A Grammar of Spoken English Discourse - The Intonation of Increments

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8. probably it ’s not a burglar and er... (anyway) she asked
   a N V d N # & N V
   c a
   her and the
   N # & d
   c


9. woman said... er... apparently she’d been sitting there waiting for her
   N V a N V V' V' A V' P d

10. daughter to arrive and the daughter hadn’t turned up and she was

N V' # & d N V V' A # & N V

c PHR-V c

11. feeling a bit giddy and faint and so she went and sat in the car...
    V' E & N V & V P d N #
    c E c c

12. it seems a very strange thing to do... (I mean)... apparently she’d been

N V d e N V' # a N V V'

con

13. trying all the door handles one was open so she sat in it (so anyway)

V' N+ d N+ N # N V A & N V P N

d N c a

14. this friend of mine... erm... said (you know)... what are you going
    d N P N V w V N V'
    con

15. to do now... when are you meant to be meeting your daughter and the

V' A # w V N V' V' V' d N # & d

c

16. woman said half an hour ago so she said well what are
    N V A # & N V w V
    c a w V
    you going to do
    N V' V'
    N V' V'’