PHPCLANCHILDES with regular expressions

5 matches in 5 utterances

3.29 per 1,000 words of everyone but CHI, in 1 of 1 transcripts (385 utterances, 1,518 words searched).

  1. I don't know why I tell you these things . MOT · eng_british_Manchester_I/gail26b.cha, line 34 · Gail 2;08
  2. that's why +/. INV · eng_british_Manchester_I/gail26b.cha, line 210 · Gail 2;08
  3. why don't you build a +/. MOT · eng_british_Manchester_I/gail26b.cha, line 364 · Gail 2;08
  4. why don't you build a tower again . MOT · eng_british_Manchester_I/gail26b.cha, line 368 · Gail 2;08
  5. why does he need rescuing ? MOT · eng_british_Manchester_I/gail26b.cha, line 1267 · Gail 2;08
  1. CHIthis one .
    MOTdid you read that story in the paper ?
    MOT*MOT: I don't know why I tell you these things .
    MOTa tiger bit off a man's arm .
    MOTchewed it all up .
  2. MOTmmhm .
    INVthat's because it's really loud .
    INV*INV: that's why +/.
    MOTit's too loud for it Gail .
    MOTlook .
  3. MOTthat was good talking !
    MOTcan't hear if you've got your fingers in your mouth .
    MOT*MOT: why don't you build a +/.
    CHIMummy .
    MOTwhy don't you build a tower again .
  4. MOTwhy don't you build a +/.
    CHIMummy .
    MOT*MOT: why don't you build a tower again .
    MOTyou could build a tower on the top of the train , look .
    CHIno .
  5. CHIwhere's Kippy ?
    CHIwhere's Kippy ?
    MOT*MOT: why does he need rescuing ?
    CHIwhere's Kippy ?
    MOTwhere's Skippy ?

Matches by age

One dot per transcript: matches per 1,000 words of everyone but CHI. Dots of the same child are joined.

Matches by child

Matches per 1,000 words, all transcripts of each child together, highest first.

  1. Gail eng_british_Manchester_I3.29
All transcripts as a table
TranscriptChildAgeWordsUtterances matchedMatchesPer 1,000 words
eng_british_Manchester_I/gail26b.chaGail 2;8.131,518553.29

What the pattern matched

1 different forms (lowercased). Useful to see what a pattern really catches: unexpected forms here usually mean the pattern is too broad.

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