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2. TTI0
2IC OAG
00:0 2:15-
00:02 :22
Jonah: Wow You live on the beach? Steve: You bet.
Jonah: That is awesome
Kim: Don’t= go in the water.
Steve: =Be careful if you go in the water.
√ √
P : Jonah, Kim and Steve
S : at S
teve‟s house
T: beach warning
Ir : cooperative
interruption Meeting his father,
Steve, Jonah is very happy. He is very
excited knowing Steve lives on the
beach. Then he hurriedly runs to the
water. Immediately Steve and Kim warn
him to not go in the water. Their
utterances spoken at the same time create
cooperative interruption.
3. TTI0
3IIN FT0
0:05: 41-
00:06 :06
Kim: She told you she got into Julliard,
right? Steve: No. Without playing?
Kim: They said they‟ve been watching her
since she was five. Not that it matters. She says she‟s not going.
Steve: Well. She‟ll make the right decision.
Kim: I‟m glad you‟re so sure.
Steve: Kim=,.. Kim:
=We hurt
them, Steve,
especially Ronnie.
√ √
P : Kim and Steve
S :
in Steve‟s house
T: Steve and
Kim‟s children Ir : intrusive
interruption
Kim interrupts Steve by cutting his
utterance very far from their TRP. Her
purpose is to take Steve
‟s floor. Also, this interruption is
categorized into successful because
Steve gives his floor to Kim.
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4. TTI0
4IIN TG0
0:06: 06-
00:06 :17
Kim: We hurt them, Steve, especially
Ronnie. We
can try
and pretend=…
Steve: =I’m not gonna do this.
OK? Things happen. Nobody’s perfect. And Ronnie, Ronnie will
be fine.
√ √
P : Kim and Steve
S : in
Steve‟s house
T: Steve and
Kim‟s relationship
status Ir : intrusive
interruption Kim tries to ask
Steve whether there is a possibility for
them to be together again.
Unfortunately, before Kim has a
chance to finish her utterance, Steve
quickly rejects
Kim‟s offer by doing an intrusive
interruption.
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5. TTI0
5OT RSA
00:0 7:35-
00:08 :09
Ronnie: How much?
Blaze: Err... Twenty.
Ronnie: Too much.
Blaze: Oh, wait. I‟m sorry. Today,
it‟s free. Ronnie:
No, no. Stop
Blaze: It’s OK. I do it all the
time. Ronnie:
No. I can’t. I already got busted once.
Blaze: Ooooh, A woman with a
record. √
√
P : Ronnie and Blaze
S : at fair T: Blaze
provocation to steal a T-shirt
Ir: transitional overlap
In this conversation, Blaze asks Ronnie
to steal a T-shirt instead of buying it.
She even convinces Ronnie that it is safe
by saying
„It‟s OK. I do it all the time.‟
However, Ronnie does not want to.
Ronnie shows her refusal by doing
Overlap to Blaze‟s utterance in her very
last words which is at their TRP.
Ronnie cuts Blaze‟s utterance to stop
Blaze‟s chance in continuing her
utterance.
