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that's your what? that's your... toebow. toebow? yeah. what's a toebow? a dance. huh? a dance. I roll over. a dance. where are you getting these ideas? from head to toe. [laughs] from head to toe? why don't you come do drawing of from head to toe? oh that's easy. [comes to table and draws] give me another paper. [comes...
head to flying toe! which is the head and which is the toe? [laughs] how do you tell them apart? here dis... I'm goin' split dis in like dis. you won't even know it's goin' up here. 'n' I'm gonna make mask. that's how you make a mask? d' you know? have you made one like that before? yep I think so. dis how? oh yeah. I ...
Batman's on tonight. hooray hurray! y' wanna make me a horn? well tell them where you went last Saturday. where did you go with the kids? to the play. to a play. a plane? play. a play. you don't understand play not plane. what was the play? oh you should saw it! oh it was good! the clown shook my hand. what? the clown ...
[nods "yes"] a little person? [nods "yes"] what was the name of the play? the Snow Queen. the Snow Queen. 'n' we didn't even get a chance. you didn't get a chance at what? nothin'. not the Snow Queen. I'm goin' faint from that. you're gonna faint. well tell me what you're gonna faint about first. like that. y' mean you...
from head to toe. I'm sure they went from head to toe. it was xxx. we walked. you didn't walk anywhere. yes sir. you got the bus up at the school. you walked up the school with the big kids. no sir. yes sir. no sir 'n' yes sir 'n' no sir 'n' yes sir... [lies on chair, head down] what are you doing? what's going from he...
what did you do? everybody was upside down. everybody where? there there there. oh. the heads. all of our heads were upside down? yep. I'm goin' do that again. why don't you go do it on the other side. I think that's a better idea. I think xxx is a better idea. is this the way it upside down on the table. = = = childe...
here's your telephone. ?[M sits in one chair; Sarah stands by the other one with the telephone on the seat as the book had been. She dials.] talking to Nana? call Nana up and say hello to Nana. hi Nana. hello. [calling] ask her if she's coming over for tea. ah tea. yeah. is Grampy home? hm? [Mother takes phone] hello N...
come over here with me. what oh it's stuck. [Sarah picks up telephone, puts it down in the hall, and resumes her "circle"] what're you doing? what are you running for? my phone. your phone. [mother chuckles,] [Sarah laughs as she continues on,] Sarah! [calling, not cross,] Sarah! [again calling] [Sarah laughs] here the...
ha xxx. hm? [calling] [aft Sarah goes out into hall and then returns to the kitchen with a tiny piece of something] [calling] Mommy. [calling] what? Mommy see. what's that? part of my plant. [same utterance] here it is! what is it? here. oh that's beautiful. nice? hm? nice. yeah. get down Mike. Mike my dog. xxx your do...
Nana book. yeah Nana bought you the book. who bought you this book? hm? you. yeah. you did. I did yeah. [very softly] [softly] who's that Momma? Momma. yeah. Mommy dere. [Mother takes Sarah on her lap] who's that? a daddy. that's a Daddy. eee dere. an' who's that? that's the grampa. and who's this? a Nana. that's the N...
a baby. there's a baby! [Sarah and M laugh together Sarah kisses the picture of the baby] what's this. [when M does not ask "what's this?" she points to ask for identification] that's the dress. a shoe. a shoe. a and what's this? a hat. a hat. and what's this? boy. yeah what's that? a boy. [more insistently] xxx but th...
what's this? sweater. swea'. mm. and dere. that's the children. children. eee dere. that's a little boy. little boy? mhm. little boy? little boy. teddy bear. teddy bear. horsie. that's a horsie. what's that? a ball. a ball. ball xxx. yeah you get a ball huh? what's this? balloon. balloon. xxx balloon dere xxx sky. [poi...
it broke yeah. what's this? a bike. a bike. dollie. a dollie. a xxx. hm? 'ey dere. oh who's that? a ki'y. a kitty. xxx Nana xxx. [although only 1 word is clear these seem definitely words, or syllables, 8 in one utterance] yeah you have a kitty over. Nana's house? hm? what's the kitty's name over Nana's house? hm. ki'y...
that's purple. purple. and that's blue. blue. and green! 'ey dere. that's blue. blue. mhm. what's that? a cake. cake. what's this? a milk. milk. and what's this? a je'y. jelly? I like je'y. you like jelly? meat. and dat milk. milk. milk. that's the bread. bread. mhm. 'ey dat. that's a carrot? carrot?
mhm. I like carrot. what's that? apple. you like apple? that's a potato. potato? that's cabbage. yyy dat? lettuce? what's this? ice cream. ice cream. I like '_cream too. you like ice cream too? cold. it's cold ice cream is cold yeah. what's that you know what that is? that's a pie. pie? yeah. ?[Sarah nods] hm? eee dere...
xxx when you useta. ?[Sarah nods] huh? what's this? xxx pail clock. pail and that's the clock huh. eee dere. what's that? pail. pail. and what's this? xxx dat? that's the boy swimming. swim xxx? yeah at the beach. beach. mhm. xxx when you take your pail and you go down go the beach? with Nana huh? and Buba? cold. it's ...
yeah he's buildin'. yeah he's going to build a house with the blocks. blocks? mhm. boy? that's the boy. boy? mhm. eee dat? and he's jumpin'. jump? yeah you know how you jump? hm? what's this little girl doing? xxx e'ng. she's eatin' yeah and what's this little boy doing? what's the baby doing? peep. she's asleep yeah. ...
you got two brooms. two broom. um. I two broom too. um. xxx here ki'y. [chanting] here's kitty. [Copies Sarah's intonation] you know what that is? a yyy. no that's a drum. drum? ?[Sarah nods] uhhuh for Christmas? here's a sled. sled. I got too. you got a sled too yeah. hm? it('s) horsie? that's the horsie yeah. just li...
you got two horsies? hm? two horsie. [Sarah points to two horses on the page, one with each fore-finger] yeah. one horsie and then two horsies. two horsie. I two horsie too. xxx horsie. xxx horsie xxx. [Noise as of sympathy] xxx horsie gone. xxx horsie. yeah you like that horsie? ah. [complaining] what? [Sarah trying t...
where's your horsie? my horsie in dere. in there? my horsie nere? yep your horsie's in there. ah. [unhappy, maybe just sleepy] two horsie? two horsies yeah. two horsie gone. one horsie gone two horsie. horsie gone. mhm. horsie gone. two horsie gone. where'd the horsie go? xxx how many 's that? that's one... one. two. t...
xxx doggie? yeah and what's this one? that's a big doggie. big doggie? and that's a little doggie. my doggie home. your doggie's home yeah. xxx tv. yeah he's in the room with the tv. [After chasing Sarah and the telephone, Mike had lain down behind a chair in the living room] tv? yeah. here bobiy xxx? xxx Nana xxx? yea...
![Mother and Gloria talk in the kitchen while she's gone.] Where is he? here. where? oh he's asleep. in 'ere. he's asleep in there yeah. in 'ere. in 'n 'ere. [Mother goes into living room] he's in there asleep yeah. 'n 'ere 'sleep. yep you let Mike sleep. I sleepy now. huh? xxx now. [almost crying] you sleepy now? [M p...
pocket full of posy. hopscotch... [both Mother and Sarah squat down with a big noise. Sarah stands up quickly] up. up? no I don't wanna get up. up. [someone knocks on the front door] who('s) that. door. who's that? [Mother and Sarah go to the front door. A man delivers a package to mother with an explanation. Sarah sta...
you can do it better than that. you gotta wiggle. hey. you hafta wiggle. you're not wiggling. [Sarah rubs her eyes as she goes toward the living room] what's the matter? she's tired. that's the sleepy gesture. [Mother chuckles softly] my dog. [Sarah calls fron LR] my dog. my dog. [Sarah stands in front of the tv which ...
ki'y gone. xxx they're all gone. up. [Sarah gives book to Mother] you wanna look at the book huh. a [? I] read book. ?[Noise of pleasure or affirmation] [4 Mother and Sarah come back to the kitchen and Mother takes Sarah on her lap] sit up in the chair and read the book then. [Sarah points to figures in the book] xxx M...
how are you? now where's that present? [4 Melissa's wedding present] oh big mouth. oh where's that present? well you'll hafta wait a few minutes. [goes to living room to wrap gifts] no not yet not yet. [goes to living room to wrap gifts] now go over there and talk to Melissa. [goes to living room to wrap gifts] come in...
hafta do this hard again. what is that Sarah? a school book. [teachers' edition of a math workbook] does it teach you things? yeah teach ya how to read. really? what have you learned? uh I learned how to read and spell. what can you spell? um I can spell dog. let's hear it. d o g. say you're really getting good. that w...
[past tense] well I won't read that one again. [looking at work book] are you doing this all by yourself or is someone doing it with you? someone didn't did it. oh this is a good one. we are coming to... [pretends to read] I hide so many things on her that when I go and look for things I can never find them. 's all wit...
do you know how much that is? [head shake "no"] can you do it on your fingers? one two three. it's three? three? [nods "yes"] that's five xxx two. huh? five take away two. you have five and you take away two and how many do you have? one two three! see? oh two and four and six. plus six? one two one two three four five...
and you got four. [nods "yes"] very good. that's right. it must have been an accident. tell me what you're gonna do on your birthday. four plus two 'n' six. you take away four and how many do I have now? um wait a minute. [counts fingers by touching each with her nose] start all over on this page. four plus two and six...
um I don't know. I hafta do somethin'. your scar went your vaccination went away? huh? your sore place all went away. oh this is nice one. [nods "yes"] I hafta make a n to do it. [nods "yes"] okay. is that a n? hm? is that a n? mhm. well see that plus? mhm. well you hafta go like this. [tries to copy numbers from workb...
like that. did you make one before ever? I'll do one for you to copy. oops. like that? [copies Melissa's "6" correctly] mhm. um two. I made a two before. um four. I don't know how to write that. make a line then make a cross then go like that? mhm. [writes "4"] which one was I writin' on this one? what do you mean? six...
what is it? a six. uhhuh. just wonderin'. make sure you knew what you wrote. now which one I was startin' on this one? [points to an example in workbook] um I think this one maybe. it has a six at the top. no it was this one was it? mhm. mhm. I don't know. I guess you know. you could do either of them. well this was th...
why did you need one? because I didn't know it. you didn't know an n? yeah. yes you did. you did you did the n all by yourself. mhm well two yeah. [Mother, Melissa, and Gail discuss sunburns] mhm I hafta erase that off. [Mother, Melissa, and Gail discuss sunburns] no I don't. [Mother, Melissa, and Gail discuss sunburns...
a top and bottom bathingsuit. a top and bottom? two piece. a two piece bathingsuit? two piece. wow! how do you look in it? mm good. what does it look like Sarah? um I don't know. I forget. tomorrow I'm goin' the beach. 'n' today. uhhuh. what will what do you do down there? swim. mhm. 'n'... all by yourself? 'n' I play ...
%add: MEL a deep dark secret? yeah huh? whoo. now was I goin' oh yeah two. we gotta call poor Nana. see if she's comin' over for supper. think Nana'll come over for supper? that's too fat. [laughs] [the number 6] is it too fat? [laughs] [the number 6] it's not much. maybe a little bit. why don't you like fat sixes? tha...
you makes a two for me. why don't you make a two? hey let's do another page. oh this one. yeah that's a good lookin' two isn't it? huh? yeah. so I'll write down that one. I'll copy it. that's backwards. it goes over this side the loop. it goes this way here. how come they they always make it like this? that's how you m...
'cause that's the way you make a two. that's why. well I can make it like this. [points to Mother's wedding ring] um. [points to Mother's wedding ring] so let's do another page 'cause I oh this is a nice one. [points to Mother's wedding ring] [makes angry noise] put it on that one. [points to Mother's wedding ring] tha...
no no no. look. around and in. but but you can make it like that straight. you know you're gonna get up there next year and you're goin' 'a be arguin' with the teacher. she don't know what's in store for her. I know how to make a two. remember last year I knew how to make a two? well last year I think you're did better...
[writes] uh two b-s. [writes] like dat is a b. [writes] b. is dat a good b? yeah that's a good b. what's that? a um dis. no it isn't. see the straight line's on that side and the straight line hasta go on this side. down and then around. oh you mean like this? like dat? yeah now go around. what are ya doin'? which side...
[changed "D" to?] that's a d huh? but I('m) makin' the ends longers. I guess you are. what did that d turn into? a road. a road? a road? what's at the end? this is to hop xxx. [the original "D"] okay? [the original "D"] that's to hop on the road? yeah. oh. then go like. [makes noises as she lets pencil "travel down the...
that one's from you. huh? that one's from you. huh? I said " that one is from you." oh. this is from you to me? [nods "yes"] oh my goodness. did you wrap it yourself? [unwraps gifts] it looks like it though. [unwraps gifts] I was wondering about that xxx. [unwraps gifts] I hide all the scotch tape 'n' everything ya kn...
there we are. that's great. isn't that wonderful. what are they Sarah? little piggies. piggie banks. see the slots are in the back. yeah piggie banks. [starts opening other package] no you're not sposta open that. I can open it. you're too useta opening all the packages around here. well thank you Sarah. let Gail let M...
it could be if she did it up believe me. do you know what this is Sarah? I left all my ribbon down the beach too. a card. no I meant the present. do you know what it is? mhm. don't tell. the next one is for Gail. the next wedding present can be for Gail. hey I found a penny. here. xxx the bank. put it in her bank for h...
[gives Sarah pennies] we wouldn't want Melissa to feel left out. give her a dollar. [whispers] %add: MOT huh? give her a dollar. [whispers] give her a dollar? yeah. we'll stick with the pennies today. dollar. well put them put them those pennies in the bank in the bank. now why don't you stick a bomb in it. yeah. remem...
oh thanks a lot. that's really pretty. now where's the other one? what other one? [points to Melissa] well she's gotta catch a man first. [points to Melissa] where is it? [whispers] %add: MOT huh? where is it? we can't buy her a present 'till she catches the man. she's gotta catch the man first. did she catch a man? no...
I'm goin' get you your present. %add: MEL you are huh? yeah. you have a birthday pretty soon don't you? when is your birthday? [looks in living room] there's no present there honey for Gail. why? because Gail didn't catch the man yet. the logic of this custom is... she's not married yet? no she's not married yet. she's...
[out of breath] I didn't know whether to get off and take a cab or wait a minute until the bus driver came. [out of breath] uh. hey Mommy. what you get for me? nothin'. I bought all presents for Daddy. do ya wanna see what you're going to give Daddy for Christmas? see? bought him two shirts. [pulls some packages from s...
uh. don't bother. has Sarah been a good girl? what's that? bubblegum. [took the bubble+gum out of her mouth then put it back again] did you show Kent our Christmas tree? no... huh? did he see the Christmas tree? no. no. you didn't show it to him? all your decoratin'? I yyy. well where's the gum in your mouth? where ya ...
did Sarah get to see Santa? yes. tell me about Santa. took her last week. tell him all about Santa Claus. ouch. um. she's gonna be real good. uhhuh. [skeptically] nope. and Kent's going to have a swell time next week. Mommy I wan'... what darling? here a pretty uh fair with uh dimes on it. you're gonna have a what? pre...
and better put this in the hand. that. too late. well sorry kid. you'll hafta get it for New Years. [sits down] xxx can I have a drink of milk? oh yes dear. ya want some cereal? huh? eat now or forever hold your peace. what? uh. tell Kent about the dollars in the Santa Claus? [refers to a miniature Santa Claus on table...
watch out. sit over here in that chair honey. [makes random noises] [aft moves to middle chair at the kitchen table] it hurt. it hurts Mommy? no. it's just that I haven't got any nerves left. nerves? yeah. they're all gone. why? well everything. ev'thing. want milk in it? [empties the cereal package into the bowl] is t...
huh? you been out. oh. I been everywhere. mhm. go all the way downtown today? all the way in town. I left here at five minutes of nine. no I left here at quarter of nine. I was in Central Square at five minutes to nine. I was in town at five past nine. and the stupid store don't open 'till nine thirty. I was about read...
Bermuda shorts! she's really confused. see Auntie? hm? hey look at all the lights. [looks out window] what's that? look at all the lights. yeah. Auntie Marion got her lights on. I don't know what she got her her lights on for. she got her tree lights on. yeah. oh. that's Auntie. I'm waitin' go 'c'o'. what is she doing?...
[whispers] %add: SAR c'me 'ere. [whispers] %add: SAR what? [whispers] [leans over to Sarah] [aft whispers the secret to her] huh? yep. you eat all your cereal before we give it to him. okay? yeah. alright. can you xxx coffee? [whispers] yeah. I'll take my coffee and you eat your cereal. alright? we could put it right o...
I love ya. [whisper] I love ya too. [whisper] I love ya too. watch out. you're slobber' it all over ya. [dribbles milk on her sweater] hey. ya got the top of your pajamas on? under the sweater? uh yyy. oh. I forgot to buy her new pajamas. [makes sounds as she eats]. [laughs] uh. gotta buy new ones. Mommy. what? I love ...
tell me about dancing school. yuck. Ethel was mad at me. what was she mad at you for? she wasn't mad at ya. she was only teasin' ya. 'cause she told me you did a good lesson. yes'erday? yeah. um. uhhuh. what are the Flintstones going to get for Christmas? do they get anything special? gee I don't know. she wants a Pebb...
that's alright. ya don't want any more? no. I didn't think so. ya wanna give the present? [whisper] come on. [whisper] [aft Sarah and Mother leave the kitchen for living room. They bring back some presents from the Christmas.] want me open it? [obviously excited at the prospect of opening presents] [bef runs back into ...
here's your headband. [finds Mother's head-band hanging on Sarah's chair] I know. I must have taken it off when I came in. don't put it in the milk. it's the only one I got left with ya... I'll put that down. an' this one for Gloria. what? I think the ribbon's off. don't open it. leave it here now. Kent can take it whe...
I'm gonna xxx. don't play with the bubble gum. [sternly] put it in your mouth. [sternly] I'll throw it away. [sternly] go ahead. [sternly] you still haven't told me about Santa Claus. has he still got a white beard? yep. what else? [makes noises then does Indian war chant] [aft runs out of kitchen] ah. back to normal. ...
because you know why. why don't cha come and call me up on the telephone. let's have a telephone conversation. oh. I call this little xxx you want this xxx. an' you talk me on that telephone. [points to another telephone in the dining room] well I'll use a make-believe telephone and you use that one. [laughs] oh that t...
ya think so huh? here your comb Mommy. thank you. stay in here and talk to Kent. alright. are you ringing? yeah he's ringing. hello Sarah. [stands at dining room end of kitchen table with phone in front of her] hello. I can't hear you talk well. do you think maybe you could sit up at at the table? [sits at table] are y...
why don't you come up to the kitchen table and talk to me. alright. [runs out of the room] you wanna see a sandwich. just now. who is it? huh? it's Nana. she's right here. [enters] it's Nana. she's right here. yeah there is somethin' I wanted. hi how are you? %add: GRA it's so dark in here. oh and I thought the stores ...
I'll get em. well have a nice Christmas Kent. thank you. same to you. where you going? I gotta do some shopping or we won't have any food to eat. [walks Grandmother to the door where much of the conversation is outside the recorder range]. oh. good good good. come on Sarah. I wanna go. [whines] I'm going to call Sarah ...
are ya takin' her with ya? yeah. ya know what present. [re-enters the kitchen with Sarah] [whispers to Sarah] open I a present. I know what Uncle Buck was buyin' me. what? lamp shades. my brother he doesn't shop until the last minute. he has four presents to buy and he always waits ya know. 'till the day before Christm...
to keep... to keep all the noise out. my ears are ringin'. your ears are ringin'? yeah. but... I hear bells too. and they're not Christmas bells. you hear bells? [nods yes] yeah? that's my coffee? mhm. thank you. [drinks her coffee] everythin''s goin' around. why don't ya talk to Kent? or somethin'. ouch. do you have a...
[laughs] oh sing the new song about Santa Claus is comin' to town. um. why? 'cause tomorrow's Christmas. I sing it in my room. oh you can sing it out here. if you sing in your room Kent can't hear you. [sighs] you're not very cooperative today. [sighs] how's that go? you better not shout you better talk in the micropho...
oh who that? Auntie Shirley. oh. I wan' talk on the microphone. hm? I wan' talk on the microphone. you wanna talk on the microphone? uh. I want talk on Santa Claus. ?[sighs] woe. oh don't push the button. oh don't push the button. that stops it. don't push the button. [Sarah has been touching the microphone and she sta...
um I wanna uh uh yyy. and uh bathroom. and diamond on it. a what? a diamond on it. with flowers on it? a bathroom with flowers on it? no with diamonds on it. oh with diamonds. oh you xxx. diamonds. sweater and. [standing in front of the microphone and very carefully speaking into it] you want a sweater? that's new. how...
oh yes you can. Professor Brown. 'fessor Brown. oh Courtney. what about Courtney? don't touch that button. [Sternly] what button? say merry Christmas to Courtney. that button? yeah. merry Christmas to uh Courtney. do you see Courtney at all? %add: to Kent mhm. maybe once a week. maybe once every two weeks. oh oh. [sigh...
now say down. way down. yyy xxx Mommy. I'll be through in one minute now. you gotta have pretty curls. 'cause you're gonna go see the Easter Bunny too you know. you know. don't you wanna do that? put your head way down. Easter Bunnys. I love Easter Bunnys a lot. do you love the Easter Bunnies? yes. Easter my Bunny a co...
[Sarah can be heard breathing deeply] okay you're all sonde. how's that? hm? you're awful quiet. show Courtney your boo boo? on your eye? a boo boo eye. yes I saw that last time. it's getting be'er. you gonna go see the Easter Bunny? Easter Bunny. Easter Bunny! [Calling loudly] ssh! you'll wake Blanche up. Blanche's sl...
[laughs]. ?[Mother asks and gets a cigarette from Father] whose girl are you? Mommy girl. yeah. [gets down, goes over to a cabinet which has no door, and reaches inside]. you want a cookie? I want cookie. later. I want cookie. no not now you just ate. what'd cha have for breakfast? I had cookie. you had cereal. [pats F...
where's the juice? here. [pats the refrigerator] close the door. oh. cold. it cold. what kind of dress you got on? two dress. two dresses. I go. pretty nice dresses? I want juice. no later. later you just had your breakfast. before we go see the Easter Bunny. Easter Bunny. [calling] I call Easter Bunny. [goes to her be...
what do you got? [returns] who's that in the carriage? xxx go money ears. who? monkey ears. Mister Ears? he got boo boo hand. yeah he's got xxx. a cut hand. what happened? uh you. I didn't do it who did it? Daddy. not me. no. Michael? it was an accident. an acc'ent. yeah xxx his hand xxx. look. a boo boo. poor Mister E...
[shows Courtney the cut in Mr Ear's hand which evidently Michael had made] mhm. right here. ?[Sarah shakes her head] yes you did. yes. did Mister Ears bleed? [shakes her head] he didn't bleed. when you cut yourself do you bleed? [shakes her head again] you don't bleed either? don't bleed either. [goes to her bed+room t...
that's a toy piano. toy piano. [plays again] tell Courtney you go dancing now? I go dancing now. mhm. I go dancing. and you do the split? [does the split] oh boy. oh boy. xxx or you're gonna fall. get up off the floor. floor wet. I all wet Mommy. hm? I all wet. [unclear] I all wet. [unclear] you want what? I all wet. [...
yes. [masked by crackling on the tape] next week. [repetition] next week? help me. ?[helps Sarah get up from the "splits" position] do you like that dress? who gave you that dress? uhoh all wet. who gave you that dress? Nana. yeah Nana. Nana. Nana buy you lots of pretty dresses? [goes to her bed+room and returns with a...
dere. what're you looking for Popeye? %add: FAT [aft the doll "talks"] xxx bow wow. [screamed and distorted mimicry of doll] xxx Chatty Baby? [the doll talks again] nice baby. [again mimicry of doll. aft doll talks] he saying. [not question intonation but seemingly intended as that. aft Doll talks] he saying. what is h...
cat. and those are bunnies. do'e bunnies. and Boo Boo is a bear. Booby Bear. xxx apple. Huckleberry's got apples? two! one two three four [counting]. bok. what's a Pixie? he's a mouse. mouse. a mouse. the mouse likes cheese. do you like cheese? yes. what does the mouse say? meow. no. no. squeak squeak. yyy eee Hucklebe...
Pixie's got a slide. do you like a slide? [nods] do you like two slides? two slide'. do you slide out in the backyard? [goes to the back door] [loud noises] you slide on the slide down at dancing school too. yes. um. wow. I fall down boom. yeah you always fall down and go boom boom on that slide don't you. we bad boom ...
right here. right there. where? up. uh bu bad. tv. it bad tv. [walks toward the living room, hitting her hand into the air as she walks] bad tv. are you sure it isn't a bad Sarah? no. were you changin' the station? yes. and did you fall off your chair? [nods] ?[Mother and Courtney talk about the tv episode while Sarah ...
yeah. and the mouse's ears's red. red. I got balloon a my house. you got a balloon at the house? where's the balloon? in your room? at Nana's. %add: Father oh in Nana's house? Nana house. a two. two balloons? two balloons. what color is your dress? [sighs]. red. pink! %add: FAT pink. where you getting red! red. Sarah w...
it's all gone. all gone. you'll have a Christmas tree next Christmas. next Christmas. when Santa Claus comes again. key xxx. where you goin' now? go see Santa Claus. Santa Claus. xxx Santa Claus. xxx Claus. Santa Claus went back to the North Pole. where? that's where he lives? way up north. where all the snow is. [voic...
don't you like her? no. why? xxx mouth. [pointing to her own mouth] it's not a mouse. it's a little girl. here li' girl. xxx oh. [reminding Sarah how to make Indian noises with her hand to her mouth.] that's a bunny. see the big ears? and the mouse has round ears. oh! [makes shrill noises] a bite me. he bite you? what'...
hit my baby. no I won't hit your baby. I oughta hit you. how come you got the crayon all over her? bing. did you write on Chatty Baby? [nods] why? a head. what did you write on her for? one two three four. where's her dress? [shrugging her shoulders] you want her to catch cold? [shakes her head] would you like to go ar...
I hit this. bad. bad? xxx not bad. it's your baby. you're sposta love her. does Mumma hit you all the time? [nods vigorously directly at Mother] only when you're naughty. [makes noises]. [bef running] my doggie. what's his name? doggie. what's he say? bow wow. here. what's that? [extends her finger to Father to be kiss...
[goes to open cabinet] come on get out of there. I poke my eye out. yeah you'll poke your eye out alright. ?[Father and Mother discuss the door episode] what's the matter with your eye? leave it alone. le' me see. what color are your eyes? it's alright. you got xxx? no xxx. they're blue you tell him. dey're blue. [goes...
isn't that a pretty hat? I tie him. tie him up? tie 'm up. see Elsie's got lipstick on. oh. [imploded] isn't that nice? here for. dere. [softly] dere. [pointing to cow's very prominent udder, but parents are reluctant to respond] right dere. [softly] right dere. xxx a realistic cow huh! that's her nose. she's got two n...
ssh. [points to the udder] [aft adults discuss where she could have learned about milking a cow] I want horsie woowoowoo. xxx not a horsie. [softly] [aft goes to her bed+room and returns with large clown] he dance. who's that? what's his name? Bobo. he xxx eye. xxx eye. le' me see his eye. eee my pants. funny lookin' p...
he's got a black hat orange hair... I pull ear. see and he's got red... he's got red buttons. xxx but'. it's a button. ice seen. all wet. what? all wet. he's not wet. hm! [goes to bed+room,] [calls to her from the kitchen] xxx my 'ke'. [returns with the ukelele. When she puts the cord around her neck it catches on the ...
no string. hey who's that? Bugs Bunny. you're gonna poke his eye out. want me to poke your eye out? [shakes her head] huh? how many eyes you got? two eyes. how many nose you got? one nose. how many mouths? one mouth. one mouth. one mouth. how many ears? xxx two ears. how many fingers have I got? one two three four [cou...
how many fingers have I got all together? one two three four [counting]. dat hand? one two three four five. one two three four five [counting]. what comes after five? oh! what happen then. where? what happen? there? Teppy. xxx Teppy? Teppy scratched my finger. oh bad Teppy right dere. does Teppy scratch you? where Tepp...
oh there it is. what happened there? no so wet. a Teppy 'gain. want me to put a bandage on your finger? no bandage. no bandage? [goes to her bed+room] [makes noises as she goes] my doggie. my doggie xxx. [Courtney and Mother talk about previous discussion of whether the animal was a dog or a raccoon] it's a funny looki...
eye. I xxx eye more. xxx eye more. what? see? look at the hair. xxx ears. long ears huh. long ears. short tail. short tail. my dollie. my baby. your baby? my baby xxx. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Brown/Sarah/030918.cha = = = [Sarah talks with Roger Brown while Mother talks to Kent and Melissa in the kitchen as the tape b...
look what I have. [enters and sits at the kitchen table] look what I have look what I have. come here. I want you to tell me some things. Sarah... uh what's that? [holding a tangerine] an orange. I see. is it a tangerine? well is it? then... an orange. what is that? [holds an apple] apple. I see. how about these? apple...
okay. uh let's see. there's a whole bunch. [puts out two bananas]? would you give me the bananas? b'anas. give me the bananas. [gives one banana] what's this? [holds up one banana] a banana. [holds up both]? bananas. she's saying the plural. yeah but she isn't... but she's not responding to the difference in the instru...
you burn it. oh. to burn. how about this? cigarettes. cigarettes. and how about this? matches. now let's see. I'm going to ask you to do something. would you put the cigarettes on the matches. [puts cigarettes on matches] good. now would you put the matches on the cigarettes. [puts matches on cigarettes] uh' she's got ...
[put cards on box] well there's no question about that anymore. [The book consists of pictures designed to measure the child's ability to use the English language] very good. [The book consists of pictures designed to measure the child's ability to use the English language] I have a book I wanna show you today. [The bo...
[nods yes] well good. how long have you been going? um two years. two years! you must be quite a dancer. well good. now I'm going to... do you like this picture book or not too much? wanna sit? why don't you sit up? there we are. oh show me the girl with the blue hat. [performs correctly] good. that's what that is isn'...