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*FAT: hm?
*CHI: feed de animal.
*MOT: oh.
[picture in book of zoo-keeper throwing fish to the seals.]
*MOT: feed the animals.
[picture in book of zoo-keeper throwing fish to the seals.]
*CHI: seal eat fish.
*CHI: xxx like that.
*RIC: did he give the fish to the seal?
*CHI: yeah.
*CHI: xxx raccoon eating popcorn.
*MOT: the raccoons are doing what?
*CHI: eating popcorn.
*RIC: eating popcorn.
*RIC: oh and what's this?
*CHI: 'raffe 'ing hay.
[Mother explains that Father tried to teach Eve the "ing" form while Mother was at hospital. and Eve uses it "almost when she shouldn't. she does." "Almost with every verb now she has i-n-g on itwhether it should be or shouldn't."]
[giraffe eating hay which is what the picture is]
*COL: yes.
*RIC: what?
*CHI: xxx hat on.
*RIC: oh he has a hat on.
[picture of zoo-keeper]
*MOT: he has a hat on in this picture too.
*MOT: what's he doing?
*CHI: he giving hay 'raffe.
*CHI: giving hay 'raffe.
*COL: Eve.
*COL: is he giving giraffe hay?
*CHI: yeah.
*MOT: is he giving hay giraffe?
*CHI: giving hay giraffe.
*RIC: what animal is this?
*CHI: lion.
*RIC: what's he doing?
[dog is barking outside the window]
*CHI: dog barking.
*RIC: what?
*CHI: dog barking.
*RIC: he got what?
*CHI: got barking.
*RIC: he got what?
*CHI: got barking.
*MOT: dog barking?
*MOT: uhhuh.
*MOT: yeah.
*MOT: that's what it was.
*MOT: there's a dog barking outside.
*MOT: yeah.
*COL: I'm not sure.
*COL: yeah I think it is.
*COL: I'm sure it is.
*COL: instead of saying dog she says got.
*CHI: got eating bread too.
*RIC: what?
*CHI: eating bread too.
*MOT: he's eating bread too I think.
*MOT: that's what it is.
*RIC: is he giving the elephant bread?
[picture in book is of zoo-keeper feeding bread loaves to the elephant.]
*CHI: yep.
*MOT: is he giving bread elephant?
*CHI: that?
[no resonse to Mother's question]
*MOT: what is that?
[hands spoon to Richard]
*CHI: that Fraser spoon.
[hands Fraser's spoon to Fraser]
*COL: thank you very much.
*COL: what am I sposta do with it?
*MOT: thank you.
[to follow correct references used by Colin and Richard as Eve watches]
*COL: Rick whose spoon is this?
*RIC: your spoon.
*COL: and whose spoon is that?
*RIC: that's my spoon.
*COL: what's that spoon?
*RIC: my spoon.
*COL: and?
[holding his spoon up]
*RIC: your spoon.
*COL: [sits Eve next to Richard and gives her a spoon]?
*CHI: Fraser spoon.
[correct]
*COL: Rick whose spoon is this?
*RIC: your spoon.
*COL: Eve whose spoon is this?
*CHI: Eve spoon.
[not clear if ignoring question or giving inappropriate answer. seems to ignore question and refer to own spoon in hand]
*COL: no whose is this?
*CHI: dat Eve spoon.
[appropriate,]
*CHI: dat Eve spoon.
[appropriate,]
*CHI: dat mine paper.
*COL: no.
*COL: that's Fraser's paper.
*COL: where's your paper?
*FAT: [comes in].
[Mother is peeling cheese]