A Comparison between two transcripts.
Both transcripts are about a similar agenda which happens to be work. However transcript A is a spontaneous speech between a road sweeper (Mrs Cook) and her interview, whereas transcript B takes the form of a discussion between a boy called tom and his parents.
In transcript A you can easily indentify Mrs Cook’s Gloucestershire background as it is partly portrayed through her accent in words such as ‘zineposties’ and cut off words which are formed as ‘cos’ instead of ‘because’ and ‘em’ for ‘them’. This is similar to transcript B where tom explains his accident by using words like ‘skiddin’ and ‘playin’, the missing of the end letter here shows how his voice and accent; you get the sense of the way tom speaks here.
Furthermore we get a real understanding of Mrs Cooks regional identity through her use of dialect, the non-standard language she uses suggests she is from a typical place where everyone speaks how she does and so it becomes a form of dialect. Words like ‘scorting’ and ‘thee’ show this. These words are not used by everyone in the English language however by certain particular people, showing that it’s a regional dialect. Adding on to this Mrs Cook also uses incorrect grammar which could also be due to where she comes from, ‘aint’ is said instead of ‘isn’t’ and is emphasised when the interviewer uses ‘isn’t’ ; showing the difference in regional areas are to have an effect on how someone speaks. Another example is’ they been’t too bad’ in contrast to when the interviewer says ‘they aren’t too bad’. It shows how someone’s grammar varies to another not because of their education and failure to learn standard grammar but to how regional areas have their own way of speaking, therefore highlighting the effectiveness of dialect to have in a spontaneous speech. You get the impression Mrs Cook is proud of her Gloucestershire roots as she is confident to speak the way she does embracing her regional identity and expressing her hard working attitude to within the interview.
