could you tell us eh where you were born first please

where I was born (unclear) you have to ask her for owt like this

(laughter)

(unclear) I divn't know I can tell you when I was born like (unclear)

aye you you weren't born here for instance

(unclear) will I ask her (pause) was I born in Gateshead

eh

was I born in Gateshead or was I born in Washington

(unclear)

where was I born

where were you born (unclear) (laughter)

(unclear) right right we've got that one

(unclear) right (pause) got that one eh and eh so you've lived here all your life

(unclear)

aye ehm (pause) and ehm you've never really been away from Tyneside for very long periods

no no

eh (pause) and eh now I take it eh your parents were born in Washington were they (unclear)

eh father was (unclear) eh where were you born were you born in Washington or

why me

you were born here

eh

where were you born

I was born at Springwell

Springwell

Springwell (unclear) yeah

Wrekenton

yes yeah (pause) eh (pause) and eh (pause) what's eh what's your what was your father's occupation please (unclear)

a miner

(unclear) ta ehm (pause) eh now if eh we could just talk about eh about Gateshead for a bit you've lived here all your life do you think that eh Gateshead's a good place to live

oh (pause) not bad aye

no (pause) complaints about it

no no

eh you wouldn't say eh rather live in Newcastle for instance

no

that's (interruption)

(unclear)

that's a definite no like

that's a definite no (unclear)

aye why do you think that is

well I eh I was born in Gateshead that's it like you know

I see yeah aye yeah it's just sort of seemingly eh natural to stay where you were (interruption) born (unclear)

uh-huh

ta eh and eh would this apply to ehm anywhere else in the country as well you wouldn't like to live anywhere else in the country

no just Gateshead

(unclear) eh (pause) and eh what about eh this area of Gateshead like do you think that this is a eh

oh it's not a very nice place the eh this end like you know there's other parts (unclear) better than this like

you would prefer to live somewhere else in Gateshead like

well I would like if we had the money like

(laughter) are these eh (pause) are these these houses not coming down soon

eeh well eh we've been offered a a place like

have you whereabouts

been offered a place up at eh Leam Lane

aye

the place wasn't big enough like you know

oh I see aye

and that was it I had to turn it down like

aye but then at (unclear) stage like (interruption) (unclear)

uh-huh uh-huh

eh (pause) and here's another card for you can you tell us ehm (pause) which age group you come into on the card please just say the letter

age group (pause) wey I'm thirty thirty eh eight so what's that like it's

(unclear) find that we'll put you in

which

eh D no sorry C

C C

eh (pause) and eh you're not married

no

eh (pause) and eh (pause) another card can you tell us ehm how you occupy your house please if you just you know this house

(unclear)

say the letter again you know well do you own it yourself or rent it or you know which of these

well I don't rent it like I mean eh it's been bought and that's it like you know

oh I see it belongs to your (interruption) parents (unclear)

(unclear)

eh (pause) can you tell us ehm what job you do at the moment

I'm not working I got paid off like it's

where you

the factory closed in

oh where where were you working at

Adam Powell's

oh on the (interruption) (unclear)

on the trading estate (unclear)

(unclear)

yeah aye the eh that's right aye

yeah

but you know (unclear) and all that like

aye

it just closed down about what (pause) few month back (unclear) that was it

aye

eeh (unclear) (interruption)

(unclear) didn't know they were closed like because

aye we were the first ones to get paid off and that was it like (interruption) you know

aye

it'll be about eh six month back closed down (interruption) last November

(unclear) aye (interruption) right on the main road isn't it eh

(unclear) on the main avenue (interruption) there aye

on the main avenue aye aye I know where it is (unclear)

aye

hey I'm surprised I thought that was a good (interruption) factory you know

it was a good firm

aye

it's even got the Queen's Award for it and all like

aye

you know just before they closed down just a one of them things like I was there a year like (interruption) it was a good firm it was a (interruption) real decent firm (unclear) you know

(interruption) what happened to (interruption) aye (pause) did they collapse altogether or move somewhere else

they just that was it they just lost a big order you know that

aye

you know like they just packed up like

(unclear)

just a one of them things like

it's dicey isn't it yeah (pause) and eh (pause) eh what job were you doing there like

I was working in the stores

I see yeah (pause) and eh (pause) could you tell us ehm what other jobs you've done in your life and eh

ah well I've only had two jobs you know I worked at eh Sowerby's on the (pause) the high street there well it's the West the East Street isn't it

aye (interruption) where about eh

East Street there Sowerby's against you know where Binn's used to be

oh aye aye

you know I used to store all the (interruption) the furniture (pause) upstairs

yeah aye aye

I was there since I started schools eh finished what sixty two (interruption) got paid off there

mm-hm aye

was there about fourteen fifteen year

oh I see yeah and then it was (interruption) (unclear)

I was working in the warehouse like you know

yes I see yeah just a similar job like to the one you had eh (pause) (interruption) at (unclear)

mm-hm mm

aye and that's the two like that's that's the two (interruption)

where

that's the two jobs

that's the only two jobs I've had

(unclear) oh I see aye

(unclear)

(unclear) eh (pause) did you think that eh were there reasonable jobs like did you enjoy them while you were at them

oh aye especially this last one mind

aye

you know it was just a one of them things the way they packed up like

mm-hm what do you (interruption)

but eh that was a very good job (interruption) (unclear)

aye why do you say that like what do you think was good about it

eeh I mean it was the firm itself like you know it was

aye

you know decent people like you know

aye that's (interruption) (unclear)

got on with the all right like you know and eh

aye

the (unclear) you know

mm-hm

(unclear) you know used to (unclear)

(unclear)

no bother

yeah (pause) eh (pause) now ehm I'd like to ask you eh (unclear) some words you might use in various situations like so ehm if you just say (interruption)

what's this what

(unclear) I I want to try to ehm eh find out if you use certain words you know so I'll try and suggest them to you but I mean just say what what comes naturally to you you know it it'll be clear like as I go along eh eh if somebody's had too much to drink you would say he was

(laughter) half cut that's what I would say

(laughter)

he's half cut (laughter)

half cut aye yeah

probably wrong (unclear) (laughter)

yeah (pause) eh can you think of ehm (pause) any (interruption)

hey hey

(laughter)

come along here hey come here you'd better get him in here and close the door

(laughter) (unclear)

(unclear) get out the way

eh (pause) can you think of any word you might use for eh somebody who eh who's got lots of nerve you know he's pushy and thinks he can get away with anything

oh dear dear dear dear eh (pause) eeh I couldn't explain that (interruption) not really no

no it's difficult to think of them sometimes like (unclear) eh if eh here's an a a appropriate question for you if if eh something was stacked away on a high shelf could you say it was up a height

a height

up a height (unclear)

aye I'd say that aye

yeah eh

watch that dog (pause) it's getting on the table (unclear)

eh (pause) about could you say about eh ehm a tool eh this'll do the job clever would you use that expression

no

no what do you think you would say just do it properly or something

aye that's aye

yeah (pause) eh (pause) what do you call eh the thing that a brick layer's labourer carries the bricks in over his shoulder

oh what is it (pause) it's not a (unclear) is it

no (unclear) not familiar with a hod (pause) eh (interruption)

look it's over here now hey phhss get the dog out the way man (laughter)

(laughter)

you sit here

eh eh (pause) (unclear) eh how old were you when you left school

fourteen

aye eh were you glad to leave school or

eh

were you glad to leave school

oh aye aye

you were

mm

you didn't like it (unclear)

oh wasn't much cop at school like you know

yeah (pause) eh and you haven't had any education since then

no

(unclear) eh (pause) do do you think that eh your education's been worth very much to you since eh you know in your job for instance

oh aye aye (unclear) the last job I was at like you know

uh-huh

aye

in what way like

well learn a lot of things like you know in store keeping things like that you know

mm yeah eh (pause) what about eh outside your work can you think of any ways that eh it's been important to you you know (pause) for oth other things

oh oh no no no

no ta ehm (pause) eh (pause) now ehm you've lived here all your life so you were living here when you were young like when you were a a young lad

mm-hm

eh now eh people tell me that this was a great place to live when they were young eh

(laughter) oh who said that

(laughter) well (laughter) perhaps not eh (pause) ehm can you remember eh any of the ehm games that you used to play or (interruption)

(unclear)

or things that you used to get up to when you were eh (interruption) you know

just football that's all

under twelve for instance you used to play football

(unclear) football that's all aye

aye

mad about football (laughter)

aye you didn't have any sort of street games or eh things like that

no no

no perhaps you didn't indulge in them eh (pause) do you know ehm what you call a game where eh one of the kids chases all the others to try and touch them

(unclear)

no eh (unclear) that's strange ehm (pause) now eh can you tell us going through each of the rooms of the house can you tell us what you call each room (unclear) what you normally call

oh it's the big room it's only the big room and two small rooms here like you know that's that's it

what do you call this room

just call it the kitchen

kitchen

that's it (pause) then the scullery

then scullery aye and the bedrooms

that's it

yeah (pause) eh (pause) and eh to get out of the back door you have to lift the

oh the latch there

ta ehm (pause) eh what do you call the thing that you stand in front of the fire to get it going

(unclear) what (interruption) wh

the thing you s you stand in front of it to get it going

oh the ehm what is it again (pause) eeh forgetting (unclear) (laughter) forgetten

(laughter) the bleezer

(unclear) we never really use it like you know

aye

that's it aye the bleezer aye

(unclear) the bleezer (unclear)

we never see it very much like (laughter)

(laughter) (unclear) what do you ehm (pause) what do you call eh cleaning the plates and things after a meal

oh never clean nowt up (unclear)

(laughter) you don't do it do you no (laughter)

(laughter) last thing I do

(laughter) eh (pause) ehm can you tell us eh how you eh spend your spare time please you know you know at evenings and weekends what do you usually do

I just stop in you know most of the time watch the telly or something like

aye you don't go out (interruption) very often

no just if there's football on or something I think you know

oh you mean you go you go to the (interruption) matches like

aye I go to the matches like if there's any on like you know

aye

if I can like if I can afford it

aye but do do you go pretty often or (unclear)

wey I just pick the games now and again or (interruption) I'd see

aye so you go to go to see good games

(unclear) good game on (unclear) good team coming up here like I'm (interruption) I try to watch it like you know

aye (pause) (unclear) been any good games this season

oh one or two that's all like

aye what do you what do you think of their performance like this season

oh we had a good season like (interruption) you cannot grumble like

aye (pause) (laughter) (pause) yeah (pause) and eh you watch television a lot

not a great lot like you know

yeah

not a great lot

what eh what sorts of programmes do you like

oh (laughter) there's a lot of bad shows on like you know but you've got to (interruption) sit and watch them like you know like eh

aye (pause) mm

eeh I couldn't just pick one like because I've (unclear) I'm not interested

you don't bother with it

(unclear)

mm

I like to see a good play or something like that you know

aye

variety show or something like

mm mm

mostly sport like (laughter)

mostly aye (unclear) this afternoon

is any on like

aye (pause) eh (pause) do you eh do you know the people who live around here very well people who live in this street

(laughter) to tell you the truth I know them for their faces like but most of them I divn't talk to (unclear)

you don't know them very well to talk to

eh no no

eh (pause) and eh that probably means that eh you wouldn't miss this area very much if you had to go and live somewhere else

wey I wouldn't miss the neighbours look at it that way like you know

aye is there anything you would miss about it

eh

is there anything you would miss about it

eeh I divn't know it's it's not a bad place like you know

aye

well as I say I'd I'd like to be out in one way but living in Gateshead like you know

aye but this this particular area I mean say say if you had if you had taken the house in the leam you know do (interruption) you think

(unclear)

do you think you would have missed anything about

not really no no

(unclear) eh (pause) if eh (pause) if you had ehm the offer (unclear) you know (pause) a fairly good job somewhere else in the country do you think you would go

well not the moment like you know

no

what with the you know the parents being bad like you know

oh aye I see aye (unclear) sort of ties yeah

uh-huh

ehm (pause) now eh if we could talk eh a bit about the thing we are most interested in like that's eh the way you talk and then what you think about the way people talk and that ehm (pause) do you think that eh you ever change the way you talk according to the people you're talking to or the (interruption) circumstances

well a little bit like (unclear)

aye such as who for instance

eh what do you mean like (unclear) (interruption)

well do you think I mean what sort of people do you think that you would ch that that you would change your way of talking (interruption) (unclear)

oh if I was say ganning for job or something like that like I might change (unclear) little bit a bit like (unclear) not much

aye

you know (laughter)

aye but there's just sort of one or two special s situations like that when when you

oh that's that's it aye look at it (interruption) that way that's it with the worker you know

aye (pause) aye but mostly I mean like now for instance you're talking normally

aye aye yes

yeah yeah eh (pause) what do you think about eh the local accents of Tyneside do you find them nice to listen to or not

oh wey I'm used with it and that's it like you know

aye (pause) so (pause) eh I mean y you approve of people talking in local accents do you

oh wey aye aye

aye eh (pause) would you say ehm if ehm if you if you met somebody for the first time and they talked like you would you say that you were more likely to get on with them (unclear)

oh wey aye aye

you're you're you're (interruption) you're certain like (interruption) (unclear)

oh definitely definitely aye

mm (pause) eh (pause) why is that like do you think they would be likely to be like you in in other ways like

(unclear) aye

aye

probably aye yeah

eh (pause) what about eh ehm other local accents of England you know like ehm say Liverpool accents or Cockney

oh they're aye I like

do you (interruption)

eh I like eh you know accents like you know the likes of Liverpool and (interruption) like you know Cockney (unclear) all the same to me like you know

aye (pause) there's none that you dis there's none that you dislike

no no no no

no no good ehm (pause) and eh (pause) now if you could think about if this eh special sort of accent that eh you know (pause) newsreaders use on television when they're reading out the news you know sort of get that get on your mind ehm (pause) do you think do you I mean do you approve of that way of speaking (unclear)

oh it must be marvellous that like you know oh it must be marvellous that like you know

what to be able to do it like

oh aye aye mm

aye why do you think that

oh fantastic that like you know (unclear)

(unclear) you do you think it's sort of nice to listen to like

oh it is aye (interruption) definitely

aye eh (pause) would eh (pause) do you think that ehm would you approve of eh the news being read out in some other kind of accent

wey especially in your own programme like you know what I mean eh (interruption) you know Tynesiders (unclear) you know

I see what you mean (pause) aye it would be all right then

aye wey not bad aye

but for the for the ehm national news

(unclear) for the BBC (interruption) like you know they've got to sort of be decent haven't they (interruption) you know (unclear)

(interruption) aye (interruption) I see aye aye eh (pause) now eh (interruption)

the kettle's boiling

this is ehm (pause) question that some people find a bit difficult really eh what sort of things do you ehm do you think you can tell from the way somebody talks you know like I was saying before if you meet somebody for the first time you know and you hear them speaking what kind of things do you think you can tell about them

eeh I'm not sure (unclear) you know (unclear) explain owt (unclear) you know it's eh be able to explain you know (pause) (unclear) I mean

(unclear) lots of people sort of find it difficult to talk about do you think eh you wouldn't eh be prepared to have a guess about what sort of job he does for instance

oh possible by his eh you know by (interruption) the the accent right fair enough aye

(unclear) yeah and eh of course where he comes from like (interruption) (unclear)

aye aye sure enough like aye

yeah eh (pause) when eh (pause) have you ever been eh away from Tyneside on holiday

on holiday

aye

oh just down eh Scunthorpe like you know

aye and could

just eh

could people down there usually tell that you came from Tyneside

oh wey aye (unclear) Geordies (unclear) (laughter)

aye (pause) eh (pause) and eh (pause) in s (pause) in Newcastle for instance ehm do people ever guess that you come from Gateshead by the way you speak

(unclear) when

I mean when you're in Newcastle do people ever guess that (unclear) that you come from Gateshead by the way you speak

no I don't

no (pause) eh (pause) do you think it would be a good idea if everybody spoke in the same accent or not

the same ah wouldn't be the same that I divn't think you know

you like the variety do you

(unclear) (laughter)

yeah (pause) ehm (pause) that's a bit of a job for you

(laughter)

do you think you could read out that list of words for us please

oh dear me I'm not good at owt like this

just (pause) take your time about it you know

oh (unclear) (pause) (unclear) just gan through all this like

aye please

(unclear) (pause) fruit eh (pause) rib fly bill will one head drop (pause) fall (pause) wall (pause) (unclear) (pause) (unclear) school (pause) seven one long holiday home (unclear) (pause) fall (pause) television Newcastle (pause) that's it

(unclear) eh (pause) now eh I'll eh I'm going to read out lists of words and eh for every one I want I would like to know ehm if you use it yourself right and if you hear other people (pause) using it and if you know what it means okay they're just sort of local words you know I want to find out whether you know them and so on ehm (pause) bairn

(unclear) what do you mean like

a little bairn

a baby (unclear)

aye

oh

do you use it

no (unclear)

but you know what it means and you hear you hear other people use it like

aye

aye eh (pause) bait

bait (pause) I have heard of bait (unclear)

aye but you don't y you don't talk about taking your bait to work

no no

eh (pause) bonny

oh aye well a lass or something (unclear) know

eh bray bray for to hit

eh

for to hit no

(unclear)

you don't use it

no

no eh bullets

(unclear)

(unclear) boody

boody (pause) no

no clarts

what

clarts

no

you don't use it

no never use it

but you know what it means

aye

yeah and you hear you hear other people use it like

clarts aye odd times like (unclear) aye

eh coin

coin

for coin the corner

aye oh aye I heard of that one

but you don't use it

never use it no

(unclear) eh cree

say what

cree

cree (pause) no

no you don't you don't know what it means

no

no cree eh dunch

dunch

(unclear)

no

no you don't know what it means

no

no eh to fettle

fettle

aye

fettle anybody or something like that

aye yeah

oh I've heard of that aye

aye do you use it

but I never use it (interruption) perhaps

no what about eh in canny fettle do you use that expression

no

no eh (pause) gully

gully no

n no

no

you don't know what it means

(unclear) use it

eh howk

howk howking anybody like is that what you're saying

aye

(unclear) I never use that either like

but you know what it means

uh-huh aye (unclear)

ehm hoy

hoy are you shooting or something or like

no for to throw

no

you don't use it

no

eh (pause) ehm parky

parky oh aye aye (unclear)

about your food you know

aye

aye eh stot

stot

aye

(laughter)

no for to bounce

(unclear) bounce (unclear)

you've never heard stot

not sure

no eh varnigh

varnigh (pause) aye more or less something like that or

yeah very nearly

aye

aye

(unclear)

do you use it

wey odd times aye odd times

I see aye ta (pause) eh now eh I'm going to read out ehm some sentences and eh for each one I want to know like whether it sounds okay to you you know whether it sounds like something that you might say (interruption) you know

oh

because some of them might sound as if they've got something wrong with them you know but some of them will be okay right

(unclear)

ehm (pause) now eh the first one were you wakened last night when I came in is that okay or not

eh say it again like

were you wakened last night when I came in

aye it seems all right all right aye

that's okay ehm I was still a bed when you called this morning (pause) okay enough

it seems all right aye

aye he never gave us any

never gave us any (pause) eh uh-huh aye (unclear)

okay yeah ehm eh do you not go there very often

uh-huh seems all right all right

okay ehm they're useless them

aye it's okay

oh eh me and John went to the races on Saturday

me and John

aye

(interruption) (unclear)

little bit doubtful about that one

aye (unclear) aye aye trouble with that one

but you think you would say that do you me and John

wey I probably would say it like (interruption) wey aye

I see aye yes well that's that's that's all I want to know like you know eh

(laughter)

now eh it's me and him's last day (pause) okay or not

(unclear) aye that's a bit doubtful

aye

(unclear)

ehm I might could manage it

uh-huh (unclear)

okay eh (pause) he wouldn't could have worked even if you had asked him

uh-huh

ehm (pause) i it's ower big to get through there

what

it's ower big to get through there

it's ower

it's ower big

aye that's what I would probably say (unclear)

ta ehm (pause) you know my cousin that her husband died

(unclear) (pause) that looks a bit dodgy like

mm-hm ehm with the wife being ill I had to stay in and look after her

uh-huh that's okay

mm-hm ehm I'm going to stay with the son for the holidays

mm-hm

okay eh do you want out meaning do you want to be out

that's a bit dodgy like (unclear)

mm ehm they go to the pictures of a Sunday

they go to the pictures

they go to the pictures of a Sunday

aye that's all right all right aye

that's okay eh I was coming home on the train and if I didn't leave my coat lying on the seat (pause) is that okay

no that's a bit dodgy (unclear)

okay eh these ones are pretty big to them others

mm (pause) aye that's all right that

that's okay eh here she had left her pram standing outside the shop

(unclear) bit dodgy (unclear)

right eh I think we're going to be soon for the picture

that's all right aye

okay eh would you mind stop talking

no that's a bit dodgy that one (unclear)

thanks eh do you want a cup of tea making

aye that's all right all right (unclear)

okay ehm do you want this wall painting

(unclear) aye could be (interruption) (unclear)

okay (pause) eh you know him that used to work on the railways

that's a bit dodgy like as well

you think there's something wrong with that

aye I do

mm-hm eh (pause) he happened a nasty accident

aye it's all right all right

okay ehm I'll put the kettle on for to make some tea

that's all right all right

okay eh (pause) I wanted for to talk to you about it

that's a bit dodgy (unclear)

(unclear) eh when did it happen you

(unclear)

eh I've got money belonging him

that's a bit dodgy (unclear)

eh could you mind your head so as I can see out the back

that's a bit dodgy

eh I'm going to get some wool for our Pamela a jumper

(laughter) that's (unclear) all right all right aye

that's okay is it eh I'm going shopping for John a pair of trousers

aye that's (unclear)

it's all right all right eh (pause) it's all right for you you're used with it

(unclear) that's okay

okay eh we've been waiting of a bus

(unclear)

yeah eh I think they're going to give him the job permanent

uh-huh say that

I don't bother much about the television and that

uh-huh

okay mm (pause) there was all these bottles of beer what we had brought

(unclear)

okay ehm many people were there there

what

many people were there there

no that's (pause) (unclear)

no ehm where did you get it at

(unclear)

something wrong (unclear)

aye

yeah eh never mind I'll manage but

uh-huh

okay eh no the wonder I couldn't get it to work it's not plugged in

(unclear) that's a bit dodgy that one

there's something wrong with no the wonder is there

mm

(unclear) ehm me and George is going to the town today

that's a bit dodgy that one in all like (unclear)

uh-huh eh Jack didn't think much to the race

that's all right all right (unclear)

that's all right all right eh all the caravan sites are good and I've stayed on them nearly all

uh-huh that's all right all right

okay eh (pause) had they seen it no they'd not seen it

uh-huh that's all right all right

okay eh my coat's too long this

oh that's a bit dodgy

yeah yeah aye how's your wife and family then

what

how's your wife and family then

that's all right all right (unclear)

eh Joe can't come tomorrow being as he's working late

mm-hm (unclear)

ehm what is it he does for a living

no that's a bit dodgy (unclear)

eh he wants his wages paid immediately

aye that's all right aye

ehm (pause) just light the fire on will you

uh-huh

that's okay ehm (pause) I'll clout yous both in a minute

(unclear)

eh (pause) how much have they offered we

eh

how much have they offered we

eh no I divn't say that one

no eh pass us one of them spanners

(unclear)

eh I've broke a plate I'm afraid

aye that's all right aye

okay eh I come this morning but you weren't in

(unclear)

okay ehm he done it all right

aye

yes ehm I had forgetten to buy the onions

aye that's okay

okay eh he gave us a pound for doing it

uh-huh

we had went to the coast for the day

mm-hm

I seen Albert on Tuesday

uh-huh

I'm not going to stand being tret like that

(unclear)

that's what happens when you be naughty

mm-hm

I'll probably see him a Sunday

uh-huh

I doubt he'll have to stay in hospital for a long time

uh-huh

eh you've letten him get away

mm-hm

my mother's keep coming in to see us

mm-hm

ta ehm (pause) now eh (pause) mm could you give us eh (pause) ehm this might be a bit bit little bit tricky could you give us eh the opposite of I'll be going there next week

(unclear) going there this week (pause) (unclear) aye thats (unclear) like you know it's (pause) I would s

(unclear) aye the question doesn't make sense does it not no ehm (pause) well it's eh eh (pause) suppose that you went up to somebody in the street to ask for a match what would you normally say

eh have you got a light

ta

(laughter)

eh can you finish off this sentence eh I couldn't get it done yesterday but I'll do it

the morrow

thanks that's great

(unclear)

that's all