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Document 1599

Conversation: Buckie - Mother and child 09, recording 2: washing up

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Copyright holder(s): SCOTS Project, Dr Jennifer Smith

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F1099 Come on into the kitchen and help me dae the dishes. Okay, that's a good idea, and then th- can get this microphone aside ye. [?]You wander in[/?]. Open wide, that's a girl. //In you go.//
F1100 //[inaudible]//
F1099 You're aafa croaky sounding. Is you got a sair throat? Up ye get. //[tap running] Come on.//
F1100 //[child noises]// [child noises]
F1099 What's going on here?
F1100 [child noises] Tha-, is that hot?
F1099 It will be in a second.
F1100 Will be on a second!
F1099 It will be in a second I said.
F1100 [singing] [inaudible] a plug?
F1099 We're gonna put that there, okay, so it won't [inaudible]
F1100 Mum, where's the plug?
F1099 [inaudible] plug?
F1100 [inaudible]
F1099 You're sounding aafa croaky. You got a sair throat the night?
F1100 [clanking and water noises]
F1099 No, dinnae [inaudible].
F1100 [child noises]
F1099 Bide there till the water gets hot, warm.
F1100 [child noises]
F1099 We'll dae your paint station the mornin a wee while, eh? If you're good.
F1100 [croak]
F1099 Leave that on there please. [inaudible] nae. [water running] [?]happy[/?] Gie this a [inaudible] just in case. //[inaudible]//
F1100 //No. No.//
F1099 Now, you've got to be careful.
F1100 [child noises] Oh, put that up a wee bit.
F1099 Well, we'll take it. Look we'll put it up, all the way up to there.
F1100 I know. I do [inaudible].
F1099 Aye, I can hear you.
F1100 I know! [child noises]
F1099 See if that's warm enough.
F1100 Is it?
F1099 No, dae this ain, stand here first. Here you go.
F1100 [exhale]
F1099 Is that clean, like?
F1100 This?
F1099 That's the attachment for the dustbuster thing. We're giving it a clean, it's dirty! It needs a quick rinse //off.//
F1100 //This?//
F1099 No, dae this ones first. Look, there's loads of plates in there. //That's [inaudible] for your custard.//
F1100 //Oh!// Custard.
F1099 I think we will gie it a good wipe.
F1100 [clanking noises] I'll keep em.
F1099 Oh well done! //[inaudible]//
F1100 //Oh that!//
F1099 That's your Weetabix fae this morning.
F1100 I don't like that.
F1099 I'll need tae dae that cause it's a wee bittie harder noo.
F1100 [singing] And come up and come up and come up and I do //[inaudible].//
F1099 //[?]Find the map, find the map[/?].// [CENSORED: forename], you've got to get them under the water so that we get some water on them to get them clean. Get them un-, get it under the water to let it get clean. That's it.
F1100 This one. Look, I do the other one.
F1099 No, cause that ain's nae clean yet. There, look. Now. Do you think it's clean enough noo?
F1100 Uh-huh. Now, your one. Right, lift it up so I can see.
F1099 Oh, mine ain's nearly clean already.
F1100 There.
F1099 Wait a minute and I'll gie, I'll finish it off for you. There you go!
F1100 Now, something else?
F1099 Cutlery!
F1100 Cutlery.
F1099 Cutlery. Oh that's a knife.
F1100 Knife. Oh aye. That's a knife. That one, and a fork. Knife.
F1099 Now. You're being good. Such a good help you are, aren't you? You're a good help the night. Nice good mood the night. You in a good mood the night? Was that fun playing with [CENSORED: forename] and [CENSORED: forename] a while the day?
F1100 We've [inaudible].
F1099 I ken you were.
F1100 [running water]
F1099 Now. Is that it? One more. That's it! Oh, wait a minute, one more now. //Just leave that, I'll dae it. No.//
F1100 //Is that everything?//
F1099 Nearly though, I think. Leave it on just noo, [CENSORED: forename] and I'll take it off in a minute.
F1100 [child noises]
F1099 Wait there a second.
F1100 [child noises] [?]Where it go next?[/?] //There, that's a [inaudible].//
F1099 //There you go!// //There you go. Dry off.//
F1100 //[inaudible] there, look.// And
F1099 And your other hand. And this one. That's a girl.
F1100 It's [inaudible] there.
F1099 Fa?
F1100 Eh, this. Is that a [inaudible] fork? //This [inaudible].//
F1099 //No!// That's it all done. //Nae mair left tae dae.//
F1100 //Mm.// [?]Can I play wi[/?] that one. //Mm.//
F1099 //Well you bide there and play wi that a minute, while I wipe the [inaudible].// //[inaudible]//
F1100 //Mm mm mm.// Mm.
F1099 Kitchen half decent. //Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait.//
F1100 //[child noises]// Oh [child noises] [exhale]
F1099 Wait till I dry this.
F1100 [inaudible] this [inaudible]. I'll take them off now.
F1099 Where you going?
F1100 [humming] [runs away] [inaudible]
F1099 Well, no! Look at the mess! I think it could be tidy-up time. Cause it's t-, bathtime. I'm gonna go and let [CENSORED: forename] in. I want you to start tidying up some of your things, okay?

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Information about Document 1599

Conversation: Buckie - Mother and child 09, recording 2: washing up

Audio

Audio audience

For gender Mixed
Audience size 2

Audio awareness & spontaneity

Speaker awareness Aware
Degree of spontaneity Spontaneous
Special circumstances surrounding speech Participants asked to wear microphone while going about daily life

Audio footage information

Year of recording 2004
Recording person id 509
Size (min) 8
Size (mb) 31

Audio footage series/collection information

Part of series
Contained in Set of recordings made in Buckie of mothers and children

Audio setting

Leisure/entertainment
Private/personal
Recording venue Participants' house
Geographic location of speech Buckie

Audio relationship between recorder/interviewer and speakers

Acquaintance
Speakers knew each other Yes

Audio speaker relationships

Family members or other close relationship

Audio transcription information

Transcriber id 1170
Year of transcription 2007
Year material recorded 2004
Word count 669

Audio type

Conversation
General description Dialogue while going about daily life

Participant

Participant details

Participant id 1099
Gender Female
Decade of birth 1980
Educational attainment College
Age left school 16
Occupation Housewife / Student
Place of birth Aberdeen
Region of birth Aberdeen
Birthplace CSD dialect area Abd
Country of birth Scotland
Place of residence Buckie
Region of residence Moray
Residence CSD dialect area Mry
Country of residence Scotland
Father's occupation Joiner
Father's place of birth Aberdeen
Father's region of birth Aberdeen
Father's birthplace CSD dialect area Abd
Father's country of birth Scotland
Mother's occupation Day Centre Officer
Mother's place of birth Aberdeen
Mother's region of birth Aberdeen
Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area Abd
Mother's country of birth Scotland

Participant

Participant details

Participant id 1100
Gender Female
Decade of birth 2000
Occupation schoolchild
Place of birth Elgin
Region of birth Moray
Birthplace CSD dialect area Mry
Country of birth Scotland
Place of residence Buckie
Region of residence Moray
Residence CSD dialect area Mry
Country of residence Scotland
Father's occupation Roughneck
Father's place of birth Aberdeen
Father's region of birth Aberdeen
Father's birthplace CSD dialect area Abd
Father's country of birth Scotland
Mother's occupation Housewife
Mother's place of birth Aberdeen
Mother's region of birth Aberdeen
Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area Abd
Mother's country of birth Scotland

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