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Analysing speech: a passage taken from the film 'Trainspotting'.
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Analysing speech: a passage taken from the film 'Trainspotting'. The passage is taken from a film 'Trainspotting', and is therefore a scripted piece. In a situation like this situation in 'real life', there would undoubtedly have been interruptions on numerous occasions; however, being a scripted piece, there were no overlaps; the entire passage is in the form of turn taking. In 'real life', we all know that we should turn take, but we often break this rule. People break this rule when they are angry, when they are enthusiastic about the issue, or if they want to add to what the other person is saying. Another feature of the passage illustrating that this is a scripted piece, is the fact that there are no self-clarifications. The dialogue is more carefully and logically structured than if it was spontaneous speech. To understand the nature of this passage, one must...
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