JA04 - Informant Data
Biodata
Name/code only: JA04
Lexical Size: 9,000
Sex: Female
Age (approx.): 52
Country of birth: Japan
Age of arrival in Australia: 25 (first time)
Time (months/years) in Australia: 22 years
Instruction in ESL (yes/no) for how long: Yes, 10 years
Language/s used (at home/in the speaker's community): English & Japanese
Language(s) learnt at home as a child: Japanese
Language(s) studied at school: English
Language maintenance strategies (speaks at home, studies, ethnic school etc.): Watching Japanese tv, reading Japanese books,
talking to Japanese people including her family every day
Occupation in Australia: Housewife
Occupation in country of origin: Student (never worked)
Any experience in the country of origin:
Any experience in Australia:
Interview setting:
Date and approximate time of interview: 22/8/08, 14.00
Where and what location: Interviewer's house in West Ryde, living room
What happened during the interview: Renovation next door so it was very noisy
Interview and spot the difference
Interview part 1
Interview part 2 and spot the difference
O=informant (L1: Japanese, L2: English)
K=interviewer
1 K thank you for helping me with my our research first I'm going to ask you some questions about yourself feel free if you would like to ask me any questions about you know myself at any time and after that we are going to look at the same pictures and ask each other questions does this sound ok?
2 O yes
3 K thank you so first thank you for coming here .. um so you are from Japan
4 O yes
5 K yes when did you you know did you arrive at Australia? when?
6 O I arrive to t Australia nineteen eighty-two
7 K nineteen eighty-two at the time how old were you? (laugh)
8 O (laugh) just I turned fifty-two
9 K ok so when you arrived at … jaa(Japanese) first time arrived at Sydney
10 O uh
11 K so you were around about twenty-six?
12 O twenty-five
13 K twenty-five
14 O yes
15 K oh thank you and so how long have you been in Australia?
16 O so far?
17 K so far yeah almost
18 O nearly twenty-two years
19 K twenty
20 O oh more than
21 K twenty-two years so wow so how long your English is pretty good how long do you learn and did you how long have you be have you been how long sorry (break) ok when did you learn English?
22 O when?
23 K oh sorry where did you learn English?
24 O uhm in Japan
25 K ye in Ja Japan how long did you learn English in Japan?
26 O ten years
27 K ten years in Japan did did you learn English a at school?
28 O yeah school yeah
29 K school ok did you enjoy learning English there?
30 O I don't like it
31 K you don't like it?
32 O yes I hate it English yes to tell the truth yes
33 K ok
34 O yeah yeah
35 K so did you learn any other languages you know
36 O yes
37 K apart from English? what did you learn?
38 O uh French
39 K oh French how long did you learn French?
40 O two years
41 K two years oh did you learn French you know at university or high school?
42 O unun(Japanese) not high school uni
43 K uni oh ok and did you learn you know any language apart from languages apart from Japanese at home? . so you just you learn Japanese at home
44 O yes
45 K when you were child as achild
46 O yes yes
47 K ok
48 O yeah yeah
49 K alright thank you and could you tell me you know how do you maintenance your Japanese?
50 O Japanese?
51 K because you you have been here more than twenty-two years
52 O yes
53 K but how do you maintain your Japanese?
54 O always I read Japanese books and also I never watch Australian English um programming tv I have been watching um Japanese tv
55 K uh
56 O yeah for long time
57 K uh
58 O yeah
59 K ok
60 O and also I use only Japanese at home
61 K ok alright thank you and ac actually what do you do in Australia? what's your occupation here?
62 O I am a housewives so my occupation is ha ha house duty
63 K yes
64 O that's it
65 K ok how about you know what did you do in Japan? yeah
66 O I was student at the time I never worked just I have the casual job
67 K casual which which kind of casual job?
68 O ummm lot of um English teach assistant
69 K so which level did you teach?
70 O beginners
71 K beginners um um it you mean primary school high school or
72 O um it's factory worker
73 K uh
74 O they never speak any English
75 K uh
76 O but they have to use teach the foreigner in English
77 K uh
78 O so I just gave them a very simple um English words
79 K uh
80 O that that is so they are beginners
81 K ok
82 O but they are adult
83 K ok oh by the way can I ask something about your family?
84 O yes
85 K how many um family members do you have?
86 O include me three
87 K three
88 O uh
89 K who are they?
90 O husband and son
91 K ok how old is he?
92 O um my son
93 K oh your son sorry
94 O my son is fourteen
95 K yeah
96 O and my husband is fifty-two
97 K ok thanks about your your son
98 O uh
99 K oh he must be a year
100 O nine
101 K year nine student what does he do at home when you know when he comes home
102 O um he always playing pc game
103 K pc game
104 O yes and just he does homework
105 K homework
106 O hum that's all
107 K is that all?
108 O hum
109 K um does he play any kinds of sport?
110 O ah he is doing cricket at his school
111 K uh
112 O but he never join any um special team in a local team
113 K ok thank you uh by the way I can see very nice cardigan . your
114 O thank you very much
115 K did you did you knit it?
116 O no no
117 K who (XX) where did you get it?
118 O and here
119 K here
120 O yes
121 K (laugh) very nice
122 O thank you very much (laugh) but you wear very nice (XX)
123 K thank you
124 O I prefer that
125 K oh thank you ok now let's move on to the second task
126 O yes
127 K ok there are two pictures here
128 O uh
129 K ok you can take one whichever you want take one ok these two pictures are pretty similar
130 O uh
131 K but there are some differences
132 O hum
133 K so we got let's find some differences
134 O humm
135 K ok
136 O yes
137 K so I might ask you like you know how many ducks do you have in your picture?
138 O um just one
139 K just one duck?
140 O yes
141 K how about you know
142 O a duck? you mean ducks
143 K ducks
144 O ah ducks
145 K yeah
146 O ducks is four
147 K yeah ducks in the pond ok
148 O uhm
149 K how many ducks do you have?
150 O four
151 K four ducks
152 O yes
153 K thank you I have five ducks
154 O yes
155 K so there is one you know difference here
156 O yes
157 K alright so how about you know could you ask me some questions about you know about your picture no my picture sorry
158 O … do do do you see . um can you see the cat?
159 K cat? yes I have two cats in my picture . how are they?
160 O (XXX)
161 K sorry? how
162 O how yeah I mean the I have black cats how about you?
163 K I I have two black cats
164 O oh you have a black too
165 K yeah
166 O I see … and (pause) um I I I can see the two people riding the bicycles
167 K yes
168 O ummm do you see
169 K yes I have two girls riding on the bikes ok one girl is wearing a pink you know
170 O uh
171 K pink cloth without any hat without a hat and the other girl wearing bright pink
172 O uh
173 K shocking pink cloth
174 O uh
175 K with a hat
176 O I see
177 K yeah how about yours?
178 O um
179 K is that the same?
180 O no not no one is maybe nearly same but the other girl is wearing a t-shirts
181 K yeah
182 O red one
183 K yeah
184 O and they have she has no cap cap or hat and just she has a brown long hair
185 K yes
186 O and she make a ponytail
187 K oh that's a difference
188 O hum
189 K ok we have two differences
190 O yes
191 K very good uh how about dogs?
192 O yeah umm one girl has a white white big dog
193 K a white big dog?
194 O yeah yeah yeah yeah
195 K I have a white small dog in my picture
196 O uh
197 K so it's another difference
198 O hum
199 K good . do you have a you know do you have a basket can you see a basketball?
200 O yes I can see the red basketball
201 K can you describe the basketball please?
202 O yeah yeah yeah yeah two people one is the girl she is um wearing blue t-shirts
203 K uh
204 O and she's out handed looks boy
205 K uh how about basketball? you know
206 O basketball is a red
207 K red
208 O hum
209 K I have a you know bask um three different colours in the basketball
210 O I see very different
211 K yes uh how about you know yeah can you ask me you know another questions?
212 O yes
213 K how ab
214 O yes um do you have a gentleman there?
215 K yes I have a yes one gentleman yeah in my picture
216 O uh
217 K and he is reading a he is sitting on the bench
218 O uh
219 K and reading a newspaper
220 O hum my gentleman also reading newspaper and he is very um classic tre old fashioned umm he is wearing the black hat
221 K black hat?
222 O yeah
223 K yes I just the same you know yeah this is
224 O besides him umm young boy
225 K yeah
226 O is sitting on the bench and he has a two drinks
227 K dirnks?
228 O drinks beer or something do do you have
229 K no
230 O beer there? on the on the bench?
231 K yes there is a you know one boy is sitting on the bench the other side of the bench
232 O hum
233 K but he is eating a ice cream
234 O uhm
235 K no drinks at all
236 O I see
237 K ok so another difference
238 O hum hum
239 K so . ask me any oth other question?
240 O yes yes um another bench um two ladies
241 K uh
242 O is sitting . on um sitting there and they they they're chattering
243 K yeah
244 O and one lady
245 K yeah
246 O has blue um long dresses
247 K uh
248 O and they she has she is wearing um a blue hat too
249 K oh yeah that's the same
250 O and um yeah next to her
251 K uh
252 O lady is wearing pink long sleeve to long dress
253 K uh
254 O and the collar is the white collars
255 K hum
256 O they looks very old fashion
257 K yeah (laugh)
258 O (laugh)
259 K I have a you know the same you know ladies in my picture
260 O uh
261 K so can you . ask me questions not describing the picture
262 O I see ok do you have a beautiful flower near the pond?
263 K yes I have um you know several beautiful flowers
264 O uh
265 K several you know pink flowers
266 O uh
267 K and yellow flowers
268 O yellow flower?
269 K yeah yellow yeah do you have yellow flowers in your picture?
270 O yeah not near the pond you know um oth other place there are some
271 K ok
272 O yellow flowers
273 K maybe difference yeah
274 O hum
275 K (XX) question?
276 O um do you um uhmm have a big tree?
277 K yes um I can see three big trees in my picture
278 O hum
279 K yeah how about ok um taxi can you ok is there any taxis in your picture?
280 O no no no taxi
281 K no taxi oh difference ok
282 O uh ummm ummm d do can you see the birds?
283 K bus?
284 O birds birds birds
285 K birds yes yes
286 O I have a three birds there and they looks pigeon
287 K oh yes . yeah there are
288 O I have three birds
289 K yeah I also have (XX) three birds in my picture
290 O I can see the very big um spider
291 K spider? where is it?
292 O ahhh the grasses
293 K on the grass?
294 O uh on the grass um um
295 K which which
296 O and the and the
297 K which part of the picture?
298 O grass in um the girls boys playing basket
299 K oh . no I don't have you I don't have any spider in my picture so another difference
300 O hum
301 K yes
302 O and du my can you see the any fence?
303 K fence? yes I can see you know white fences
304 O haa
305 K yes
306 O I have also white pen fences made of wood or something
307 K yeah yeah I think you have a you know a boy near the pond do you have a
308 O oh yes
309 K what is he doing?
310 O um he he he lie on the grass and he just do touches the one duck
311 K yeah it's the same ok I think it's that's all thank you very much
End of recordingPicture description task (timed)
a banana will be given to doctor
a mother is .. mother has a flower from his hus her husband
a baseball player is hitting . ball
cat was patted cat's owner
man is broken his leg ah his leg was broken ah not leg his arm was broke
boy's hunting butterfly catching butterfly boy is catching butterfly
girl is leaking ice cream
a girl was fallen by boy pushing by boy
bottle was broken a bottle was broke
a doctor is running a nurse a nurse is running
ball hit to windows
a wall break windows
an old man was hitting by bicycle
something is fal falling off . nandattandaroo(Japanese)
a man is kissing her girlfriend kissing with her oh his girlfriend
cat is having fish a fish
a boy is crying boy is shouting screaming boy is screaming
boy was hit by hit with ball
a lady was kissed by her husband
a man is reading books
mouse is running from cat
old man present to his grandson present um present
a red car is running passi passing
man is .. shooting with his pistol gun
doctor is patting his dog
end of recordingTranslation task
| 日本語の文 | 動詞 | 英語の文 |
| わたしは、オーストラリアの映画に興味がある。 | interest | I'm interested in Australia's movies. |
| 私の犬が娘の人形をこわした。 | break | My dog broke my daughter's doll. |
| 私が料理をつくって、主人がお皿を洗う。 | wash | I cook and my husband will wash plates. |
| テストの結果を見て、私はびっくりした。 | surprise | I was surprised at my test result. |
| 山本さんの猫が、私の鳥を殺した。 | kill | Yamamoto's cat killed my bird. |
| けい子は、博史にプレゼントをもらった。 | receive | Keiko received a present from Hiroshi. |
| 私たちは、この事故を警察に届けなければならない。 | report | We have to report this accident. |
| 私は、いつも店のドアを７時にしめる。 | close | I always close my shop's door at 7pm. |
| 猫が木から落ちた。 | fall | The cat fell from the tree. |
| 山田さんは、みんなに旅行の写真を見せた。 | show | Yamada showed her travels photos to them. |
| この時計は、高そうだ。 | seem | This watch seems to be expensive. |
| トムのプレゼントは、たいへん私を喜ばせた。 | please | Tom's present made me please. |
| この店のドアは、いつも閉まっている。 | close | This shop's door always closed. |
| そのニュースを聞いて、私は、とても混乱した。 | confuse | This new makes me confuse. |
| この時計は、壊れている。 | break | This watch was broken. |
| 庭の木が倒れた。 | fall | The tree in the garden fell. |
| 母は、毎日私にお皿を洗わせる。 | wash | My mother get plates wash everyday. |
| 山田先生の説明は、いつも学生を混乱させる。 | confuse | Teacher Yamada's explanation always make me confuse. |
| トムは、メアリーに殺された。 | kill | Tom was killed by Mary. |
| わたしは、息子が大学に合格すると信じている。 | believe pass | I believe that my son will pass university. |
| 水は、０度で凍る。 | freeze | Water freezes at 0°Cdegree. |
| 警察は、その車を止めた。 | stop | Police stopped that car. |
| その飛行機事故は、世界中の人にショックをあたえた。 | shock | The Airplane accident gave shock to people in the world. |
| わたしは、ボスに毎日８時まで仕事をさせられる。 | work | I was worked by my boss untill 8pm everday. |
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