JA20 - Informant Data
Biodata
Name/code only: JA20
Lexical Size: 4,100
Sex: Female
Age (approx.): 34
Country of birth: Japan
Age of arrival in Australia: 34 (4 weeks)
Time (months/years) in Australia:
Instruction in ESL (yes/no) for how long: Yes, 10 years
Language/s used (at home/in the speaker's community): 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.):
Occupation in Australia:
Occupation in country of origin:
Any experience in the country of origin:
Any experience in Australia:
Interview setting:
Date and approximate time of interview: 5/6/09
Where and what location: UNSW office
What happened during the interview:
Interview and spot the difference
E=informant (L1: Japanese, L2: English)
K=interviewer
1 K thank you very much for helping us with our research first I'm going to ask you some questions about yourself feel free if you would like to ask me any question about myself after that we are going have a look at the same pictures ask each other questions does this sound ok
2 E yes (laugh)
3 K so first when did you come to Australia
4 E uhh uh I came I came to Australia (long pause) four four weeks ago
5 K four weeks ago
6 E yeah
7 K it means uhm
8 E um
9 K May
10 E May yeah yeah e eleventh of May
11 K May
12 E yeah
13 K two thousand and nine
14 E yeah
15 K so how old were you when you arrive at Aus arrived at Australia
16 E e when
17 K when you arrived at Australia
18 E yeah
19 K how old were you
20 E (laugh) uhm I'm thirty-four
21 K yes
22 E years old
23 K ok did you learn English in Japan
24 E yeah
25 K yes
26 E but just
27 K how long did you learn English in Japan
28 E uh uhm six years uh and uhm ten
29 K ten years
30 E yes I think
31 K ok ten years you learnt English at in
32 E u u university
33 K university as well
34 E yeah year but at short time
35 K short time so three years
36 E three
37 K at junior high school
38 E yeah
39 K three year
40 E high school
41 K high school and
42 E university
43 K four years
44 E yeah
45 K wow quite long time
46 E (laugh)
47 K so what did you do in Japan
48 E uh I I work
49 K uN
50 E um I work at cake shop uhuh
51 K cake shop
52 E yeah
53 K what that sounds very interesting
54 E yeah
55 K what did you do
56 E uhm I I make I make cake
57 K uhum
58 E and soll(sell) some cookie or uhmm cake
59 K wow
60 E as well (laugh)
61 K when did you live uhm where did you live in Japan
62 E uhmm I I live in o near Osaka I live near Osaka
63 K uhum
64 E hum
65 K wow so here
66 E yeah
67 K in Australia
68 E yeah
69 K what are you doing
70 E I I want to want to how to make coffee
71 K uN
72 E so I I want to study. En English and coffee or li liquor
73 K uhum
74 E yeah
75 K so are you a student
76 E yeah
77 K so. what at the moment
78 E (X)
79 K what are you learning
80 E uhm I I I'm learning now
81 K uN
82 E I'm I'm learning about li liquor
83 K uhum
84 E uhm and make cock how how to make cocktail
85 K that's good
86 E yeah
87 K that sounds good very good (laugh)
88 E (laugh) but it this it was it is difficult (X)
89 K oh really
90 E yeaa
91 K by the way where do you live
92 E uhmm now
93 K uN
94 E I live near Bondi
95 K uhum
96 E uh Bondi Junction yeah
97 K Bondi
98 E yeah
99 K good how many people are live together
100 E uhh I live with. six people
101 K six people together
102 E yeah
103 K wow
104 E (laugh)
105 K your house must be very big
106 E no (laugh)
107 K so how many boys and girls
108 E uhhh (X) three men
109 K uhum
110 E and two
111 K uN
112 E girl
113 K two girls
114 E yeah
115 K ok about two girls
116 E yeah
117 K who are they
118 E uhh. about uhm she she she is Japanese
119 K ok what what is her her name
120 E oh Megumi
121 K Megumi-san and Megumi
122 E and other girl
123 K uN
124 E Brazilian
125 K Brazilian
126 E yeah
127 K ummm very exciting
128 E (laugh)
129 K what what is her her you know her your Brazilian you know
130 E yeah
131 K housemate's name
132 E oh Nuuzii nick name Nu Nu nick name
133 K Nuu
134 E nick name is ok
135 K yea
136 E Nuuzii
137 K ok
138 E (X) I forgot (laugh)
139 K it's ok
140 E (laugh)
141 K ok could you tell me su Nuuzii's you know daily like life
142 E uhh
143 K what time does Nuuzii gets up get up
144 E uhhhh I I think she work in Australia so sometimes uh uh sometime get up early morning
145 K uN
146 E but I think she she work uhm she work at pub
147 K uN
148 E so sometimes she (laugh) (X)
149 K ok
150 E (X)
151 K so what time does Nuuzii you know leave home
152 E uhhm today
153 K yes
154 E uhm
155 K or every day
156 E every day
157 K uN
158 E I don't know but buts(but)
159 K uN
160 E today's she she she left to she left to home
161 K uN
162 E at eight in the morning
163 K uN
164 E yeah
165 K what sort of food does Nuuzii cook
166 E oh she she make. she make Mexican. Mexican foods (X)
167 K uhhN interesting
168 E ta tacos uN uhm
169 K humm do you uhm is Nuuzii a good cook
170 E yes yes sometimes I I get (laugh)
171 K uN good and do do you make cake yeah
172 E uh no because I I live I stay he here (X)
173 K uhn
174 E I I can't bou I can't buy any uhm flour or yeah (laugh)
175 K ok and so you must live in a big house
176 E (laugh)
177 K how many bedrooms are there
178 E oh three three bedrooms
179 K uuN
180 E so I share ha share room
181 K ok you have a bed
182 E yeah
183 K is that a bed uhm you have a bed
184 E yea
185 K is that your bed
186 E hum
187 K did you buy
188 E no
189 K it
190 E no uhm my owner bought
191 K how about computer computer in your room
192 E no (laugh)
193 K humm oh by the way I can see very nice watch
194 E watch (laugh)
195 K it's very nice
196 E yes
197 K is it yours
198 E yes (X) mine
199 K it's yours
200 E (laugh)
201 K good where did you get it
202 E uhm I bought in Japan (laugh)
203 K oh good very nice ok and nice boots as well
204 E (laugh) thank you
205 K was it expensive
206 E no (laugh)
207 K hum do you have any question. about me
208 E ohh how longs(long) uh how long have you been to Australia
209 K yes I've been here for nineteen years
210 E ohhh (laugh)
211 K quite long
212 E yeah (where) do you do you (X)
213 K I live in West Ryde
214 E near here
215 K no it's close to uhm Oyimpic Stadium
216 E hum (laugh)
217 K (XX) ok so let's move onto you know the second task
218 E yeah
219 K there are two pictures here
220 E yeah
221 K ok they look very similar
222 E uN
223 K but there are some differences
224 E yeah
225 K so let's find the differences together
226 E ohh
227 K ok (organising pictures) so first
228 E yeah
229 K ok uhum (long pause) all right hum so do you have ducks
230 E ducks yeah uhum uhm
231 K yes
232 E ducks is (X)
233 K quwa quwa quwa ducks
234 E quwa quwa yeah uh yeah
235 K how many ducks do you have
236 E five five ducks
237 K five ducks
238 E yeah
239 K good I have four ducks
240 E ohh
241 K so one difference
242 E one
243 K ok
244 E yeah
245 K ok ask me a question please
246 E uhmm uh uhm the girl
247 K uN
248 E the girls
249 K uN
250 E wear uhm red uh (X) do you do you do you have
251 K uN
252 E dogs a dogs
253 K yes
254 E yea
255 K I have one dog
256 E oh. I have two dogs
257 K good
258 E yeah
259 K ok another difference
260 E yeah
261 K good
262 E uh how many how many people and d how many people in. in the park (laugh)
263 K ten people
264 E one two three four five six seven
265 K yes
266 E eight nine ten ohh eleven
267 K good
268 E yeah
269 K another difference
270 E yeah (XX) how many people di did did did you ride your (X) ride a bicycle
271 K two people
272 E oh
273 K riding on the bike
274 E uhhhh same
275 K ok
276 E (laugh)
277 K ohh do you have kangaroos
278 E kangaroos
279 K yes
280 E hum no oh kangaroos no
281 K no good hum
282 E do you have a bird
283 K bird
284 E bird
285 K yes I have three birds
286 E uhh
287 K on my picture
288 E uh three four
289 K ok another difference good
290 E cat
291 K I have a one cat
292 E oh two
293 K good are there any. old man in your picture
294 E oh he read newspaper
295 K hum
296 E book hum
297 K d do you do you have an old man in your picture
298 E uhh old man
299 K uN
300 E yeaa. I think. one. old man (laugh)
301 K (laugh)
302 E yea (XX) (laugh)
303 K ok how about
304 E (laugh)
305 K all right how about
306 E (laugh)
307 K how about is there any. uh any babies in your picture
308 E baby
309 K uN
310 E no. no yeah (X) yeah no
311 K no
312 E (laugh)
313 K ok good
314 E hum hum hum hum
315 K yeah in my picture
316 E hum
317 K one girl is drinking a beer
318 E no
319 K do you have a girl
320 E do you
321 K who is drinking a beer
322 E no (X) she or he
323 K uN
324 E uhm has a soft-cream
325 K ok so no uhum
326 E (X) do you the girl
327 K uN
328 E does girl have ball ball
329 K yes yes
330 E (laugh) ohh
331 K ok let's find one more ok difference
332 E one more yeah hummm
333 K I I have a guy ok
334 E yeah
335 K a guy sitting on the bench in my picture do you have a guy sitting on the bench
336 E guy yeah
337 K uN what is he doing
338 E yeah he is reading a newspaper
339 K oh it's the same
340 E do you have (X) do you. hum hummm how many oh no no no no uhm how many people. there is. there the. bench in (laugh)
341 K on the bench
342 E on the bench
343 K ok four people are sitting on the bench
344 E uhh two and two
345 K that's right
346 E ohhhh the ga woman
347 K u yes that's right
348 E uhh how many how many people. there uh no no no no no (laugh) hum (X) do you have a. kids a boy do you have a boy
349 K yes
350 E near. near near lake
351 K yes
352 E (XX)
353 K yes uhum
354 E hummm
355 K is what is he doing
356 E ohh he he touch a water water
357 K ohh ok in my picture he is touching a duck
358 E ohh duck dark
359 K duck
360 E ohh I think he touch a water
361 K good
362 E yeah
363 K another difference
364 E ohh ohh
365 K thank you very much (laugh)
End of RecordingPicture description task (timed)
the glass broked
the girl eated(eat?) soft-cream
the the boy kissed kiss with girl
the boy hit a ball
the girl (X) serve man
the cat eat a fish
the car carry the car carried
the baby-sitting with man
the present present by old man
the ru the rubbish dropped (laugh)
uh the wall colourd uh painted by woman
the banana gived from monkey
(XX)
the house (X)
the dog touched
the boys
the the ball broke a window
the pencil broke
the ma the mouse
the old man give to present
The end of recording
Translation 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 movie. |
| 私の犬が娘の人形をこわした。 | break | My dog broke a 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 wash dishes. |
| テストの結果を見て、私はびっくりした。 | surprise | I surprised to look at my test. |
| 山本さんの猫が、私の鳥を殺した。 | kill | My bird was killed by yamamoto's cat. |
| けい子は、博史にプレゼントをもらった。 | receive | Keiko received 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 must report this accident to the police. |
| 私は、いつも店のドアを７時にしめる。 | close | I always close a sho's door at 7:00. |
| 猫が木から落ちた。 | fall | The cat falt from three |
| 山田さんは、みんなに旅行の写真を見せた。 | show | Yamada showed photo of travel everybody. |
| この時計は、高そうだ。 | seem | This watch seems like expensive. |
| トムのプレゼントは、たいへん私を喜ばせた。 | please | I pleased on tom's present. |
| 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 | I confused to hear the News. |
| この時計は、壊れている。 | break | This watch has broke. |
| 庭の木が倒れた。 | fall | Tree folt in the garden. |
| 母は、毎日私にお皿を洗わせる。 | wash | I am washed dishes by mother everyday. |
| 山田先生の説明は、いつも学生を混乱させる。 | confuse | Students is confused at Yamada's explain. |
| トムは、メアリーに殺された。 | kill | Mery was killed by Tom. |
| わたしは、息子が大学に合格すると信じている。 | believe pass | I belived to pass a University for my son. |
| 水は、０度で凍る。 | freeze | Water freeze 0 °c |
| 警察は、その車を止めた。 | stop | The police stopped the 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 | People of the world was shocked by the accident of airplain. |
| わたしは、ボスに毎日８時まで仕事をさせられる。 | work | I am worked by my boss untill 8:00. |
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