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Transcription analysis

This is a transcript of a political news interview, conducted by Nick Robinson, a Political editor of the BBC. His guest is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron. They speak about the economical future of UK.

SPOKEN LANGUAGE FEATURES:

LIST OF THREE: lines 55, 62, 66, 132

Cameron uses serie of three to create a progression in which the tension is created, or to emphasize his ideas.

REPETITIONS lines 79, 82, 106,108, 113,123, it is because the interviewee David Cameron wants to underline the most important points of view.

No ELLIPSIS. That means that Prime Minister is very sure in everything. That is why he doesnt have any unfinished thought.

No OVERLAPS

DISCOURSE MAKERS: lines 17, 53, 72, 89,115.

IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION:

To make ends meet line 66

While someone who is not familiar with this idiom might believe it to mean forcing the ends of an object to touch each other, this phrase actually means to have enough money from day to day.

To get out of hand line 75

Someone who takes this idiom literally would think it to mean that someone was holding something in their hand and they released the object or it escaped. However, this really means to allow a situation to get out of control. Roll one's sleeves up line 16. Someone who takes this idiom literally would think its mean to turn one's sleeves upward, exposing the arms. The real meaning is to prepare to get to work.

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To fill someone's shoes line 87.

Means to take someone else's plac.e

TURN-TAKING format.

Speakers shift Smooth.

TOPIC SWITCHING line 127.

ROUTINISED EXPRESSION is individuated in line 48, where we can see the use of simple verb look which substitute the complex verb observe.

DEICTICS :

Person lines 1,5, 6-8, 12,13-17,21,22,32-39, 48,54,57,64,68,69,82,83,95-97, 101,103,104,107, 109,110,120,121,125,126,129,133. Time 29, 43, 48, 69, 97.

IRONY line 134. CONTRAST line 32.

OPPOSITION lines 110, 129.

PARALLELISM line 125.

VAGUE LANGUAGE lines 15, 93, 116,122.

METAPHORS lines 85, 104

puppet government: a government that is manipulated by a foreign power for its own interests.

APPARENT INCOHERENCE lines 4, 32, 48, 62, 72, 101.

Direct Speech As a Reaction to Indirect Speech Acts line 24-26.

Indirect Speech As a Reaction to Direct Speech Acts lines 11-12, 115-116.

Direct speech Acts As a Reaction to Direct Speech Acts line 41-42, 51-52.

Indirect Speech As a Reaction to Indirect Speech Acts line127-129.

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20 June 2012 Last updated at 16:59 GMT Article written by Nick Robinson Political editor Cameron's economic hopes

Here is the full transcript of the interview:

Q: Prime Minister, you look at this extraordinary sky-line, is there a bit of you that thinks this is the future and Europe is looking increasingly like the past?

PM: This is the future in that this is one of the countries, one of the fast-growing countries of the world, we've got to link Britain to and that's why I'm here with a big trade delegation, growing Britain's exports, increasing the amount we sell and invest around the world because we've got to get our economy moving and linking up with countries like this.

Q: The Business Secretary talked about us being in a slump like the 1930s. Do you fear that he's right?

PM: I wouldn't put it like that, but we're obviously facing in Europe a difficult set of circumstances that is harming our growth and our prospects and it's going to take time to fix. There was some good news at the G20, but frankly Britain needs to roll up its sleeves and do everything we can to get our economy moving. So that's why we're doing everything we can to pass on the low interest rates that the government can borrow at. I want those interest rates to be available to the home owners. I want them to be available to the small businesses, but we are making progress. We cut our deficit by a quarter since we came to office, but we've got a lot more to do.

Q: Does your people know the British Goverment is talking about?

PM: British Goverment is not offended, you know.

Q: Are you in effect saying that the British government is contemplating building their way out of this crisis, because up until now investment spending has been cut, house building is at a low, businesses can't get loans, infrastructure is not being built?

PM: Let's be clear about what we can't do and what we can do. What we can't do is go on some spending and borrowing spree. You can't borrow your way out of debt, but what we can do is because of our credibility we've got record low interest rates. What we can do is make sure we pass those low interest rates on to businesses, on to home owners, make sure that we go ahead with the infrastructure that will help our economy

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and get houses built in Britain again - all of the things we can do - would make a big difference.

Q: So are you sure about our government?

PM: Yes!

Q: The Chancellor talked about that last autumn and yet people look around, our children still can't afford to buy a house, houses are still not being built. Are you saying that inside government you're the one saying what on earth's going on, why don't you get on with it?

PM: First of all, let's look at the news today. We've got unemployment falling for a third month in a row. In the private sector, there are businesses that are growing, expanding and employing people and there's good news. Do we need to do more to help our economy move? Yes, we do., And let's be clear about what we can't do I mean, borrow our way out of debt, that was Labour's way, it won't work. What we can do is use the financial strength we have to help businesses to help home owners to help infrastructure get built and that's what we're doing.

Q: It's not a slump you say, but is your message to people watching at home - I just can't promise to people that nothing will get better for some time?

PM: I think everyone at home knows we're living in very tough times. They switch on their television screens, they see the situation in Greece, they see problems in Spain, they see problems across our continent. They know things are tough. What I would say to people is - this government will do everything it can to keep Britain safe from these storms, to make our banks safe, to make ends meet. Let's do everything we can at home to get our economy moving.

Q: Are you confident after your talks that the EU will now bail out not just Greece but the big economies like Spain and Italy, who need to be bailed out if this eurozone crisis is to end?

PM: Well, I'm confident that they know how serious the situation is and they know that if they don't use all the instruments, all the institutions of the eurozone to stand behind their currency, they will face real problems and will get situation out of hand.

It's sometimes frustrating that they have to get so close to the brink before they take the steps that are necessary, What I say to them is if you've got a single currency we've got one in the UK, if you've got a single currency you've got to stand behind it. You've got to have a bank that absolutely supports it and you've got to recognise that it means supporting different bits

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of the eurozone, if you're a eurozone member when they're having a difficult time.

Q: In crude terms, it means the German taxpayer has to pick up the bill for the mess in Greece and Spain and Italy doesn't it?

PM: This is where I fill Angela Merkel shoes, her political difficulties because the Germans have run their economy very effectively over many years. But it's their currency - they need their currency to work, so they need to have guarantees from other parts of the eurozone that they're putting their house in order, but there has to be solidarity as well.

Q: If this new Europe is built that you're urging, you're in a curious position.

PM: Europe is a strong community. I believe in Europe.

Q: All your life you've said you're against the euro and federalism. Now you say I want the euro stronger and I want more federalism. Isn't that odd and if it happens, are you going to consider giving the British people a vote, a referendum on it?

PM: On the referendum, we have in law a lock, so we cannot pass powers from Westminster to Brussels without asking the British people first in a referendum and that is right, our government is not a puppet government. But I'm relaxed about what is happening in Europe for this reason - that I've always believed you're going to have different parts of Europe doing different things in different ways. We're a leading member of NATO and probably the most important European member of NATO but we're not in the single currency. We like the single market. We're traders, we're investors. We want to trade with Europe. We don't want to share their currency. I've always believed you can have different parts of Europe acting in different ways. That's what's happening and that can be good for Britain.

Q: And people may get a vote on that future?

PM: This question gives me a certain feeling. If there are powers passed from Britain to Europe, from Westminster to Brussels, there will be a referendum. I don't want to see powers passed from Britain to Brussels. I want to see Britain's place in the European Union, our membership of the single market, properly safeguarded. Our membership of this organisation is just as valid as anyone else's. A particular experience taught me to value all I need to say everyone. I often say to my European colleagues - don't forget Britain is a big net contributor to the European Union. It is ours as well as yours. It's got to work for us as well as work for you.

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Q: You're happy to be filmed in front of this Mexican sky-line?

PM: Well, I wasn't on the beach. I was in a convention centre, working hard not only having G20 meetings, but also having separate meetings with the Russians about Syria, with the Indians about defence, with the Cambodians about the future of Burma. That's what I've been doing. I suspect that some of the people who've been interviewing me have perhaps had a different time.