A Grammar of Spoken English Discourse - The Intonation of Increments

(C. Jardin) #1

Appendix 1


Transcript of fi rst 25 lines of monologue from Brazil (1995) with suggested
alterations in the coding.



  1. a friend of mine told me this amazing story the other day she was a
    d N p n V N+ N v' N N # N V...
    d...

  2. she’d been shopping and she came back to this multi-story car park
    N V V' V' # & N V A+ P d e N+ N
    c N

  3. that she’s been in and it was kind of deserted... erm... and as
    W+ N V V' P Ø & N V' # & w
    c c

  4. she was walking towards her car she saw this fi gure sitting in the
    n v v' p d n N V d N Ø V' P d
    N+

  5. passenger seat... she thought what’s that I’ve been burgled
    N+ N # N V N V N # N V V' V' #
    and as she
    & a n
    c

  6. walked towards the car feeling a bit scared this person got out of the
    v p d n v' v' d N V A+ P d

  7. car... and it was a little old lady... so she thought (oh well)
    N Ø # & N V d e e N # & N V
    Ø c c ex

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