Monday, 16 June 2014

Transcript 1: The Apprentice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkcPahgnChM

Phillip: P
Alan Sugar: A
Woman: W
Loraine: L
Micropause: (.)
Pauses: (1), (2), etc
Rising or falling intonation: ↑ ↓

Interruptions and overlaps: /

P: I am arrogant, I am a big head and like I said last week it needs slapping out of us and I think that’s why I’m improving incredibly (1) I was responsive to Loraine and effectively we lost the task (2) I was project manager of the last task (.) and no one was bitching about me at the end of the day↓ and we won
A: if I remember rightly (.) that last task a fools win wasn’t it↑(1) didn’t the other team just bomb out badly/ 
W: /yes
A: /you didn't make/  any money
P: /that was a tough (.) no it was a tough task/  Sir Alan
A: /no you didn't make any money
P: but we won
A: you won by default (1) you lost money and you won by default
P: yeah I can’t do any right [shaking head]
A: Listen (.) don’t get impatient with me (.) Phillip (.)/ you know 
P: /I’m not Sir Alan it’s just you know you can’t (.) I can’t seem to say anything right (.) you criticize Loraine I get it in the nick (1) I win as project manager I get it in the nick (1) I can’t do anything right↑
A: that’s all you’ve done today Phillip (.) is criticize Loraine (1) if you could come out with something else constructive (1) um (.) I might listen to you (1) that’s all you’ve done from the minute you walked in this door today↑ 
P: because she’s trouble↑ sir Alan↓ she’s trouble (2) week after week after week you’ll get this again↓ and again↓ and again↓/  my perfor…  I think I’ve been one of the outstanding candidates over these past few weeks// I’ve had
L: /trouble↑
A: //woah listen (1) l (.) look (.) look (2) you know the body rocker/  thing (1) I don’t know the bleeding things gone to your head or what↓ okay you’ve done well there (.) yeah and the design of it (.) okay (.) but that’s it↑ you know (1) one swallow don’t make a summer (2) you understand (.) cause then you haven’t done that great↑
P: /yeah

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