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like that. another what? [makes a noise] oh? oh. would you like to have finish these plates? oh I was wondering. you're not yyy. coffee? hm? 'n' alright George. she said " would you like xxx." mhm. there. [makes a noise] you like coffee best? mhm. I didn't. I like orange juice best. you like orange juice best? [makes ...
chew it right Sarah. I like to eat them. [makes noises] come on. don't play with it. Sarah... I'll take it away. huh? I'll take it away. huhuh. [1. makes noises] [aft makes a tight roll of the bologna and blows through it] [makes noises] Ann Marie don't do that. come on. I haven't finished yet. where's Donald? [sighs] ...
you're goin' to be tired. xxx eat the sandwich xxx. xxx I didn't know you liked macaroni salad Ann Marie. uh h yyy. Ann Marie do you want a sandwich? huh? I'll have. c'me 'ere. take half of mine. no! my xxx. but I don't like it on this bread. I don't want this bread. well why didn't ya say? you could've had it on white...
look it um 'cause I finished um xxx. oh. you wanted the macaroni huh? no. no. I know you. I know you too. %add: SAR who? you. me? yeah you. 'n' Ann Marie. what yyy? hippopotamus? yeah. 'n' that my 'n' this is yours. no. alright Ann Marie. xxx bring me into the xxx. can I have some mustard? [slumps down in her chair] mu...
you all settled down again? huh? who ya talkin'? hm? who ya talkin'? to all of em. what's the matter Sarah? I fall. I... well sit up and eat. I hafta go the bathroom. well go ahead and go. I don't wanna bring you yyy. you don't want the juice? tired. you're tired? yeah. can I have her juice? turn the light on. [pours t...
fell asleep. I goin' uh an' do you see my dog? let him out. [Sarah and Ann Marie exit] here it is. oh. xxx he tired. oh. come on out here now kids. come on. [Chantilly the dog, Ann Marie and Sarah enter] her name is Chantilly. %add: Kent about the dog Sarah you're sposta have your slippers on. oh I know Chantilly. hey ...
alright xxx. I goin' get my new book. [Sarah and Ann Marie enter and go to the bird cage] you goin' read me a story? alright. [makes a noise]. look what he doin'. he's tryin' to get out. um yeah I do let him out. know why? here... 'cause my mother. [enters with a book]. Ann Marie you sit up there. Sarah you sit over he...
next morning the full moon was out. 'n' started to run. 'n' runway. 'n' one night he jump up 'n' it came to that. next morning g g... eh? that page. oh. next morning he was yyy. he diggin'. I know what he's diggin' for Sarah. what? for a hole. in the ground. all rabbits do that. like Bugs Bunny. huh? Bigs Bunny doesn't...
what's that Mommy? that's a rabbit that's a carry heavy. that's a carrot. hey he's eating it. with his two paws. with his... teeth. 'n' his mouth. xxx like Bugs Bunny. next morning a black rabbit and a white rabbit. and he get a mustache. see his mustache? 'n' started... like a ball pole. he hasta come up. next morning...
a big one. [joins Ann Marie in mock fear] did you tell Ann Marie that you saw rabbits yesterday? xxx night. where'd you go yesterday? um no Saturday. down Margie's? no. where? we went Sunday down Margie's. xxx ya went down Margie's. yeah I was the rabbit. where was that in town? in Boston? down the basement. I got em i...
John's friend. she has a dog 'n' a... yeah. dog? yeah. yep. so uh she has um... there are rabbits down there. I saw a real rabbit hop through the bushes. um about two of them. 'n' I I caught one. I followed it to the hole. 'n' um he couldn't get in so I grabbed him. she said put him in this box. Arthur has rabbits. he ...
'n' the father one. 'n' the baby. 'n' the xxx. the baby. 'n' the baby. here take the baby. I can't call the baby. ?[shows Sarah on her fingers] this the Mother this the boy this the Mother this the father this is the son 'n' this is the baby. which one is the baby? [reaches out and picks a finger] don't touch the baby....
oh. I touched the baby. oh. I must not touch the baby. [makes noises] this is the brother this is the Mother this is the the father. don't touch the baby. oh. [Ann and Sarah fuss over Chantilly] you touched my little baby. oh you doggie. [makes a noise]. first that was a long one up. they have a lot. let me read ya ano...
cotton tail cotton tail. that says cotton tail. cotton tail. I wish I stayed all day to play with Sarah. huh? to play with Sarah. what? all day here. oh yeah. could I? I don't know. [3. laughs] we'll see. it's only twelve thirty yet. see how ya do by one. Sarah look at the funny xxx. you can't go out. it's too rainy ou...
you haven't told me about school. tell me about school. you haven't told me about school for three weeks. it's time you told me about school. oh sing that song for Kent. what? the one Ann Marie didn't hear ya sing it either about the uh... Bible tells me so? yeah. sing that one. oh I sing one alright? I know a song tha...
shoo fly don't bother me. 'cause I belong to some one. 'cause I belong to some one. oh shoo fly don't bother me. bother me. you haven't sing that for a long time. you sing that down the beach all the time huh? yeah. yeah. xxx Ann Marie. the what one? xxx some one? the Bible tells me so. the ones she learns at school. I...
what's that a monster? what can I give him? what? what can I give him? I don't see my ice. that was from the Christmas play wasn't it? no... it wasn't? no uh uh uh no no for Jesus xxx. oh yeah. that was... no wait. no beautiful xxx. yeah. [Mother continues conversation with Ann in the background] Sarah. [Mother continu...
[aft exits] hey he's a what cha doin' xxx? [exits] alright Sarah. come out here now... [speaks out of earshot] who? um uh uh. the 'abba dabba doo? [2 what the character Fred says in the cartoon] no. no. no what's her name? Dina. oh Dina. oh Dina. get off the xxx. [wrestles with Kent] [makes a noise]. Chantilly. Chantil...
say your abcs. say your abcs for me. I don't want. say a b c. [enters] [enters with bird seed] that's for the bird. put it back. he's already gone one. a b c d e f g... h i xxx... q r s p e r p w x y. p. Sarah you're say your abcs terrible now. I can say them good. huh say them. ow! [recites the abcs slowly] [joins in ...
come on. now stay. now stay. stay. 'n' she said a b c p dree e r p w y y w h no. [climbs up into Ann's chair]. [moves the chair] I'm in your chair. you stay. oh Sarah. what am I going to do with you? no I want stay in this one. alright. you may sit in this one. let her sit in this one for a while. alright alright. alwa...
buzz buzz buzz... buzz. [makes noises. aft makes noises,]. Sarah be nice. uhuh! ?[makes noises] sing Jingle Bells. [whispers] %add: Kent jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way. all what fun it to ride one horse open sleigh. dashing through the snow. [whispers] %add: Kent dashing snow. on a one horse open sleigh. ...
[Total Statements 672 Total Cards 264] = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Brown/Sarah/021130.cha = = = [This tape was made at the Revere Beach cottage of Sarah's grandmother Missus Griffiths. Sarah, Mother and Nana are in the living room. Only about 6 minutes of the tape is transcribed here because after that, some noise comple...
[comments on Nana's dog] dat my dog too. my dog too. um. yeah it's your doggie too. what's his name? tell Courtney his name. a Mike. no! no! what's his name? what's this dog's name? what's Nana's dog's name? Essie. what's the kitty's name? um Teppy. Teppy. Teppy. %add: directly to Courtney [aft goes into kitchen and ge...
I want. dis many! no you're not gonna be that many. you're only gonna be that many. how many is that count em. count em all on my fingers. how many have I got? one... one. two... two. three! three! you're gonna be three years old! who's coming to your party? um Mommy! big party! who else? you! [pointing to grandmother]...
Ann Marie. Marybeth? Marybeth. Sarah... Sarah. Eileen... Eileen. Mary... Mary. Patty... Patty. Eva... Eva. Robin... Robin. Richard... Richard. Kenny... Kenny. Tommy... Tommy. who else? Arthur... Arthur. who's Arthur? who is he? who is he? Arthur. Arthur who? Arthur xxx.
who's Arthur? who's Arthur? Arthur's your what? who Arthur? Arthur's your cousin. Arthur cousin. my cousin. my cousin too. [At this point a motor-like sound masks the voices for the rest of the recording. Evidently the transistor mikes and FM receiver should not have been used in an unfamiliar area] [Although this reco...
Sarah what? Sarah 'rie. Sarah Marie what? Sarah 'rie Barnes! [bumps clipboard] oh watch out. excuse me! [drinks juice]. what'd you do at your party? blow it. blow what? blow candles. and what else did you do? um get candy. candy and what else? um ice cream. yes. um Nana. um Courtney. Courtney wasn't there. yeah. no. ye...
[This continues, back and forth, for most of the recording] what? what're you doing? I got boo boo. [tries to fit doll into toy cradle] what? I got boo boo. here. dog. doggie. this for me? yeah. right here. [gives bunnies to Ellen] that for me? yeah. thank you. bunnies. [gives an animal to Courtney] what are you giving...
mine. [Mother explains to Courtney how much Sarah loves to move things one by one from room to room] here mine. [Mother explains to Courtney how much Sarah loves to move things one by one from room to room] dis mine. [Mother explains to Courtney how much Sarah loves to move things one by one from room to room] dis a ti...
I got bee. yeah she got stung by a bee. she hadta go to the hospital. again! where'd the bee sting you? here. [patting stomach] where's that? dere. well what is it? your what? bees. I know the bees. on your what? on your belly? yeah. what'd the doctor do Sarah? say ouch! [Courtney and Mother talk about Sarah's frequent...
how'd it come out? how'd you get it out? [sneezes] bless you! more animals! yeah. oh that's that funny one again. dere one too. what's that one on the floor who's he? doggie! yeah raccoon. what do all the animals do? um... [as if to show Courtney what the animals do. aft jumps] [aft makes a roaring noise] dat one. [as ...
yeah. shall we give some of your toys to another little girl? [shakes her head] no? don't you think you have enough toys? we won't buy you no more toys? [nods]. Yogi Bear. Yogi Bear? that's Huckleberry Hound. huh? Huckleberry Hound. what's that? let's see what's his name? I don't know what's his name? you know. I don't...
Yogi Bear. here's a carriage. whoops! %add: from bed+room dere Tickles. poor Tickles. Tickles looks like an orphan. yeah. xxx Tickles. this is broke isn't it? [referring to the mechanism which makes the doll talk] yeah. got yyy. hm? I got yyy. the batter's gone huh? yeah. Daddy'll hafta fix it. yeah. can you have a par...
[laughs] that chair's about sixteen years old. [laughs] it looks it too. [laughs] Mummy you use it. well she don't work! I like a baby that works. haven't you got any babies around here that work or are they all down at the the beach? how many dollies have you got down 't the beach? four! more than four. I don't know w...
you have too many toys. yeah. yeah. and some of them are gonna start disappearing. yeah. yeah. [starts on the dishes] oh we're gonna have a tea party. give your animals some tea. whyn't you put some of these animals in your room? no. why? you can't even move. [goes back and forth, bringing dishes, handing them to Mothe...
you having fun? yeah. now what're you gonna do? what's that? [a mask] a bogeyman. bogeyman? what're you doing? [calling] %add: SAR in bed+room cut dis. cutting this? what is it? what've you got in your hand? huh? what's that? um cake. no. what? what'd I tell you it was? a saucer. [has a toy plastic saw] no a saw. a saw...
hey! if I get up I'll slap you. want a whippin'? uhuh. I want cut. don't cut the refrigerator! cut dat? [touching stove] no you don't do it to the stove either. do it to the little chair if you want but don't do it to the... did dat? now? no. I cut dis. [still bringing more toys into kitchen] you xxx. what's her name? ...
big fat. yyy uh. smells... smells in there. uh! what smells? pickle. uh! yyy xxx Mommy. good... smells good enough for... hey! hey! [mimics] what cha doing? you gonna get it all over ya? I got a carrot. is that a carrot? mhm yeah. a green carrot? a green carrot? um. carrot! how was your dancing recital? were you good? ...
why don't you sit down? [obscured by Sarah's noises] sit down! sit! not on the table now stop it. [means yum yum?] what's up doc? [means yum yum?] wha' d' ya mean [doesn't understand the words "what's up doc"] " what's up doc?" are you goin' away tomorrow? going away with my Mommy. where're you going? [makes noises] w...
that hard. [makes a noise]. in the pourin' rain. in the pourin' rain. yeah. [makes a noise] it was cold yesterday. yeah. I got wet when I got in the water. I was freezing. [makes "rasberries" noise then laughs] did you get warm when you got out? uhhuh! I bring my boat 'n' my sho'el I mean my pail 'n' my um spoon. did y...
on television? you haven't even see television for about two weeks. what's up doc? uhhuh. [makes a noise] " doc." who says that? Bugs Bunny. Bugs Bunny huh? ?[makes a noise] what's up doc? did you see Jo Anne today? y' know Jo Anne is movin'. I am too. I know but Jo Anne's movin' sooner than you are. Jo Anne's movin' n...
that what she needs. %add: MOT [shouts] I'm goin' the long way. ?[exits] not in there! what! right here! I know you are there. [catches up with Sarah enters] [enters]. oop. [Tape goes dead at this point] = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Brown/Sarah/040904.cha = = = [Sarah is pouring water from a pitcher into tumblers that Mel...
it will spread. [stirs colored water with dropper] I will mix it. isn't that funny the way it looks when it goes in? yeah. it's... now put some more in. whoops it's dripping. whoa I can mix it together. now do they both look like Kool aid? yeah they do. what kind of Kool aid? presweetened Kool aid. what? presweetened k...
whoops careful. two two four. five six seven eight. you're spilling. take it easy. don't be so rough. I think... dis looks like light blue huh? 'n' dis looks like dark blue. well I gotta get... yeah that's what I better do with it. [helps Mother empty glasses into sink] you and your bright ideas! %add: MEL all xxx red ...
okay. then stir it together. okay. all of em. one drop? yeah. I'll give you two. [adds food coloring to water in glasses] I know. [adds food coloring to water in glasses] I'll give you three two in this one one in this one and three in this one. [adds food coloring to water in glasses] and then you can compare them and...
why don't you drink it like Kool aid. [drinks colored water]. is it poison? no. would you drink it if you thought it was poison? uhhuh. uhhuh I mean uhuh. [drinks again] you have a red moustache. mm tastes good. hey who left that for me? [points to cookie] what? that cookie. we've had them in the house. I don't know. s...
I put a little tiny... [spoons water from one glass to another] now one for that one. I'll mop this up for you. what? I'll mop it all up as soon as... oh don't worry about it. one for that one. I wish she'd sit in one spot all day and do that. instead of some of the things that she's been getting into today. did I did ...
[over the handle of the pitcher instead of the spout] now I gotta put some in here. [over the handle of the pitcher instead of the spout] whoop. [over the handle of the pitcher instead of the spout] how about just dripping them like this 'cause they're gonna get all over the table. I don't like that. start all over. [p...
mhm. red water? they would say of course that's funny. that's funny huh? I'll make it like dis so it can get bigger. see? hey who bought them? [box of cookies] who do you think? you? mhm. oh I have a Oreo I think? can I? sure. I don't like these do I Mommy? hm? with sugar on them. these? I like de Oreo. [eats cookie] g...
oh come on. Sarah. eat it up. you'll choke. oh. [prolonged sound] how would this look? [ear+rings] shall we put these on you? [ear+rings] y uh if you know how. hee. [puts ear+rings on Sarah]? dem horrible. all cockedy. you look all what? ugly. all ugly? I said coggly. coggly? yeah. what does that mean? mhm I blind. you...
it's not an Oreo. what do you think you look like with earrings? cug a cug. a cug? what's a cug? a ugugigohgoogugigohgigugdig. don't do that. what? open your mouth when you're eating. right to the moon. first class. would you like to go to the moon? huh? would you like to go to the moon? never. no what? never. never. l...
yeah. oh dere some more down there. oh that's alright. don't do that. should I pour it dis way? [over the handle of the pitcher] nope. I don't recommend that. should I pour it dis way? come on. you're just being funny. or dis way or dis way? go ahead. you're gonna get a lap full of water. oh what fun what fun. oh it's ...
Nana. Nana? Nana wasn't here this mornin'. who was here? did you have a visitor? what? did I have a visitor? [cookie still in mouth] oh Sarah. finish the cookie. no more. no more. that's what the lady said. where ya goin' Friday? tell Gail and Melissa where you're goin'. to Richard's and Robin. 'n' then where are ya go...
I only wanna stay over one time. you wanna sleep overnight one night. not only sleep over? you don't wanna sleep over? don't wanna sleep over? [shakes head "no"] why? because. I think that would be a lot of fun. no. Uncle George bought you a nice rake 'n' everything 'n' a shovel. is this Wednesday? I've only got one da...
we'll see when Friday comes. I don't wanna now. is Aunt Dot the lady who gives you the baths? [nods "yes"] gives you the what? baths? oh yeah. she doesn't wanna go. she told my father in-law last Sunday we were up there. my father in-law says to her " why don't you wanna go up and stay at Aunt Dot's and Uncle George's...
can you whistle going the other way? when you blow out? [demonstrates] [tries to imitate whistling]. I'm doin' it. [continues pouring water] a little little. I never knew I'd be subjecting this table to such a trauma. huh? I never knew I'd be subjecting your table to such a trauma. way up to the top. [Sarah has filled ...
oh it makes it taste different too I guess doesn't it? yeah. I will get some more water. don't you think you have enough water? why don't we pour some water back in and then you can start again. okay. [pours red water from glasses into pitcher] then the water will look red. [pours red water from glasses into pitcher] i...
you're gonna heat it? it's not all ready. now it is. I see it's all ready now. you're the cook. oh xxx always do that. what? I always dat means it's cook. [hums] oh. [cookie crumbs in a glass] I better rinse this one out. [cookie crumbs in a glass] well that's the way the cookie crumbles girl. where is it? oh. there yo...
cool up cool down cool up. [glass almost fell off the table] pour it right or you're gonna spill it. you hold it. pour it with your other hand. yeah well put it down first 'n' then pick it up. that's it. alright I can hold it. what is it? it's k Kool aid. Kool aid? yeah. I maked it. well how come you cooked it? you don...
h here. coffee ready? almost not now. but it's not reheated. put a little in here. it's not reheated? no. [sneezes] bless you. [end of episode] = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Brown/Sarah/020410.cha = = = [Mother and Sarah in kitchen.] there. [gives Sarah one of her books] which book is this? [gives Sarah one of her books] m...
that's the bear. bear? 'ey dere. hm? lion. lion yeah. cow? cow Mommy? yeah that's the cow. [leaves the room] [looks at book then raises book to her face] [returns with large clown doll] Bobo. hm? a Bobo. yeah wait'll I fix him. I think this Bobo's a little broken up. he's not in good shape at all. [gets up from floor a...
[continues writing on table] [takes pencil away] you know better. write on the book. on the book. do you want the Bobo or not? then don't cry. there he is. Bobo's all fixed. [whining] [aft pats Bozo with the pencil and then writes in the book] write your name. [sits down in same chair with Sarah and holds her hand to w...
eye head. where's his head? right there? where's his tail? tail dere. oh I told you not on the table. you write on the book. right dere. that's the witch. witch. that the witch? hm? shoe Mommy? yeah that's a shoe. xxx sideways. there's the woodchuck there. right dere? yep. and witch there. [points to page] um. witch de...
two of them. they're sleepy? see the man's sleepin'? sleep. he's asleep. sleep. he's gone night night. nigh nigh? mhm. I nigh nigh too. you go nigh nigh too? boy nigh nigh right dere. I write wi'. you going to write " witch?" I write dere. mhm. the horn? horn. yeah. the door. door? mhm. door. door. yyy door. yeah righ...
clouds. [repeats Mother's word] yeah. [turns page] oh! what's that? xxx in. hm? wit'. a witch yeah. that's the princess. princess. [writes in the book] don't you like the witch? [nods] she's bad witch. bad. [slaps picture] see the poor little princess there all dressed up. she's going to a party. pa'y? mhm. see all her...
mhm. ?[sighs] hm? witch. more witch. that's more witches yeah. but where's the moon? moon dere. on dere. see moon? mhm. see moon? what happens when Mr Moon comes out? hm? moon? moon yeah. moon? moon. xxx moon? the moon goes up and the moon is outside. [turns toward the window]. xxx Mr Moon's out there. right dere! yeah...
your horsie. [slaps picture] bad horsie? [did Mother hear it as "my horsie"?] that's not a bad horsie that's a nice horsie. [interpreting the slap] my horsie. [points toward her room] yeah. ride horsie. did you ride on the horsie yesterday? did you see the horsie? [nods] hm? [before tape started Mother explained that S...
bu'y. a bunny. is that Bugs? bug. pretty Bugs. p'y bug. yyy dere. that's the princess. princess yyy dere. that's the tree. tree yyy dere. what's that? a bu'y. a bunny. what's that? do you remember what that is? big bird. that's a bird but that's a squirrel. squirrel? yep. yyy dere. that's owl. that's Mr Owl. xxx owl? y...
'no' bird? yyy dere. see what's that? bird. a what? bird. bird. [laughs] xxx more bird two bird? two birds yeah. shall we go to the next page? [nods] huh? yyy dere. a bunny! bu'y? yeah. xxx here bu'y. [calling] here bunny. [calling] yyy dere. that's the little old lady. old la'y? old lady. yyy dere. egg. egg yeah. xxx ...
[seems to remind her of Nana] Nana what? [looks outside]. Nana's home? Nana home? Nana home nope. nope. where's she gone? gone store. she's gone to the store? who'd she go to the store with? gone. [softly] yyy dere. [loudly] what? yyy dere. oh that's the princess. yep. and the stars. star. yyy dere. 'member last night ...
yep. fire's bad. bad! [This time Sarah did not accompany word "bad" with slapping motion] bad. yyy dere. oh look at all those horsies. xxx horsie go. huh? [pushes Mother off chair] what're you doing? I xxx. what? I xxx. you wanna show me what? [gets down and goes into her bed+room and bounces on Poor Pony, the rocking ...
something real quiet. xxx horsie. ride horsie. you'd rather ride the horsie. xxx I think you'd rather play with I think you better play with the doll or something. xxx Bobo. two Bobo. you got the other Bobo you got your new Bobo. hm? like to play with your new Bobo? huh? [turns] [points to fancy dolls on one wall] hm? ...
yeah two doll you got lots of dollies. [laughs] what's the name of the dollie Santa Claus is going to bring you for Christmas? huh? Chatty baby. Chatty baby and what else? what's the other dollie's name? two doggie. yeah. dollie. [correcting self] and what's the other doll's name Tick... and Chatty baby's what? Chatty ...
you haven't seen Put Put all weekend. you haven't played with Put Put. [bounces again] where's your dollie? doggie. where's Bobo? you go get Bobo the clown? [comments on echo effect produced when Gloria turns monitor switch on] [explains] come on off of there and let's play with the Bobo. put your Bobo in the carriage ...
you threw her shoes away. shoe 'way? yeah. [makes doll walk] [kneels beside them] hold her hand see and that make her walk. see. she walks! she doesn't walk very good. one two three four. hold baby's hand and go for a walk. you hafta stand up honey you get all dirty. all dirty? yeah. one two three four. now go back thi...
[as if she had fallen down] baby fall down? take hand xxx. take hand. one two. [speaks softly] [each takes one of doll's hands and turn around ready to walk] three five five xxx eight. three four five six seven eight. nine. eight. nine. [more insistently] ten! ten! [after taking ten steps down the hall, they turn and c...
eight. eight. nine. [At this end of series Sarah again gives next number; Does she know beginning and end of the list]. ten. ten. one. [coming back into bed+room] there! [coming back into bed+room] you made it! [coming back into bed+room] [sings] bumpty bumpety bumpety bump. [coming back into bed+room] um. hm? doggie. ...
Mikie. dere Mikie. aw don't you love him? give him lovins. wawawa. [pretend crying?] bite me. he bite you? aw. bad doggie. Mommy. that's his teeth. teeth dere. where? that's his tongue. tongue. mhm. tongue. yep. yyy dere. that's his face. face. yyy dere. face. face. xxx ears. he's a floppy doggie huh. [laughs]. oh. xxx...
bite me. oh did he bite you? oh all better. [kisses Sarah] bad bad doggie. bad bad doggie. oh he's got a crooked nose huh. what happened to Bobo's nose? did you do that? [nods] did you break Bobo's nose? [nods] I break Bob' nose. %add: to Gloria and Courtney um. xxx yyy. [2 means Donna] that's Donna! [surprised] [aft t...
xxx hand. and a hand. pee pee. [points to doll's navel] beep. [laughs] pee pee. [points to doll's crotch] poo poo. [squeezes doll and makes it squeak] oh boy. oh boy. no you leave that on it won't hurt you. yyy Mommy. [complaining] here comes the baby. oh look at that poor baby. say " hello baby." 'lo baby. hello baby...
I know he says " bow wow." I thought that was Fifi. that's Fifi the poodle. Fifi poo'. yeah. Mummy's going to get you a new string. string. yeah. huh? Don'? no Donna didn't do it Mike did it. Mike xxx. yeah he ate the string. ate string. mhm. Daddy put some new string on when. he comes home? you tell Daddy Daddy put s...
Sarah go call Donna out the window. the kids out? huh? [calling out the window] it's too cold I guess. Mike. hm? 'n 'ere. [calling come here?] where? Mike 'n 'ere. [again calling] no that's not that's Tramp. Tramp. yep. Mike xxx. [calling very loudly, still looking out the window] doggie. [laughs softly] kid. huh that'...
your dog no your dog's out in. the other room somewhere asleep. my dog xxx 'n 'ere. [turns away from window] he's in there yeah. I tickle you. let me see your teeth. where are they? aw that one's xxx where the other one? oh where's that other tooth? where's that other tooth? didn't come yet huh. [teasing] [bef picks Sa...
[speaking very softly and soothingly] the trees. [speaking very softly and soothingly] oh everything's so quiet out there. [speaking very softly and soothingly] huh no kids out playing today or nothing. [speaking very softly and soothingly] it's too cold all the kids are home. they're all in the house playing. all hous...
she's gone nigh nigh. nigh nigh? yeah. do you see Ann Marie? hm? what's Ann Marie doing? huh? oh who's that? oh that's Jo Ann. Jo Ann? mhm. Jo Ann gone. yeah she's gone in the house. house? = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Brown/Sarah/030401.cha = = = [Sarah and Mother in kitchen. Sarah is sitting at the table.] I heh hah a d...
[Sarah plays with the microphone and H straightens it] [makes panting noises]. tell me about Chantilly. uh she live eee uh ol'... hey gi' me a pencil. here watch your ways. don't say gi' me. gi' me a piece o' paper 'n' pencil. [2 in sing song fashion] ya don't say gi' me. what do ya say? please. [elongated] okay. and a...
h. [very gutteral, elongated and aspirated] big what? 'n' h. yyy dat. decoratin'? huh? did cha say decorator? no an h. a nudge? no an h. a nitch? no an h. a nitch? ouch. I xxx him huh? oh. a pincher. let's see. what are you doing? [bends over to look at Sarah's drawings. adds her own touches and comes out with differen...
there's that. does that look like a nitch? does this look like a nitch? no. that's a tree. no. that's a tree. that's a tree. and is that a nitch? nope that's an apple. an apple. [laughs] da''s an h. [laughs] da''s an h. [laughs] what does a nitch do? [Sarah sighs in exasperation]. a nim. a mim? maybe she's pickin' up y...
no it's not. here let's make an eight an h. is that what you mean an h? no. [hesitantly] I get my alphabet. on top o' your toy box. hid em. in the box. I'll get 'em. [runs out of the room to get her alphabet. Mother exits to help her] that's the piggie bank. oh. [responds to a loud crash from Sarah's room] no Mommy. oh...
here. oh no. [makes struggling sound] what's that? um yyy. a what? a k. that's not a k. that one broke' huh? now a. an h. and an h right dere. that's an h yeah. what an h right dere. did you find it? did you find it? what can an h do? what's that one? bet it can stand up. [attempted to stand the H on its legs] can it s...
a Sarah. no. what? that's a c. that's a c. yeah. that's an yyy. that's xxx. what's... that's a... yeah what's that one? that's a o p t. a. [laughs in slight embarrassment] is this one an o yep. is this... what's this one? an o. an o. what's this one? [not sure of speaker] you know what this one is? b. no this one's a b...
Mommy this one stand up? what's this one? an m. it's a w. is a w. oh that's xxx. that's an m. m. m. very good Sarah. yyy these don't yyy. what's this one? an m. it's an n. [makes choking sounds]. turn that over. [turns over several of the alphabet letters] turn that over. what's this one? [picks up the y] uh wuh an a. ...
xxx with this one? where are they? some o' them are missin'. where could they be? what? t is missin'. it's a t. yeah huh... no that's a one. oh. some o' your numbers are missin'. I a miss one. I miss one. you beat it? [admonishes her new dog who had already chewed on the x] you go' somethin' in you' mouth? what? you go...
[aft makes biting noises] put your mouth on her. [Sarah vocalizes]. uhoh duh um green b. what? I miss one. I miss one Mummy. that... f are ya missin' the f? do you have an f? look around... yes... do you see an f? [separates the F from the other letters strewn about the kitchen table] nope. do you see it honey? there h...
you look and see if you can find it. this one a e. [picked up the alphabet box and attempts to identify the letters which are printed on it] that's a k. yyy p r. that's a... j. say. j. that go this way. [turns the J upside down,] this way. okay. what does it look like that way? a e. she knows which way they go. what's ...
you do it? can I do it? [proceeds to do it properly] I can put the e on the f. see? and the q on the e. and the j on the... but... I don't think that will work. [continues to stack the letters one on top of another, then the sound of falling letters] I think that's as far as you can go. oh boy. down it came. you hold i...
yep. and here's a five. okay. that's the five. put the one on the five. huh? this is a one. this a five. put the one on the five. [puts the one on the five] very good. now Sarah... what? put the five on the one. can you put the five on the one? this is the five and this is the one. put the five on the one. no. [very hi...
huh don't you bit em. [warns the dog] yyy hey you bite them for me. what? hey there's an a right here. uh. [as if short of breath] a what? an a. ya got an a right here. where is it? right there. oh. where's the um t? where's the t? the t is missin' I think. I don't see it. so 's the r. no. the r-s... oh here's the r. n...
where ya goin'? Sarah... goin' show Gloria that. what? that toy. [enters with a toy car that has such an elongated steering column that one can "drive" it from a standing position] yyy see? oh. who's that for? that's fo' Robert. that's Richard's. oh huh. oh let me see that. xxx that thing up. see? [holds up the steerin...
[the car makes a rachety sound as she drives through part of the kitchen and then out into the dining room] [aft starts to drive the car about.] I walk yyy. [makes series of high pitched sounds] stay in here with him. come in here. come on. show me in here Sarah. Sarah come here. I can't see it. come on. Chantilly. [ye...