1. Supernanny – The Bailey Family Transcript
Key:
(.) micropause
(2) timed pause
(.h) audible intake of breath
Underline emphasis on word/sound
(coughs) verbal sounds
: elongated sounds
*text* whispered speech
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[other sounds] background noises
SN:I’d lo:ve you to u:se the naughty step (.) fer Billy (2) the
naughty step works (1) fer discipline (.) it’s a place where the pai:r
of you:: (1) will sit (.) Billy (.) on when he’s misbehaved himself
(2) i:f Billy behaves in a way that’s unasseptable you will give him
a (.) warning (.) first (2) you’lltellhim please do not do that (.) I do
not like it an not do it agen (.) and when you give im a warning
give him eye contact (1) an yer gonna come down to his level and
you’re gonna lower the tone of your voice so he’ll automatically
know that ye know wot (.) thisis not a ga:me (1) if he does it age:n
sit him on the naughty step (1) you’ll tell im (.) your behaviour was
wrong (.) you do not shout at me or you do not hit me (.) for
example (.) sit down on that step until I come and get you (.)
M: whatdyou do after the two minutes cos I know with Billy (.)

2. he’ll still be (.) yknow kicking his fee:t (.) n havin his tantrum
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SN: let him have it let him
have his tantrum on the step (.) you do the two minutes: (1) and
you say I want you to say sorry to mummy (.) because that was
wrong behaviour
M: I wuz: very sce:ptical of the whole situation still and how this was
gonna fix anything
SN:I know that the naughty step works (.) a:nd Stacey and Bi:ll (1) are
just about to: er realise that it does work