Stage one: before looking at my data, I can make predictions on what I expect to find in the data.
(Child language acquisition linked with my data).
In my data, I expect to find that the child will confuse his tenses. For example 'goed' rather than I went. This is because the rules of irregular verbs. This is because we usually put 'ed' on the end of a word to denote past time. I also expect that the adult will encourage the child's speech by asking questions, making prompts etc. I expect to find evidence of David Crystals child language aqisitipn theory stating that the child will ask questions like 'but why?' In order to gain explanations.
Data:
O- Oscar (4 years of age)
M- My mum (44 years of age)
O- when you die (.) do you come back (1) alive^
M- why^
O- grant died
M- who's grant then
O- my rabbit
M- oh yeah (.) that's right (1) wow you have a good memory (.) that was a long time ago
O- I know (.) will he come back (1) alive^
M- no mate (.) when you die (.) that's the end of your life
O- who does
M- everybody will one day
O- I don't want to die
M- well
O- I don't want to die
M- not for a long time yet(.) your only little (1) aren't you
O- yeah (3) where do they go (.) when they died
M- well I don't really know (.) but I have heard (1) that good people go to heaven
O- I'm good boy nanny
M- you are a good boy sometimes (.) but sometimes you are a miserable little monkey
O- [chuckles]
