife down now on there.
[142] Now pick your fork up get down and pick it up.
[143] ... What?
[144] Oh just pick it up.
[145] ... What you doing?
[146] Pardon me?
Brett (PS546) [...]
Frances (PS543) [147] Really mm.
Brett (PS546) [148] Yeah.
Frances (PS543) [149] So we're get you having some tea now mm? ...
Francis (PS544) [150] I wish daddy was back I wish daddy was back.
Frances (PS543) [151] What for?
Francis (PS544) [...]
Frances (PS543) [152] You starving?
Kaley (PS545) [153] No way.
Frances (PS543) [154] Well he won't be long.
[155] But will the chicken be cooked.
[156] ... So what did [...] for you today [...] ?
Francis (PS544) [157] She'd been sick.
Frances (PS543) [158] She'd been sick.
[159] Why did she eat something that was nasty?
Francis (PS544) [160] No.
Frances (PS543) [161] Then why was she sick?
Francis (PS544) [162] I don't know.
Frances (PS543) [163] Get down Brett this minute.
Francis (PS544) [164] [...] you have to go and my dad where [...] where it was just clean and you could just sit on it but nowhere Sarah's side.
Frances (PS543) [165] Where'd she been sick do you know?
Francis (PS544) [166] She'd been sick on the floor.
Frances (PS543) [167] She'd been sick on the floor.
[168] ... Please don't sit on the table.
[169] Right to keep us going ... Kaley don't be silly.
[170] ... Kaley [...] ... Hey boys.
[171] Who are you shouting [...] ?
[172] [laughing] What? []
[173] [...] Did you get a paddy for me please?
[174] One oh look at that clever girl yes.
[175] Another one?
[176] Brett put them down please.
[177] Where's Kaley's gone?
[178] Well put it down.
Kaley (PS545) [179] [...] the paddy.
Frances (PS543) [180] Hurry up Kaley.
[181] Where's Francis [...] ?
Francis (PS544) [182] There.
Frances (PS543) [183] In there?
Francis (PS544) [184] There mum.
[185] There.
Frances (PS543) [186] Come on.
[187] ... Come on one two three.
[188] Oh dear pick it up.
[189] Just a minute just a minute.
[190] Watch this here.
[191] Pick it up Brett.
[192] Can you find it?
[193] Have you found it?
Kaley (PS545) [194] Yeah.
Frances (PS543) [195] Oh.
[196] Come on then.
[197] There's a good girl.
[198] Brett what are you doing?
[199] Come on.
[200] ... Get up.
[201] Get up Brett.
[202] Well what are you doing for god's sake?
[203] [laughing] What? []
[204] Where's it gone?
[205] Not there.
[206] Right you get a [...] .
[207] ... Who's this look?
[208] Who's that?
[209] Is that Penny?
Brett (PS546) [210] No.
Frances (PS543) [211] Penny the doll.
Brett (PS546) [212] The doll.
Frances (PS543) [213] The doll yes.
[214] Get your fingers out your mouth.
[215] What?
[216] ... Hooray one two three.
Brett (PS546) [217] Another one.
Frances (PS543) [218] Another one.
[219] Another what?
[220] ... [shouting] Kaley. []
Brett (PS546) [221] [shouting] Kaley. []
Kaley (PS545) [222] Coming.
Brett (PS546) [223] [shouting] Kaley. []
Frances (PS543) [224] Have you got the paddy?
Brett (PS546) [225] The paddy.
Kaley (PS545) [226] Tea.
Frances (PS543) [227] I said have you got the paddy?
[228] Where is it then?
[229] What a nut-case.
[230] ... Will you put those down please.
[231] Give Kaley hers back now.
Kaley (PS545) [232] Want something to eat.
Frances (PS543) [233] Give Brett his give Francis [...] his.
Kaley (PS545) [234] I want something to eat.
Frances (PS543) [235] Well just a minute daddy'll be here soon and you can have some.
[236] Get down.
[237] You can't have the party without daddy when it's his birthday.
Kaley (PS545) [238] Well I'm starving.
Frances (PS543) [239] Did you eat your dinner at school?
Kaley (PS545) [240] Yeah. [...]
Frances (PS543) [241] What?
Kaley (PS545) [242] And I eat my pudding.
Frances (PS543) [243] Oh.
Kaley (PS545) [244] We had [...]
Frances (PS543) [245] The dentist said to daddy if you drink lots water after you've had something to eat then it stops your teeth going quite as bad.
[246] Because you can't wash them after food.
[247] And then you won't need so many pulling out next time.
[248] ... Er stop arguing please.
Kaley (PS545) [249] Mama we had a [...]
Frances (PS543) [250] What would like to eat then?
Francis (PS544) [251] Something.
[252] What can I have to eat?
[253] My bread bun?
Frances (PS543) [254] No.
[255] [...] with the chicken.
[256] If you eat a bun or a cake you won't eat your chicken.
[257] [...] to mummy that [...] letter.
Francis (PS544) [258] I'm hungry.
Kaley (PS545) [259] Mama [...] .
Frances (PS543) [260] I'm gonna get do you want to wee wee?
[261] You have a wee [...]
Brett (PS546) [262] No.
Frances (PS543) [263] You want to draw?
[264] Well go in the sitting room where your drawing pad is.
[265] Come on.
[266] Want to draw [...] .
[267] Come round here then.
[268] Come and get this paddy off.
[269] Come on we'll just get the paddy on before teatime.
[270] What's the [...] ?
[271] Shut up a minute.
[272] I don't care if you're starving or not you're not getting anything before [...] .
[273] Lie down.
[274] Well why don't you just absolutely fold him up? [...] yourself.
[275] Well share it. [...]
Francis (PS544) [276] Mm?
Frances (PS543) [277] You [...] I'm gonna fold it up.
Francis (PS544) [278] Okay.
Frances (PS543) [279] And then I'll back you.
Francis (PS544) [280] Is it is it [...] ?
Kaley (PS545) [281] Is it a music park.
Francis (PS544) [282] Amusement.
Frances (PS543) [283] Brett get off daddy's knife and fork now.
[284] Don't you wee wee in that paddy mind.
[285] Where's your turtle one gone?
[286] ... You can ask Shirley as well.
[287] Ask Shirley if Brett went on the [...] at all.
[288] Ask Shirley if Brett went on the [...] .
Kaley (PS545) [289] Ask Shirley if Brett went on the [...] .
[290] ... Can I tell dad something?
Frances (PS543) [291] Ask if Shirley's there. ...
Francis (PS544) [292] He is [...] he is my your mum's [...] .
Frances (PS543) [293] Look just put the phone book down.
Kaley (PS545) [294] Can I tell dad something? ...
Francis (PS544) [295] Tell dad I wanna tell him something.
Frances (PS543) [296] It's all gone.
[297] Toy's eat it all.
[298] What's going on?
[299] Kaley you get some milk out the fridge please.
[300] ... Oh.
[301] Right there's gonna be trouble in a second mind.
[302] Kaley you can talk in a minute cos [...] when Shirley comes back Shirley wasn't there.
[303] Kaley don't cry.
[304] Brett give Kaley a cuddle now.
Brett (PS546) [305] No.
Frances (PS543) [306] Yes you villain.
[307] Milk. ...
Francis (PS544) [308] Ee you've gotta [...]
Frances (PS543) [309] You what?
Kaley (PS545) [310] Brett [...] on the head.
Frances (PS543) [311] You naughty boy.
[312] Now get off.
[313] Did you hit Kaley?
[314] You kiss her better now.
[315] Kiss Kaley this minute.
[316] Give her a kiss.
[317] Kiss it now.
[318] That's it shake hands.
[319] Right [...] .
[320] I'll tell you what we need to do with you.
Kaley (PS545) [321] What?
Frances (PS543) [322] Those fingernails done.
[323] Yes you should look when you fell over they were all broken.
[324] ... What did oh my ... Look at them they're all broken.
[325] How long did daddy say he was gonna be Francis [...] ?
Francis (PS544) [326] [...] minute.
Frances (PS543) [327] Oh [...] .
[328] The chicken isn't cooked.
Francis (PS544) [329] Did you tell him?
Frances (PS543) [330] No.
Kaley (PS545) [331] Daddy's I wanna tell him that [...] I'll tell him that [...]
Frances (PS543) [332] Francis [...] will you come off the floor and go in the sitting room until I shout you for tea.
[333] ... Shall we have some of this?
[334] Yes I think we should.
[335] There's the mouse.
[336] There's the mouse in the house.
[337] What you sticking your fingers in?
[338] What what.
[339] What?
[340] It's not funny Kaley.
[341] When he's been putting his fingers in that birthday cake there'll be trouble.
Kaley (PS545) [342] He hasn't.
Frances (PS543) [343] Have you?
Kaley (PS545) [344] No.
[345] I [...] ...
Frances (PS543) [346] Stop it.
[347] ... Do you have to make so much noise?
Kaley (PS545) [348] Yes.
Frances (PS543) [349] Why?
Kaley (PS545) [350] Cos we like to.
Frances (PS543) [351] You're giving me a headache.
Kaley (PS545) [352] All this noise in class.
Frances (PS543) [353] Oh is that why you're getting kicked out?
[354] Ha?
Kaley (PS545) [355] That's why we did it [...] .
Frances (PS543) [356] What's the matter with you?
[357] Brett.
[358] ... What are you getting all excited about misses aye?
[359] Yes.
Brett (PS546) [360] Mum.
[361] Mummy.
Kaley (PS545) [362] Boo. ...
Frances (PS543) [363] Come on then fetch [...] .
[364] You get off those cakes or there's going to be trouble.
[365] Look you can't have a cake.
[366] You've got to have some tea.
[367] Come here.
[368] Come on.
[369] Give mummy a cuddle.
Brett (PS546) [370] No.
Frances (PS543) [371] Give us a love.
[372] Oh don't bash me.
[373] Don't bash me.
[374] Which one does Brett want?
Kaley (PS545) [375] I know.
Frances (PS543) [376] Which cake does Brett want?
[377] Which one?
Brett (PS546) [378] Pink.
Frances (PS543) [379] The pink one.
Kaley (PS545) [380] I [...] one.
Frances (PS543) [381] The chocolate one.
[382] He's not having it Kaley until after tea.
[383] Not yet.
[384] You can have it in a minute.
[385] When daddy comes.
[386] You going to tell daddy you've been a good boy today?
Brett (PS546) [387] Yeah.
Frances (PS543) [388] Had three [...] and a cocoa.
[389] ... What's Chloe doing?
[390] Don't hit her be careful.
[391] I've read your home messages.
[392] No [...] after Tuesday.
[393] So what we gonna do with Kaley.
Kaley (PS545) [394] Or Monday.
Frances (PS543) [395] You little toerag.
[396] That's naughty.
[397] He punched me in the eye.
[398] He's a villain.
[399] ... [laugh] What?
Kaley (PS545) [400] There's one two
Frances (PS543) [401] Have you been eating this cake?
[402] ... You've just wee weed in this paddy.
[403] You're supposed to stay [...] .
[404] Where's Aunty Susan?
[405] She's at school.
Kaley (PS545) [406] Who was that at the door was it [...]
Frances (PS543) [407] [...] Aunty Susan and [...] coming from [...] .
[408] And we're gonna sing happy birthday to daddy.
[409] Mummy's card.
[410] Where's [...] card?
[411] Are you gonna watch out the window for Susan?
[412] ... Oh you're not doing that [...] you've already [...] .
Brett (PS546) [413] No no.
Frances (PS543) [414] Yes yes.
Brett (PS546) [415] No no.
Francis (PS544) [416] It's not a joke [...] .
Frances (PS543) [417] Right.
Brett (PS546) [418] Aunty Susan.
Frances (PS543) [419] Let's not all shout.
Francis (PS544) [420] Let's all be quiet.
Frances (PS543) [421] That's a good idea Francis.
Francis (PS544) [422] But I need to get some quiet.
Kaley (PS545) [423] [...] Aunty Susan Aunty Susan. ...
Brett (PS546) [424] Gone.
[425] Gone.
Frances (PS543) [426] Who's gone?
Brett (PS546) [427] Gone.
Frances (PS543) [428] Who's gone?
[429] ... Chloe.
[430] ... Oh what's the matter now? [...] chair Francis [...] .
[431] Why don't you go to your bedroom until tea's ready.
Kaley (PS545) [432] No.
Frances (PS543) [433] Yes.
Francis (PS544) [434] Don't want to.
Frances (PS543) [435] I think that would be a good idea.
[436] ... What are you doing Kaley?
[437] What did you say you were doing?
[438] ... Let's have some lights on.
Brett (PS546) [439] Mummy.
[440] Mummy.
[441] Mummy.
Frances (PS543) [442] I think the chicken's cooked. ...
Brett (PS546) [443] Mummy [...] .
Frances (PS543) [444] [...] well why not?
Brett (PS546) [445] Mummy.
Frances (PS543) [446] [...] Who's this?
[447] Who's this?
Francis (PS544) [448] Great Aunty Susan.
Frances (PS543) [449] Who is it?
[450] Is it anyone or is it
Kaley (PS545) [451] It's not is it?
Kaley (PS545) [452] Yes.
Frances (PS543) [453] Oh no.
Kaley (PS545) [454] Have you got [...] .
Frances (PS543) [455] [...] What you gonna say?
[456] Don't forget when you see daddy what you've got to say straight away.
Francis (PS544) [457] Happy birthday.
Frances (PS543) [458] Aha.
[459] You come and give him the present.
Francis (PS544) [460] Me?
Frances (PS543) [461] Yeah.
[462] Come on.
[463] ... Let Francis give it him.
Frank (PS548) [464] [...] What's this then?
[465] Oh thank you.
[466] It's ooh.
[467] Thank you.