Our transcript: Me, Ava, Ruby
Ava: Mmmmm(repeated consonant sound – emphasizing that she is delighted by the prospect of having ‘peta’ bread for lunch), I’ve got ‘peta’ bread for lunch, yay!
Emily: ‘Pita’ (raised voice on ‘Pita’ to reinforce pronunciation) bread!
Ava: Nooo(repeated vowel sound – emphasizing that she is horrified that I Emily would use such pronunciation), ‘peta’ (raised voice on ‘peta’ to reinforce pronunciation) bread.
Emily: It’s not ‘peta’ (raised voice on ‘peta’ bread to reinforce pronunciation) bread.
Ava: Yeeesss (repeated vowel and consonant sound – added emphasis)!
Ruby: Do we say, whad, whad (interpreted pronunciation of her Canadian accent) do New Zealanders say?
Ava: ‘pe’, ‘peta’(Fluctuating tones of voice to exclaim opinion) (Emily: pita)
Ava: Nooo (repetition of vowel sounds to accentuate the statement)!
Ruby: ‘peta’(raised voice on ‘peta’ to reinforce pronunciation).
Emily: ‘pita’(raised voice on ‘pita’ to reinforce pronunciation.).
Ruby: Oh, ‘p’, ‘pita’s kinda weird Emily.(Passive voice to portray a friendly persona)
Emily: it’s ‘pi’, no, it’s (Ava: Yeah, its like) yeah it’s like ‘pita’, it’s not ‘peeta’
Ava (Agenda setting): You say, you say ‘baysil’(Emphasis on ‘bay’ to reinforce pronunciation).
Ruby: Yeeeeesssss(accentuation and repetition of ‘eeesss’ to make a strong exclamation)! It sounds (Ava: No it’s basil.) so much better
Emily: No, but that would be “Bayyyyyyyyyyysil” (Ruby: No, no)
Ava(Agenda setting): Don’t you say, ‘pasta’?
Emily: No! Paaasta (Repetition of vowel sound to exaggerate and reinforce pronunciation).
Ruby: I say paaaasta (Repetition of vowel sound to exaggerate and reinforce pronunciation).
Ava: Ok, good.
Emily: My Dad says ‘grass‘ (Emphasis on ‘ass’ to reinforce pronunciation).
Ava: (evil choke laugh).
Ruby: (chuckles)
Emily: I’m gonna mow the ‘grass‘ (Emphasis on ‘ass’ to reinforce pronunciation), and,
Ruby: Graaasss (Repetition of vowel sound to emphasize pronunciation)
Emily: Let’s do, let’s um, let’s draw a ‘graph’ (Emphasis on ‘aph’ to emphasize pronunciation) .
Ruby: A‘graph’ (Emphasis on ‘aph’ to emphasize pronunciation) .
Ava: No its, (Emily: No it’s graaaaaph)
Ruby: Oh no!
Ava: I say, graph.
Ruby: I say graph too.
Emily: It’s not GRAPH, that’s so naff.
Ruby: Graaaaph is just so.. (Emily: GRAPH), ya know. (Emily: GRAPH) english.
Emily(Back tracking): Peeeeta, peeta no, it’s(Ava: Yes)
To be continued………………………..