Register : S Filename : B133602 Title : ? Date : ? Time : ? Recording device : wlk Length of conversation : 8.20 Word count : 1160 County : Greater London Locality : Hackney Setting : home Activity : discussing Shakespearean drama Type of conversation : conversation Superfield : ? Subject/Topic : ? Individual subject : ? Spontaneity rating : 3 Audience size : 2 Background : ? Identifier : 1 Name : Robert Gender : m Age : 15 First Language : BrE Dialect : London Occupation : student Education : still studying Social Group : 3 Relationship to respondent : respondent Other relationships : son20 Background : ? Identifier : 20 Name : ? Gender : f Age : ? First Language : BrE Dialect : ? Occupation : receptionist Education : ? Social Group : 3 Relationship to respondent : mother Other relationships : ? Background : ?

Mum&NN1; what&DDQ;'s&VBZ; Hamlet&NP1; aboutⅈ?&YQUE; Pardon&NN1;?&YQUE; What&DDQ;'s&VBZ; Hamlet&NP1; aboutⅈ?&YQUE; Hamlet&NP1;?&YQUE; Yeah&UH;.&YSTP; I&PPIS1; do&VD0;n't&XX; know&VVI; much&DA1; aboutⅈ Shakespeare&NP1;,&YCOM; the&AT; only&JJ; play&NN1; I&PPIS1;'ve&VH0; seen&VVN; is&VBZ;,&YCOM; Romeo&NP1; and&CC; Juliet&NP1; and&CC; A&AT1; Midsummer&NNT1; Night&NNT1;'s≥ Dream&NN1;.&YSTP; Oh&UH; yeah&UH; Mum&NN1; Mum&NN1; Mum&NN1; Mum&NN1; Mum&NN1;,&YCOM; I&PPIS1;'m&VBM; gon&VVGK;na&TO; be&VBI; take&VV0; down&RP; to&TO; er&FU;,&YCOM; see&VVI; Romeo&NP1; and&CC; Juliet&NP1;.&YSTP; Mm&UH;.&YSTP; And&CC; I&PPIS1; think&VV0; I&PPIS1; need&VV0; to&TO; make&VVI; it&PPH1; up&RP;.&YSTP; When&RRQ; is&VBZ; ?&YQUE; I&PPIS1; du&VD0;n&XX;no&VVI;.&YSTP; Well&RR; you&PPY; better&RRR; find&VVI; out&RP; then&RT;.&YSTP; What&DDQ; do&VD0; ya&PPY; mean&VVI; I&PPIS1; alw&FU; I&PPIS1;'m&VBM; just&RR; saying&VVG; it&PPH1; can&VM; I&PPIS1; go&VVI; ?&YQUE; Well&RR; yes&UH; you&PPY; can&VM; go&VVI;.&YSTP; Will&VM; you&PPY; give&VVI; me&PPIO1; the&AT; money&NN1; for&IF; it&PPH1;?&YQUE; If&CS; it&PPH1;'s&VBZ; withinⅈ reason&NN1; as&CSA; I&PPIS1; assume&VV0; it&PPH1; will&VM; be&VBI;.&YSTP; Five&MC; pounds&NN2;.&YSTP; That&DD1;'s&VBZ; okay&JJ;.&YSTP; Would&VM; it&PPH1; would&VM; it&PPH1; make&VVI; much&DA1; difference&NN1; for&IF; you&PPY; lending&VVG; me&PPIO1; the&AT; money&NN1;.&YSTP; Not&XX; a&AT1; lot&NN1;.&YSTP; And&CC; then&RT; Well&RR; there&EX;'s&VBZ; a&AT1; quite&RG; a&AT1; bit&NN1; of&IO; difference&NN1; betweenⅈ five&MC; and&CC; fifty&MC; is&VBZ;n't&XX; there&EX;,&YCOM; and&CC; the&AT; one&MC1; thing&NN1; is&VBZ;,&YCOM; for&IF; your&APPGE; educational&JJ; needs&NN2; and&CC; the&AT; other&JJ; I&PPIS1;'m&VBM; not&XX; so&RG; convinced&JJ; aboutⅈ.&YSTP; Mum&NN1;.&YSTP; Yeah&UH;.&YSTP; I&PPIS1; thought&VVD; having&VHG; a&AT1; computer&NN1; ca&VM;n't&XX; cost&VVI;,&YCOM; Robert&NP1; I&PPIS1; know&VV0;,&YCOM; that&CST; you&PPY;'re&VBR; dying&VVG; to&TO; have&VHI; a&AT1; computer&NN1;,&YCOM; and&CC; if&CS; money&NN1; was&VBDZ; no&AT; object&NN1;,&YCOM; then&RT; we&PPIS2; probably&RR; would&VM;n't&XX; hesitate&VVI; inⅈ lending&VVG; it&PPH1; toⅈ you&PPY;,&YCOM; but&CCB; really&RR; and&CC; truly&RR; atⅈ this&DD1; moment&NN1; things&NN2; are&VBR;,&YCOM; tight&JJ; and&CC; we&PPIS2; ca&VM;n't&XX; afford&VVI; to&TO; commit&VVI; ourselves&PPX2; toⅈ things&NN2;,&YCOM; unless&CS; it&PPH1;'s&VBZ; absolutely&RR; necessary&JJ;.&YSTP; [ Alright&RR; I&PPIS1; wo&VM;n't&XX; ] [ And&CC; that&DD1;'s&VBZ; ] it&PPH1;,&YCOM; I&PPIS1; mean&VV0; I&PPIS1;'ve&VH0; made&VVN; it&PPH1; as&RG; plain&JJ; as&CSA; I&PPIS1; can&VM;.&YSTP; I&PPIS1; wo&VM;n't&XX; go&VVI; [ to&TO; see&VVI; Ro&FU; ] [ That&DD1; is&VBZ; ] it&PPH1; and&CC; I&PPIS1; hate&VV0; it&PPH1; when&CS; you&PPY; keep&VV0; on&RP; and&CC; onⅈ nagging&JJ;.&YSTP; I&PPIS1; wo&VM;n't&XX; go&VVI; to&TO; see&VVI; Romeo&NP1; and&CC; Juliet&NP1;.&YSTP; Well&RR; do&VDI;n't&XX; go&VVI;,&YCOM; it&PPH1;'s&VBZ; not&XX; my&APPGE;,&YCOM; fault&NN1; if&CS; you&PPY; do&VD0;n't&XX; pass&VVI; your&APPGE; exams&NN2;.&YSTP; Alright&RR;.&YSTP; As if&CS; it&PPH1; was&VBDZ; your&APPGE; exam&NN1;.&YSTP; Did&VDD; you&PPY; watch&VVI; eh&UH;,&YCOM; watch&VV0; that&DD1; animated&JJ; version&NN1; that&CST; you&PPY; recorded&VVD;.&YSTP; Yeah&UH;.&YSTP; Did&VDD; it&PPH1; give&VVI; you&PPY; the&AT; gist&NN1; of&IO; the&AT; story&NN1;?&YQUE; It&PPH1;,&YCOM; I&PPIS1;'ve&VH0; I&PPIS1;'ve&VH0; got&VVN; Hamlet&NP1; I&PPIS1;'ve&VH0; got&VVN; all&DB; of&IO; them&PPHO2;,&YCOM; yeah&UH;,&YCOM; same&DA; as&CSA; the&AT; story&NN1;,&YCOM; should&VM; see&VVI; more&RRR; it&PPH1;'s&VBZ; only&RR; half&DB; an&AT1; hour&NNT1; long&RR;.&YSTP; Romeo&NP1; and&CC; Juliet&NP1; is&VBZ;n't&XX; a&AT1; long&JJ; play&NN1; I&PPIS1; think&VV0;.&YSTP; Well&RR; I&PPIS1; think&VV0; it&PPH1;'s&VBZ; longer&JJR; than&CSN; half&DB; an&AT1; hour&NNT1;.&YSTP; They&PPHS2; probably&RR; [ should&VM;,&YCOM; ] [ It&PPH1;'s&VBZ; only&RR; about&RG; ] an&AT1; hour&NNT1; atⅈ the&AT; most&RGT;.&YSTP; given&VVN; you&PPY; er&FU;,&YCOM; erm&FU; It&PPH1;'s&VBZ; only&RR;,&YCOM; it&PPH1;'s&VBZ; not&XX;,&YCOM; it&PPH1;'s&VBZ; it&PPH1;'s&VBZ; short&JJ; man&NN1;,&YCOM; .&YSTP; It&PPH1; is&VBZ; it&PPH1;'s&VBZ; more&DAR; than&CSN; The&AT; film&NN1; is&VBZ; aboutⅈ hour&NNT1; and&CC; five&MC; minutes&NNT2;.&YSTP; You&PPY; can&VM; probably&RR; have&VHI; a&AT1; video&NN1; of&IO; it&PPH1; as&RG; long&JJ;,&YCOM; of&IO; another&DD1; version&NN1;.&YSTP; Well&RR; it&PPH1;'s&VBZ; does&VDZ; help&VVI; to&TO; see&VVI; different&JJ;,&YCOM; versions&NN2; because&CS;,&YCOM; you&PPY; see&VV0; that&DD1; different&JJ; people&NN; interpret&VV0; the&AT; same&DA; piece&NN1; inⅈ different&JJ; ways&NN2;.&YSTP; What&DDQ; do&VD0; you&PPY; mean&VVI; interpret&VV0; it&PPH1;,&YCOM; wh&FU; why&RRQ; do&VD0; change&VVI;?&YQUE; Mm&UH;?&YQUE; Well&RR; it&PPH1; depends&VVZ; onⅈ the&AT; people&NN; who&PNQS; are&VBR; producing&VVG; or&CC; directing&VVG; or&CC; whatever&DDQV;,&YCOM; they&PPHS2;'ve&VH0; all&DB; got&VVN;,&YCOM; different&JJ; ways&NN2; of&IO; doing&VDG; it&PPH1;.&YSTP; When&CS; I&PPIS1; was&VBDZ; studying&VVG; Midsummer&NNT1; night&NNT1;'s≥ Dream&NN1;,&YCOM; I&PPIS1; went&VVD; toⅈ James&NP1; Park&NN1; Open&JJ; Air&NN1; Theatre&NN1;,&YCOM; and&CC;,&YCOM; I&PPIS1; saw&VVD;,&YCOM; a&AT1; version&NN1; there&RL;,&YCOM; and&CC; Christopher&NP1;,&YCOM; tsk&UH; er&FU; what&DDQ;'s&VBZ; his&APPGE; name&NN1;,&YCOM; that&DD1; chubby&JJ; fellow&NN1; with&IW; the&AT; glasses&NN2;,&YCOM; Christopher&NP1; Biggins&NP1; that&DD1;'s&VBZ; him&PPHO1;.&YSTP; He&PPHS1; was&VBDZ; playing&VVG; Puck&NP1;,&YCOM; and&CC;,&YCOM; when&CS; I&PPIS1; went&VVD; to&TO; see&VVI; the&AT; Young&JJ; Vic&NN1; Yeah&UH;.&YSTP; Company&NN1;,&YCOM; Yeah&UH;.&YSTP; doing&VDG; it&PPH1; well&RR;,&YCOM; they&PPHS2; had&VHD; a&AT1; completely&RR; different&JJ; way&NN1; of&IO; doing&VDG; it&PPH1;,&YCOM; they&PPHS2; wo&FU; they&PPHS2; did&VDD; it&PPH1; really&RR; like&VVI; er&FU;,&YCOM; a&AT1; dec&FU; you&PPY; know&VV0; the&FU; the&AT; mechanical&JJ; play&NN1;,&YCOM; I&PPIS1; do&VD0;n't&XX; know&VVI; if&CSW; you&PPY; know&VV0; A&AT1; Midsummer&NNT1; Night&NNT1;'s≥ Dream&NN1;.&YSTP; They&PPHS2; did&VDD; it&PPH1; inⅈ a&AT1; completely&RR;,&YCOM; slapstick&JJ; farce&NN1; way&NN1;,&YCOM; you&PPY; know&VV0; the&AT; the&AT; men&NN2; who&PNQS; were&VBDR; dressed&VVN; up&RP; supposed&JJ; to&TO; be&VBI; women&NN2; had&VHD; great&JJ; big&JJ; balloons&NN2; and&CC;,&YCOM; had&VHD; rosy&JJ; red&JJ; cheeks&NN2; and&CC; wigs&NN2; and&CC; all&DB;,&YCOM; [ it&PPH1; was&VBDZ; quite&RG;,&YCOM; different&JJ;.&YSTP; ] [ Who&PNQS;,&YCOM; how&RRQ; did&VDD; Shakespeare&NP1; write&VVI; it&PPH1; then&RT; ] Well&RR; that&DD1;'s&VBZ; it&PPH1; I&PPIS1; mean&VV0; Shakespeare&NP1; wrote&VVD; a&AT1; play&NN1;,&YCOM; and&CC; the&AT; text&NN1; has&VHZ; survived&VVN; inⅈ different&JJ; forms&NN2;,&YCOM; but&CCB; the&AT; way&NN1; of&IO;,&YCOM; of&IO; dressing&VVG; the&AT; people&NN;,&YCOM; erm&FU; the&AT; way&NN1; they&PPHS2; do&VD0; it&PPH1; is&VBZ; different&JJ; every&AT1; generation&NN1; and&CC; even&RR; lots&PN; of&IO; different&JJ; people&NN; inⅈ the&AT; same&DA; generation&NN1; would&VM;,&YCOM; would&VM; have&VHI; a&AT1; different&JJ; way&NN1; of&IO; doing&VDG; it&PPH1;.&YSTP; Okay&RR;.&YSTP; There&EX;'s&VBZ; a&AT1; comedienne&NN1;,&YCOM; erm&FU;,&YCOM; she&PPHS1; apparently&RR; was&VBDZ; born&VVN; inⅈ Wales&NP1;.&YSTP; Mhm&UH;.&YSTP; Two&MC; Ton&NNU1; Tessie&NN1; O'Shea&NP1; that&DD1;'s&VBZ; her&PPHO1;.&YSTP; Two&MC; Ton&NNU1; [ Tessie&NN1;?&YQUE; ] [ She&PPHS1;,&YCOM; ] yeah&UH; that&DD1;'s&VBZ; was&VBDZ; her&APPGE; nickname&NN1;,&YCOM; cos&CS; she&PPHS1;'s&VBZ; quite&RG; big&JJ;,&YCOM; and&CC; she&PPHS1; played&VVD; the&AT; nurse&NN1; inⅈ Romeo&NP1; and&CC; Juliet&NP1;,&YCOM; inⅈ the&AT; season&NNT1; onⅈ Stratford&NP1; onⅈ Avon&NP1;,&YCOM; Uh&UH; hunh&NN1;.&YSTP; and&CC; she&PPHS1; did&VDD; it&PPH1; using&VVG; a&AT1; Welsh&JJ; accent&NN1; because&CS; she&PPHS1; thought&VVD; Shakespeare&NP1;,&YCOM; having&VHG; coming&VVG; fromⅈ,&YCOM; quite&RR; nearⅈ the&AT; Welsh&JJ; Border&NN1; Country&NN1; might&VM; well&RR; have&VHI; had&VHN;,&YCOM; might&VM; well&RR; have&VHI; had&VHN; a&AT1; Welsh&JJ;,&YCOM; nurse&NN1;.&YSTP; So&RR; it&PPH1; did&VDD;n't&XX; matter&VVI; that&CST; Romeo&NP1; and&CC; Juliet&NP1; is&VBZ; set&VVN; inⅈ Italy&NP1;.&YSTP; Mm&UH;.&YSTP; She&PPHS1; did&VDD; it&PPH1; [ asⅈ,&YCOM; ] [ Right&RR; ] she&PPHS1; would&VM; have&VHI;,&YCOM; thought&VVD; Shakespeare&NP1;,&YCOM; would&VM; have&VHI;,&YCOM; known&JJ; people&NN; and&CC; things&NN2; you&PPY; know&VV0; she&PPHS1; did&VDD; it&PPH1; like&VVI; that&DD1;.&YSTP; Oh&UH; that&DD1;'s&VBZ; okay&JJ;.&YSTP; Mm&UH;.&YSTP; And&CC; I&PPIS1; remember&VV0; Amanda&NP1; seeing&VVG; a&AT1; video&NN1; of&IO; Romeo&NP1; and&CC; Juliet&NP1; [ that&CST; she&PPHS1; found&VVD; pretty&RG; ] [ Yeah&UH;,&YCOM; I&PPIS1; saw&VVD; I&PPIS1; saw&VVD; I&PPIS1; saw&VVD; I&PPIS1; saw&VVD; ] I&PPIS1; was&VBDZ; sort of&RR; And&CC; what&DDQ; struck&VVD; me&PPIO1; was&VBDZ; that&CST; the&AT; costumes&NN2; were&VBDR; all&DB; sort of&RR; like&RR; you&PPY; see&VV0; portraits&NN2; of&IO; Elizabethan&JJ; dress&NN1;.&YSTP; Now&RT; I&PPIS1; do&VD0;n't&XX; know&VVI; what&DDQ; Italy&NP1; inⅈ those&DD2; Middle&JJ; Ages&NN2;,&YCOM; would&VM; have&VHI; been&VBN; likeⅈ,&YCOM; that&CST; the&AT; sort&NN1; of&IO; clothes&NN2; that&CST; were&VBDR; worn&VVN;.&YSTP; Mhm&UH;.&YSTP; But&CCB;,&YCOM; the&AT; clothing&NN1; inⅈ that&DD1; film&NN1; struck&VVD; me&PPIO1; very&RG; much&DA1; as&CSA; being&VBG; like&RR; Elizabethan&JJ; dress&NN1;.&YSTP; Well&RR;,&YCOM; but&CCB; different&JJ; version&NN1; then&RT; Yeah&UH;,&YCOM; I&PPIS1; mean&VV0; let's&VM; see&VVI; now&RT;,&YCOM; plays&NN2;,&YCOM; of&IO;,&YCOM; Shakespeare&NP1; and&CC;,&YCOM; they&PPHS2;'re&VBR; wearing&VVG; modern&JJ; dress&NN1; likeⅈ those&DD2; worn&VVN; atⅈ Richard&NP1; the&AT; Third&MD; or&CC; something&PN1;,&YCOM; and&CC; they&PPHS2;'re&VBR; wearing&VVG;,&YCOM; well&RR; either&RR; First&MD; or&CC; Second&MD; World&NN1; War&NN1;,&YCOM; uniforms&NN2;.&YSTP; Yeah&UH;.&YSTP; Mhm&UH;.&YSTP; Alright&RR;,&YCOM; they&PPHS2;'re&VBR; doing&VDG; different&JJ; versions&NN2;.&YSTP; Yeah&UH;,&YCOM; well&RR; it&PPH1;'s&VBZ; just&RR; different&JJ;,&YCOM; directors&NN2; have&VH0; different&JJ;,&YCOM; things&NN2; they&PPHS2; want&VV0; to&TO; emphasise&VVI; inⅈ a&AT1; play&NN1; and&CC; if&CS; they&PPHS2; want&VV0; to&TO; bring&VVI; something&PN1; home&RL; or&CC;,&YCOM; they&PPHS2; think&VV0; that&CST; using&VVG; a&AT1; certain&JJ; well&NN1; like&RR; say&VV0; the&AT; way&NN1; the&AT; people&NN; are&VBR; dressed&VVN; and&CC; everything&PN1; will&VM;,&YCOM; will&VM; have&VHI; more&DAR; of&IO; an&AT1; impact&NN1;,&YCOM; you&PPY; know&VV0; will&VM;,&YCOM; Yeah&UH;.&YSTP; Mm&UH;.&YSTP; One&MC1; thing&NN1; I&PPIS1; was&VBDZ; wondering&VVG; aboutⅈ you&PPY; know&VV0; they&PPHS2; they&PPHS2; talk&VV0; aboutⅈ erm&FU;,&YCOM; inⅈ,&YCOM; Shakespeare&NP1;'s≥ works&NN; it&PPH1;'s&VBZ; the&AT; language&NN1;,&YCOM; the&AT; words&NN2; he&PPHS1; uses&VVZ;,&YCOM; the&AT;,&YCOM; the&AT; sort&NN1; of&IO; poetry&NN1; of&IO; it&PPH1;,&YCOM; and&CC; the&AT; symbolism&NN1; that&CST;'s&VHZ; used&VVN;.&YSTP; Erm&FU; do&VD0; they&PPHS2; talk&VVI; aboutⅈ that&DD1; at all&RR;,&YCOM; inⅈ your&APPGE; English&JJ; Literature&NN1; classes&NN2;?&YQUE; Yeah&UH;.&YSTP; Do&VD0; they&PPHS2; show&VVI; you&PPY; how&RRQ; you&PPY; can&VM; learn&VVI; aboutⅈ this&DD1;,&YCOM; there&EX;'s&VBZ; the&AT; book&NN1; you&PPY; know&VV0; the&AT; book&NN1; I&PPIS1; bought&VVD; you&PPY; it&PPH1;'s&VHZ; got&VVN; notes&NN2; inⅈ it&PPH1;.&YSTP; Does&VDZ; that&DD1; help&NN1; with&IW; it&PPH1;?&YQUE; I&PPIS1; ai&FU;n't&XX; looked&VVN; inⅈ the&AT; notes&NN2; Pardon&NN1;?&YQUE; Have&VH0;n't&XX; looked&VVN; inⅈ the&AT; notes&NN2;.&YSTP; Well&RR;,&YCOM; you&PPY; should&VM; do&VDI;.&YSTP; And&CC; what&DDQ; aboutⅈ,&YCOM; I&PPIS1; bought&VVD; someⅅ,&YCOM; revision&NN1; books&NN2; and&CC; things&NN2; likeⅈ study&NN1; aids&NN2; or&CC; [ something&PN1;,&YCOM; for&IF; Amanda&NP1; for&IF; her&APPGE; English&JJ; literature&NN1; ] [ Yeah&UH;,&YCOM; yeah&UH; writing&NN1; aboutⅈ it&PPH1;.&YSTP; ] Well&RR; I&PPIS1; bought&VVD; them&PPHO2; for&IF; Amanda&NP1;,&YCOM; when&CS; she&PPHS1; was&VBDZ; doing&VDG;,&YCOM; Romeo&NP1; and&CC; Juliet&NP1;.&YSTP; So&RR; if&CS; you&PPY; look&VV0; inⅈ those&DD2; you&PPY; may&VM; find&VVI; there&EX;'s&VBZ; someⅅ help&NN1;,&YCOM; there&RL;.&YSTP; Yeah&UH;.&YSTP;