Types of verbal assistance, TN’s responses and the outcome of the assistance per speaking turn (indicated in parentheses)

Type of verbal assistance

TN’s responses

Outcome*

Restatement of task instructions (T17)**

States idea 1*** (T18)

Action priming (T19)

States ignorance (T20)

U

Restarting and action priming (T21)

Long silence, states ignorance (T22) Objects (T23)

U

Restarting (T24)

Digresses about first time on trains (T25)

U

Acknowledgements (T26-T46)**

Digresses about previous jobs (T27-T47)

-

Restarting (T48)

Formulates idea 2 with an error (T49)

S

Scaffolding (T50)

Does not correct error or elaborate (T51)

U

Acknowledgement (T52)

States ignorance (T53)

-

Restarting (T54)

States ignorance (T55)

-

Acknowledgement (T56)

Formulates idea 3 (T57)

S

Scaffolding (T58)

Digresses about cigarette shop (T59-T61)

U

Scaffolding (T62)

Reminiscence about brother’s visit, digresses cigarette shop (T63-71)

U

Restarting (T72)

Formulates idea 4 (T73)

S

Scaffolding (T74)

Formulates alternative 4a (T75)

-

Acknowledgement (T76)

Long silence, states ignorance (T77)

-

Looks at TN (T78)

Formulates alternative 4b (T79)

-

Acknowledgement (T80)

Suggests wife, idea 4c (T81)

S/U

Restarting (T82-T84)

States ignorance (T85)

U

Excerpt 1 begins

Restarting (T86)

Digresses driving solution (T87)

U

Restarting (T88)

States lack of experience (T89)

-

Acknowledgement (T90)

States lack of experience (T91)

U

Cueing (T92)

Formulates idea 5 (T93)

-

Acknowledgement (T94)

States ignorance (T95)

S/U

Restarting (T96)

Digresses on busses, roads (T97-T106)

U

Excerpt 1 ends and excerpt 2 begins

Restarting, action priming and scaffolding (T107)

Objects (T108)

S

Scaffolding (T109)

Reminiscence about brother’s visit (T110)

S

Acknowledgement (T111)

Continues reminiscence (T112)

-

Acknowledgement (T113)

Attempts to joke, silence (T114)

-

Scaffolding (T115)

Formulates ideas 6 and 7 (T116)

S

Acknowledgment (T117)

Unintelligible response (T118)

-

Scaffolding and action priming (T119)

Suggests idea 4c (T120)

S

Restarting (T121)

Agrees to do task, gets phone book, finds name of bus company (T122-123)

S

End of excerpt 2