Transcript of children speaking

5 year old talking about zombie’s transcript

Girl: Know what zombies eat momma (.)You don’t know (.) I know what else they eat (.)they also eat bones I think(.) the blood off their bones(5) I tell you what they also eat(.) they also eat their skin(.) and they also eat their eyeballs(.) they also eat the hair(.)They also EAT you know what they also eat (2) it’s really squishy and (.) hard to eat that we can not eat TOOLS (.) SHARP TOOLS and even when it gets in their throat and they die (.) they are still alive.

5 year old Gus talking about discipline

Gus: what I’m trying to say here is um(.) is that we need to stop with it (.) and (4) it’s just not the way it is(.) so what’s that mean huh(3) what does that mean is what I’m trying to say it’s not funny

Mum: [laughter] I understand what you say but its(.) it’s just (.) I think you’re so cute (.) I just (.) I’m just still tryna figure out what we’re talking about that’s all

Gus: well then(.) well then what does it mean(.) about being bad(.)

Mum: what does it mean about being bad

Gus: yes
mum: it means that Mommy’s and Daddy’s do the disciplining not(.)not you

Gus: ah well I know but sometimes I scold the cat(.)

Mum:                                                                         |well|

Gus:                                                                                    |that’s what I do
mum: well you don’t really scold the cat that much because he doesn’t get in that much trouble

Gus: well yeah sometimes he does so that’s the just way it is

Mum: so is it(.) you’re saying that its okay for you to scold the cat but it’s not okay for you to scold your friends

Gus:             |well what’s just disappointing is not the way it is so what does it mean (.) what does it mean

Mum: what does what mean

Gus: well it’s just the way it is I’m trying to(.) it doesn’t mean about scolding(.)

Mum: [laughter]

Gus: [laughter] it’s not funny (3) what we’re trying to talk about here is(.) uh (.) like being bad

Mum: you're being bad right now [laughter]

Gus: no

Mum:  I didn’t think so

Gus: it’s just wrong way

Mum: [laughter]

Gus:  it’s just wrong way and wrong time(.)

Mum: what’s the wrong time

Gus: the wrong way that means its(3) I don’t know

Mum: [laughter]

Gus: mom it’s not funny [laughter]

Link for the child talking about zombies:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9XwDb1xLlQ

Link for child talking about discipline: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVYNRUnPpHo