LEC – Applied Linguistics Exam (17 May 2017)

Text 1
1 T: I’ve got a hammer. what have YOU got (Tjartan)?
2 L6: I’ve got a hammer.
3 T: can everybody say I’ve got.
4 LL: ((whole class)) I’ve got.
5 T: fine. I’ve got a belt. What have YOU got? (1.0) Kjertsi?
6 L7: (.) hmm I’ve got a telephone
7 T: and listen to me again. (.) and look at what I’ve written. (.) I’ve got a
8 hammer, <just listen now> have you got a hammer?
9 L: yes.
10 T: raise your hand up now Bjorn=
11 L13: =yes
12 T: I’ve=
13 L13: =I’ve got a hammer.
14 T: You’ve got a hammer and then your answer. Yes, I have. (1.0) yes, I have, <I’ve got a
15 belt>, have you got a belt Vegard?
16 L14: er:: (.) erm no
17 T: (.) yes you are going to answer only with yes=
18 L14: =yes=
19 T: =yes
20 L14: (.) I:: (.) I have
21 T: I have. fine. I’ve got a trumpet.

Text 2
22 T: I see: Yes. O.?
23 SO: Err yes.
24 T: First part of communism. Part 1. Communism part 1.
25 SS: ( ) ((say something T echoes))
26 T: Trilogie ((laughter)). Trilogy yes.
27 SO: Actually the period [between=
28 T: =[The twilight will come
29 SS: ((laughter))
30 T: I know I know I know. You don’t catch me:: just like this. No:: love stories
31 with the vampires:: ((laughter)) . They must be delicious. Tasty. So much
32 blood. ((laughter)) Yeah.
33 SO: Err, so I chose the period err between err 1968 and 1978 something [between=
34 T: =[Yes, ‘78 let me see
35 because this is already something I can’t remember=
36 SO: =Err so err I would actually choose this period because err from what I know err
37 people were err kind of equal err like err they had almost the same amount of money err
38 the=
39 T: =That is almost none.
40 SS: ((laughter))
41 S: Yeah [but=
42 T: =[Yes, yes carry on I’ll only add here there a bit of [.] Yes.
43 S: Err everyone had a place to live and if not the state would err have provided with [.]
44 one.
45 T: I don’t know, yes.
46 S: Err, although there were restrictions err to food and ( ) and everything err people were
47 err treated the same err::=
48 T: =badly.
49 SS: ((laughter))
50 SO: And:: err:: I think that people cou- couldn’t judge each other err on err err <I don’t
51 know> fortunes and stuff.
52 T: Such a nice period I have lived without realizing! I’m amazed ((laughter including T)).
53 ( ) doubts about the period that [I’m=
54 SO: =[Yeah but I think there were not quite: err properties and stuff. I’m not
55 really sure but from what I=
56 T: =You are talking about ideas no?
57 SO: No but like Hey! That’s my property! Get out! ((laughter)) People couldn’t fight for
58 anything because they=
59 T: =they didn’t have ANYTHING ((laughter)), because everything belonged to the
60 STATE.

Questions
1. What does =[ stand for in the text (eg. Line 33)? (0.5 points)
2. Why is the word ANYTHING spelled like this in line 56? (0.5 points)
3. How can you characterise the vocabulary of the oral exchange in text 2?
(Discuss at least 3 aspects/features) (1.5 points)
4. What can you say about the grammar of the oral exchange in text 1? (Discuss
at least 3 aspects/features) (1.5 points)
5. Compare the two oral exchanges from the point of view of interaction. Which
one is more illustrative of naturally occurring conversation? Why? (1 point)
6. Can the two texts be considered samples of conversation? Why/ Why not?
Bring 3 arguments. (3 points)