1. EleanorChin
CHIN 490 ConversationAnalysis
Final Project
TopicManagement
April 28, 2016
Storytelling1
Eleanor: …ready,go!2
Eleanor: [I’malsodoing3
Ulises: [Youcan speakwell?4
Eleanor: Yeah yeahyeah,so,I’malsodoinga uniton ah storytelling,Ineedanother(.) story. (...)5
So.6
Ulises. <Yesterday>. Um. Ted(.) ask an >Americanguy< [here,7
Eleanor: [Yeah.8
Ulises: like, hey,howisthat, he was from, ummm (..) ahh, Washingt[on?9
Eleanor: [Yeah.10
Ulises: As a::,computerengineering.11
Eleanor: Yeah.12
Ulises: and like, hey,that’sahuge change, right?13
Eleanor: Yeah.14
Ulises: So startedtellingastory,andwe were listeningforlike,↑ agood <hou:r>.15
Eleanor: Ted?16
Ulises: Nononono,Ted,wastalkingtoan Americanguy,andthe Americanguywastellingthe17
story.For one ↑hour18
Eleanor: (sigh) Guysare <li::ke tha::t.>19
Ulises: Huh?20
Eleanor: Well,notall guys,‘cause you’re a gu[y,but21
Ulises: [Hehehehe22
Eleanor: ISHWAR!!!NOTEVERY 200 FEET!!!! Hahahaha.23
Eleanor: That guy. Hahaha!He’s one of the guys whoLOVESto take pictures.So:::24

2. EleanorChin
CHIN 490 ConversationAnalysis
Final Project
TopicManagement
April 28, 2016
Eleanor:Where’sMorgane?25
Ulises: Morgane…So…guysare not like that? What?26
Eleanor: Nonononono. Imean, sorry. Americanguys,27
Ulises: Yeah?28
Eleanor: The-like-itsee:ms:?(wavinghandsaround infrustration) <The oldertheyget,the more29
theytalk.>30
Ulises: Ah!He.31
Eleanor: Un->believable!<32
Ulises: I do[n’tknow?33
Time:1:3734
Eleanor: [Like,everymiddle agedguythatI’ve evermet,like mydad<,myuncles.Theystart-and35
then--they justdon’tstop. It’s--HHHHUhhhhh! Make me cra::zy.36
Ulises. I don’tknow. The guy was talkingfor. a >lo:ng< longtime. >And<hisstorybesides37
beinglike,s:a:d?Wasalsovery >creepy<..38
Eleanor: Hahaha!39
Ulises: Whenit’screepy,Imean,creepy seriouslycreepy. Right? Imean,like, yeah,it’s40
creepy,it’sa horror movie,yeah,butno.It’sa movie not. Thiswas real.41
Eleanor: Yeah! hhhhh.Okaaeeeeyyy,la:.42
Ulises: So. Oh!And I toldyouthismorning ah,I heard like, Tedwassnoring,43
Eleanor: Yeah44
Ulises: Ah, More than one was snoring,45
Eleanor: [Yeah46
Ulises: [ I >couldn’trecognize Who!< But.More than one.47
Eleanor: Yeah.48
Eleanor: Yeah.49

3. EleanorChin
CHIN 490 ConversationAnalysis
Final Project
TopicManagement
April 28, 2016
Ulises: Where is…?50
Eleanor: Yeah,we keepgoing.51
Ulises: He! I don’tremember>,the princess…52
Eleanor: Whichone?Oh the princess? Ah,Sabrina? Hahaha53
Time:2:3454
Ulises: Yeah. She hasthe perfectmodel tocome here to hike. Yeah?55
Eleanor: Ha! <Absolutely>56
Ulises: Like flatboots. Yeah? Whichare completelyflat,yeah,yeah,yeah?57
Eleanor: Andthen, matching(.) legging::s,58
Ulises: Yea[h59
Eleanor: [and(.) the:: shirt…60
Ulises: Haha. I don’twant to be mean,but Ah, go hiking,yeah,gotothe mountain, like it’s61
not like the model that goto the mountaintotake pictures,like (stepsintoamodelingpose,making62
entertaininglysnobbishface) aahh!Oohh!63
Eleanor: (unsuppressed)Hehehe!64
Ulises: It’shiking,real hiking. Youneversee modelsgoingtohike inthe mountainwith the high65
heels,right?66
Eleanor: hehehe,yeah.67
Ulises: But I’ve seenthat. Goingto the mountainwithhighheels.68
Eleanor: (nowlaughinguncontrollably) Hahahaha!69
Ulises: Or withflip-flops. Come on! Like...You’re goingtobreak—70
Eleanor: (nowsomewhatrecovered) hehehe! you’re goingto hurtyourself71
Ulises: Yeah!You’re goingto hurt yourself,breakyourhighheelsoryourflipflops,like,hey,it’s72
not the <best.> Pairof shoesthat youcan wear. Forhike.73
Morgane: Yeah::::. It’s like herface maskseverymorningandeverynight.74

4. EleanorChin
CHIN 490 ConversationAnalysis
Final Project
TopicManagement
April 28, 2016
Eleanor: Sabrina?Yeah. I know.75
(pause)76
Time:3:4377
Ulises: She needstobe beautiful. FOR-EVER!78
Morgane: (dramatically) What-evercircum-stances.79
Ulises: No matterwhathappen.80
Eleanor: heehee!81
Eleanor: She lovestohave her picture taken.82
Ulises: She lovesto?83
Eleanor: Have her picture taken. We wentto BigBear together, [and,84
Morgane: A[hhehehe.85
Eleanor: and,we were atthis lake,right?It wasa verynice lake.86
Ulises: Ah,yeah,yeah87
Eleanor: Andshe was just sittingonthislogin all these differentposes!88
Morgane: yeah.89
(walkingsounds)90
Ulises: (tosquirrel underatree) Heysmall fellow. How are you?91
Morgane: [Oohhaww92
Eleanor: [Oohhaww93
Morgane: He’ssupersmall!94
Morgane: He’stiny!95
Eleanor: He’sgrey!96
Ulises: In hisbrain, like,It’stasty!(simultaneouslytalkingtoMorgane and Eleanorandimitating97
whata squirrel mightthink.) Hi!98

5. EleanorChin
CHIN 490 ConversationAnalysis
Final Project
TopicManagement
April 28, 2016
Ulises: <WhenI> first. Saw. a squirrel.>Iwaslike<OH! It’sgood! But then,I startedto see,like it’s99
kindof an invasion,right?all overthe place…100
Morgane: Yeah101
Ulises: I…toldmy girlfriendthat, Hey,youknow, >here theyhave asquirrel!< (imitatinggirlfriend’s102
response andsubsequentconversation) hhhhhooo? Really? <Yeah::?>TAKEME ONE!103
Eleanor: Hahah[ah!104
Ulises: [Like,Idon’t<know>honey,I don’t thinkthe <borderline>, theydon’tall:ow105
 that veryoften,yeah? Maybe they’re notgoingto [be—106
Morgane: [Complain?Hehehehe107
Ulises: They::--Ithinktheyare notgoing to,like, make exception…so, maybe not?108
Eleanor: (simultaneously laughingthroughoutthe story) Hahaha!109
Ulises: (girlfriend) IWANTIT!110
Eleanor: hehehe111
Ulises: (himself) Yeah?Well? >Iwant manyotherthings,<and I don’thave it,yeah, so112
sad113
Morgane: [hehehehe114
Eleanor: [hahaha115
Ulises: Oh,and I wentto the orange countyfair,116
Eleanor: Yeah?He!117
Ulises: and I sawa pigrace!118
Eleanor: Oh:: yeah? Hehe,yeah,yeah.119
Morgane: Kche!120
Ulises: <Tinypig,right? Ver:ycute>,theyare tasty, right?Ahm, soI made a videoand >I sent121
it to her<and, “Grab one.I want it.”122
Eleanor: Hehehe!123
Ulises: <Because>that remindher…of when she wasinEcuador?124

6. EleanorChin
CHIN 490 ConversationAnalysis
Final Project
TopicManagement
April 28, 2016
Time:5:34125
Eleanor: Yeah?126
Ulises: Ah, <Her> >family<hada farm? So, <she hadto:> fedthe pigs,127
Eleanor: Yeah.128
Ulises: So. She ahh…hhhshe had like one?Anditwas like, herfavorite.129
Eleanor: Yeah130
Ulises: and she::>usually<feedhimlike. More?Kindof. Andso-131
Eleanor: But it’sa pi:g!You shouldn’tfeedittoomuch!itwill getfat.132
Ulises: Yeah,but that’s—that’sthe point.133
Eleanor: Yeah…134
Ulises: it getsfat,you eatit.135
Eleanor: hh.Yeah.136
Ulises: Well,eitherway,but,seeingthe video,she waslike,Oh::!Iwantit. >Take one!<137
Eleanor: He! Oh.138
Ulises: Like, Hey  <honey>  I think they are going to take it away at the borderline, yeah?139
Maybe I go to<jail,>and I don’twant it,right?140
Eleanor: (nasal laugh) cheche!141
Ulises: So whatI didis I…I boughtuh,a <small pig,> [kindof ah…142
Eleanor: [um-hm?143
Morgane: A toy?144
Ulises: Yeah! Like a teddybear,butit’snot a bear,it’sa teddypig,right?145
Time:6:32146
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