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Gender, Speech Styles and the Assessment of Discussion
Group 4
This is a single-sex group of four girls - G5, G6, G7, G8. No teacher is present. The speakers have read Act I of Twelfth Night and they are discussing possible outcomes to the complications established in the first Act. Each speaker has a copy of a list of five possible resolutions involving the characters of Viola, Olivia, the Duke, and Sir Andrew. The discussion task is to agree on a ranking for the resolutions, in order of probability. G5 was assessed by the S.E.B and awarded a grade 3, General Level. The discussion is 4 minutes 47 seconds long.
1. G5: no if Viola falls for Olivia (.) then (.) she's not going
G6:
G7:
G8:
2. G5: to just go up and say I'm sorry but I'm a woman
G6: but Viola is the one that's dressed up as a
G7:
G8:
3. G5: =uhuh as a boy she's not going to just go up and
G6: servant=
G7:
G8:
4. G5: say I'm sorry but I'm a woman
G6: and and but she knows (.) but she
G7: I think she's going to leave I think she'll
G8:
5. G5: =she'll just leave=
G6: knows that she's female so she won't she won't exactly (.)
G7: just leave= =she'll just leave with her
G8:
6. G5: =no =no
G6: fall for her will she=
G7: brother = but does she know she's female=
G8:
7. G5: but (.) it's Viola that falls for Olivia
G6: (.) as a a page (.)
G7:
G8:
8. G5: =right well she knows she's a
G6: has dressed up as a page=(XXXX)
G7:
G8:
9. G5: woman right
G6: (XXXX) I don't think she w.=
G7: =I don't think
G8:
10. G5: =no I know
G6: =neither would I because= (3) I don't
G7: she would= (XXXX)
G8:
11. G5: (1.5) no=
G6: think it would e. even enter her eh mind
G7: =don't
G8:
12. G5: (1) a=
G6: =I think
G7: think so (.) but I think a would be first then
G8:
13. G5:
G6: ehm t. that (.) I think I think that c is quite reasonable
G7:
G8:
14. G5: (1.5) maybe the Duke will fall in love with Viola but
G6: uh cos I
G7:
G8:
15. G5: then she just l. leaves because she sh. maybe sh. Viola
G6:
G7:
G8:
16. G5: does like (.) Olivia right but she's not in love with
G6:
G7:
G8:
17. G5: her but she likes her (.) right and a. as a friend she
G6: yeah as a friend
G7:
G8:
18. G5: doesn't want to eh go from the Duke because Olivia now
G6: (XXXX)
G7:
G8:
19. G5: falls in love with the Duke now (XXXX)
G6: yeah cos Olivia still likes
G7:
G8:
20. G5:
G6: her
G7: (3) I think she'll leave because she won't want to
G8:
21. G5: yeah yeah
G6: Olivia won't marry Saint
G7: spoil that friendship you know (XXXX)
G8:
22. G5: ((laughter)) no
G6: Andrew s.s. sir Andrew (1) I don't think so (.) cos (1)
G7: ((laughter)) no no
G8:
23. G5:
G6: if she's going to marry anyone I think it'd be the Duke
G7: (1)
G8:
24. G5:
G6: I think she was
G7: I don't think she would marry anyone I think
G8:
25. G5: =ah but
G6: I think I think she'll I think she'll
G7: (XXXX) seven years=
G8:
26. G5: then she'll either (XXXX) go into mourning for
G6:
G7: I don't think she will
G8:
27. G5: seven years=
G6: =neither do I because it's far too l. long=
G7: =so
G8:
28. G5: =I know=
G6: =oh no way=
G7: what was the (XXXX) =so
G8: she'll never manage to stick it out=
29. G5: =ehm a=
G6: (.) I would (.) I think
G7: what one's first= =a (.) aye
G8:
30. G5: =do you yeah but you see=
G6: c is quite= =how's the Duke going
G7:
G8:
31. G5:
G6: to find out Viola's a woman though=
G7: =because she doesn't want
G8:
32. G5:
G6:
G7: anyone to find out and then (.) if anyone's going to (.)
G8:
33. G5: =I know
G6: =yeah but
G7: if the Duke finds out then everyone'll find out=
G8:
34. G5: because if the Duke falls in love with her, he can say
G6:
G7:
G8:
35. G5: I'm in love with if the Duke falls in love with
G6: say say (XXXX)
G7:
G8: if the Duke falls in love with
36. G5:
G6:
G7:
G8: Viola (.) right (.) and somebody hears about it (.)
37. G5: I think
G6: (1) uhh well just
G7:
G8: they're going to think he's queer
38. G5: he'd be really annoyed about it=
G6: ((gasp of laughter)) =well just say that (1)
G7: ((gasp of laughter))
G8:
39. G5: ((laughter))
G6: ehmm (1) say that (1) eh Viola (.) Viola tells Olivia that
G7:
G8:
40. G5:
G6: she is a woman rightoh (.) and Olivia tells the Duke (.)
G7:
G8:
41. G5: Viola
G6: and the Duke (.) you know h. hassles ((sniffs)) (1) Viola
G7:
G8:
42. G5:
G6: (.) and (.) you know she (.) she's got to leave her job and
G7:
G8:
43. G5: =and and then she tells him (1) something
G6: everything= that she'll only
G7:
G8:
44. G5:
G6: work there (.) because sh. she loves him (.) or something
G7:
G8:
45. G5:
G6: like that (1) do you know what I mean
G7: yeah but what was the reason she was working
G8:
46. G5: =because (1) she was working there
G6:
G7: to start with?=
G8: no I don't understand what you mean
47. G5: because umm she heard that he was nice (.) the Duke was
G6:
G7:
G8:
48. G5: nice (.) and that she needed a job (.) and nobody'd
G6:
G7: but
G8:
49. G5: employ her as a girl (1) yeah=
G6:
G7: she loves the Duke as well doesn't she =yeah she
G8:
50. G5: (.) right (.) because
G6: =so what if
G7: loves the Duke as well=
G8:
51. G5: (.) Olivia falls in love with Viola (.) right as the boy
G6:
G7:
G8:
52. G5: (.) right? (.) h. and the Duke finds out about this (.)
G6:
G7:
G8:
53. G5: and the Duke hassles (.) Viola
G6: but Viola'll have to tell Olivia
G7:
G8:
54. G5:
G6: that (.) she's female (.) and why she went to the Duke (.)
G7:
G8:
55. G5: so
G6: you know because noone would employ her as a a girl (.)
G7:
G8:
56. G5:
G6: and also because (.) you know she's fallen in love with
G7:
G8:
57. G5: = (h) yeah but if (.) the Duke says to Viola or
G6: the Duke=
G7:
G8:
58. G5: you're in (1) Olivia's in love with you now (.) so you're
G6:
G7:
G8:
59. G5: getting out of my house (.) and all this right (.) and
G6:
G7:
G8:
60. G5: then she can just say well she can't be because I'm a
G6:
G7:
G8:
61. G5: woman (I mean) (.) the Duke loves (.) Viola now
G6: yeah Olivia could say (.) the king the
G7:
G8:
62. G5:
G6: king the Duke could get jealous because (.) Olivia is in
G7:
G8:
63. G5: uhuh instead of him=
G6: love with (.) Viola now =yeah (.) and he could
G7:
G8:
64. G5:
G6: pu. put her out of her job (.) you know (.) take her job
G7:
G8:
65. G5: so she just (XXXX)
G6: and then she could tell him that she's a woman (.) you know
G7:
G8:
66. G5:
G6: with her short hair (.) and he could (.) she could say
G7:
G8:
67. G5:
G6: that she only went to work there because noone would
G7:
G8:
68. G5: =and she heard that the Duke was
G6: employ her as a woman= and
G7:
G8:
69. G5: nice= uhuh
G6: =and sh. sh she loved him or something like that=
G7:
G8: =why
70. G5:
G6:
G7:
G8: not start listing down from what's going to be most
71. G5:
G6:
G7: = yeah that's what I th. no (.) what's likely I
G8: unlikely=
72. G5: mhmm (.) eh Olivia
G6: =I've put a first (.) the most likely
G7: thought=
G8:
73. G5: finally falls for the Duke and they live happily=
G6: I think =what (.)
G7:
G8:
74. G5: (.) I think c now= =
G6: I (.) I don't know =I think c as well=
G7:
G8:
75. G5: and then (.) I think c and then it could be d a and then
G6: (d)
G7: (d)
G8:
76. G5: (.) b= =no it'd be=
G6: =no I don't think b= =well it is
G7: =c (.) a=
G8:
77. G5: =or c (.) a (.) e
G6: quite reasonable because (.) if= if if you
G7:
G8:
78. G5: uhuh
G6: put c first (.) right (.) the Duke falls in love with
G7:
G8:
79. G5:
G6: Viola (.) sh. (.) v. (h) (1.5) no oh no she wouldn't tell
G7: (XXXX)
G8:
80. G5:
G6: (.) Olivia that she's a woman=
G7: =I know (.) I think it should
G8:
81. G5:
G6: (.) c (.) right (.) the Duke falls in
G7: go (.) c (.) a (.) e
G8:
82. G5: =a (.) Olivia finally falls for the Duke
G6: love with Viola= falls for the Duke
G7:
G8:
83. G5: and they live happily and (.) e (.) Sir Andrew discovers
G6: but yeah but (.)
G7:
G8:
84. G5: Viola is a woman (XXXX)
G6: if the Duke falls in love with Viola (.) how can
G7:
G8:
85. G5: (.) ah but it's sep.
G6: Olivia fall in love with the Duke
G7:
G8:
86. G5: it's separate stories (.) it's not (.) it doesn't go in
G6:
G7:
G8:
87. G5: that order= =that
G6: oh right
G7: =it doesn't mean it has to be like that=
G8:
88. G5: could be the end of the story (XXXX)
G6: oh so that is the one we
G7:
G8:
89. G5:
G6: think real. really goes first c (.) a (.) e (.) Sir
G7: c (.) a (.) (a) (e)
G8:
90. G5:
G6: Andrew discovers s. and falls in love with her
G7: I think that'd be d
G8:
91. G5: c (.) d (.) e
G6: =h. I don't think s. (.) e (.) I think it'll be (.)
G7: then b=
G8:
92. G5: (.) no
G6: c (.) a (1) b (.) no (.) c (.) a (.) b (.) e (.) d
G7:
G8:
93. G5: I don't think (.) I think Viola falls f. for Viola last
G6:
G7:
G8:
94. G5: (.) because (.) because she's not going
G6:
G7: (.) Viola falls for Olivia
G8:
95. G5: to eh fall fall in love with (.) a wifey is she=
G6: yeah
G7: = no so
G8:
96. G5:
G6: =yeah but she doesn't know she's a
G7: that'd be last right=
G8:
97. G5: =ah but no she does (XXXX) Viola (.) falls in
G6: woman= (XXXX)
G7: =but Viola does (XXXX)
G8:
98. G5: love with a wifey so that (.) e's last b's last=
G6: oh (.) right
G7:
G8: =b's
99. G5: (.) so it's a c e something (.) d b=
G6: =the Duke falls in
G7: d
G8: last
100. G5:
G6: love with Viola (.) right (.) that's first
G7:
G8: