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FILENAME:	2761_1244_1238
TOPIC#:		331
DATE:		910502
TRANSCRIBER:	csw
UTT_CODER:      mmab
DIFFICULTY:	1
TOPICALITY:	2
NATURALNESS:	1
ECHO_FROM_B:	1
ECHO_FROM_A:	3
STATIC_ON_A:	1
STATIC_ON_B:	1
BACKGROUND_A:	1
BACKGROUND_B:	1
REMARKS:	Stayed on the topic until towards the end.

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o          @A.1 utt1:  Okay,  /
qw          @A.1 utt2: what are your suggestions in making a family reunion successful <laughter>. /  

sv          B.2 utt1:  <Laughter>  Have a big family, I guess,  /
sv          B.2 utt2: that's a start. /  

aa          A.3 utt1:  {D Well } I guess so. /  

x          B.4 utt1:  # <Laughter>.  #   

qy          A.5 utt1:  # [ Have # you had any in the la-, + ha-, ] - /
qw          A.5 utt2: {D well } how old are you? /  

sd          B.6 utt1:  Twenty-five,   /
%          B.6 utt2: {C so, } -/  

bk          A.7 utt1:  # Okay  /
qy^d          A.7 utt2: {C so } [ you ha-, # +   

sd          B.8 utt1:  # I just got married.  # /  

+          A.9 utt1:  you have ] been to some family reunions, perhaps. /  

na          B.10 utt1:  Right,  /
sd          B.10 utt2: every four years on one side of my family they plan on having, {F uh, } {D like } my [ p-, + grandparents ] and all their brothers and sisters and then all their kids and grandkids. /  

qw          A.11 utt1:  {D Now } how long in advance do they, {F uh, } let them know? /  

nd          B.12 utt1:  {D Well, } we plan on it,  /
sd          B.12 utt2: it's {D like } the third weekend in August, /  

bk          A.13 utt1:  # Uh-huh.  # /  

sd          B.14 utt1:  # {C so } # it's every four years  /
%          B.14 utt2: {C and so, } -/  

bf          A.15 utt1:  {C So } they all know it. /  

aa          B.16 utt1:  Yeah  /
sd          B.16 utt2: {C and then, } {D you know, } arrangements are made {D like } during the Summer for {D you know, } {F um, } food and [ whose, + whose ] staying where, because a lot of people  [ fro-, + are from ] down here, in Texas. /  

b          A.17 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
b^r          A.17 utt2: uh-huh. /  

sd          B.18 utt1:  {C And, }  {F uh, } a lot of my family is in Indiana.  /
sd          B.18 utt2: That's where I'm originally from. /  

b          A.19 utt1:  Yes. /  

sd          B.20 utt1:  {C So, } {F um, } we usually meet {D like } at my uncle's cottage [ in the, + {F um, } at the ] lake and, {F uh, } make a couple days of it. /  

ba          A.21 utt1:  {D Well } that sounds like fun,  /
qy          A.21 utt2: do they all have the small children too, that come? /  

ny          B.22 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd^e          B.22 utt2: pretty much. /  

qy^d          A.23 utt1:  {C So } all ages. /  

ny          B.24 utt1:  Yeah  /
sd^e          B.24 utt2: {C and, }  {F uh, } <throat_clearing> {D you know, } there's some my age  /
sd          B.24 utt3: {C and then } there are some a lot younger, [ an, + ] about four generations, I guess. /  

sd          A.25 utt1:  {D Well } my husband [ has, + {F uh, } on one side has ] an extended family, /  

b          B.26 utt1:  # Uh-huh.  # /  

sd          A.27 utt1:  # {C and } # they don't ever plan it [ [ li-, + as, ] + like ] you do. /  

b          B.28 utt1:  # Uh-huh <breathing>.  # /  

sv          A.29 utt1:  # I think # if you can count on it every four years then people have it in mind  /
sd          A.29 utt2: {C so } they have to start talking about it, or getting their act together about six months ahead to get in touch with everybody,   

b          B.30 utt1:  # Uh-huh.  # /  

+          A.31 utt1:  # because # they're rather socially active too. /  

b          B.32 utt1:  # Yeah.  # /  

sd          A.33 utt1:  # {C And # so } [ it has, + it seems ] by doing it about six months ahead, they can pretty much get everybody there.  /
sd(^q)          A.33 utt2:  If they don't, {D you know, } they'll say, {F oh } we're planning to [ go + [ so and so that, + ] go  ] [ to, + to  ] a certain place that weekend with somebody else  /
^q          A.33 utt3: {C and } we're already locked in  /
sd          A.33 utt4: {C but } six months ahead has seemed to be okay for them. /  

b          B.34 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.35 utt1:  [ My family, + {F uh, } my parents ] are the youngest of very large families. /  

b          B.36 utt1:  Oh. /  

sd          A.37 utt1:  Therefore, they don't have many people left. /  

b          B.38 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.39 utt1:  {C And, }  {F uh, } the few previous ones I've had, {F uh, } - /
sd          A.39 utt2: I haven't known many of those people,  /
sd          A.39 utt3: {C but, }  {F uh, } in the last few years it really has just been our immediate family  /
sd          A.39 utt4: {C and } that's been very nice,  /
%          A.39 utt5: with, {F uh, } - /
sd          A.39 utt6: I have one sister,   

b          B.40 utt1:  # Uh-huh.  # /  

+          A.41 utt1:  # and # three brothers  /
sd          A.41 utt2: {C and } they're only three out of five of us who have children. /  

b          B.42 utt1:  Oh. /  

sd          A.43 utt1:  {C So, } {F uh, } we get to spend a lot of quality time with each other. /  

b          B.44 utt1:  # Yeah.  # /  

sd          A.45 utt1:  # {C And } # that's kind of nice because my husband's family reunions are so  large, /  

b          B.46 utt1:  # Uh-huh.  # /  

sd          A.47 utt1:  # {C and } # they don't see each other very often,  /
sd          A.47 utt2: we don't really know many of them. /  

b          B.48 utt1:  Yeah,  /
ba          B.48 utt2: that's kind of bad. /  

aa          A.49 utt1:  It really is,  /
sd          A.49 utt2: they're fun,  /
sd^r          A.49 utt3: they're a lot of fun, /  

b          B.50 utt1:  # Yeah.  # /  

sd          A.51 utt1:  # {C but, }  # {F uh, } still, {F uh, } they're not done on a regular basis  /
sv          A.51 utt2: {C and, }  {F uh, } you kind of forget what happened, <laughter>  and who they were from the time before. /  

aa          B.52 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          B.52 utt2: [ it's, + it's ] fun getting together with immediate family.  /
sd          B.52 utt3:  A lot of my cousins are real close  /
sd          B.52 utt4: {C and } we always get together during holidays and weddings and stuff like that,  /
%          B.52 utt5: {C so. } -/  

qy          A.53 utt1:  {F Uh, } those are the ones that are in Texas? /  

nn          B.54 utt1:  # {F Uh, } no, # /  

qrr          A.55 utt1:  # {C Or } you # go to Indiana on that? /  

na          B.56 utt1:  the ones in Indiana,  /
ny          B.56 utt2: uh-huh. /  

b^m          A.57 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
qw          A.57 utt2: where in Indiana? /  

sd          B.58 utt1:  Lafayette. /  

qw^d          A.59 utt1:  Lafayette,  I don't know where,  /
sd          A.59 utt2: I used to live in Indianapolis. /  

b          B.60 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          B.60 utt2: it's a little north of Indianapolis, about an hour. /  

b          A.61 utt1:  Yeah,  /
b^r          A.61 utt2: yeah,  /
sv          A.61 utt3: it's very pretty country in there I think,  /
sv          A.61 utt4: it's gorgeous. /  

aa          B.62 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
%          B.62 utt2: {C so. } -/  

%          A.63 utt1:  {D Well } I, - /
qw          A.63 utt2: {F uh, } when is your next one, {F uh, } scheduled now. /  

sd          B.64 utt1:  <Laughter> {D Well } it's like, the last one was my high school graduation  /
sd          B.64 utt2: the next one was when I graduated from college,  /
sd          B.64 utt3: {C so } I guess about two more years. /  

b          A.65 utt1:  Yes, {D well, }  /
qy          A.65 utt2: {C and } do you think you'll have a baby to take back with you <laughter>. /  

no          B.66 utt1:  <Laughter>  {F Uh, } maybe,  /
no          B.66 utt2: I don't know, /  

b^m          A.67 utt1:  # Maybe <laughter>.  # /  

sd          B.68 utt1:  # two more # years,  /
no          B.68 utt2: I don't know,  /
na          B.68 utt3: probably. /  

sv          A.69 utt1:  {E I mean } you need another milestone, {D you know. } /  

aa          B.70 utt1:  Yeah,  /
%          B.70 utt2: I guess [ that's, + that's ] what, - /
sd          B.70 utt3: {E I mean } I've been married now for about nine months  /
sv          B.70 utt4: {C so } that was another milestone, I guess <throat_clearing>. /  

aa          A.71 utt1:  Yes,  /
aa          A.71 utt2: {D well } I'm sure,  /
qy^d          A.71 utt3: {C and } [ ha-, + then all of your family probably has ] not met your husband. /  

b          B.72 utt1:  {F Um, } yeah,  /
^h          B.72 utt2: he's from Indiana, /  

bh          A.73 utt1:  # {F Oh, } is he?  # /  

sd          B.74 utt1:  # {C so } they all # met,  /
%          B.74 utt2: yeah. /  

qy^d          A.75 utt1:  [ {C And, } + {C and } ] [ he's living, + your both living ] in Sherman. /  

ny          B.76 utt1:  Yeah. /  

qy          @@A.77 utt1:  Do you work to T I? /  

ny          B.78 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

b^m          A.79 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
qy          A.79 utt2: {C and } does he? /  

nn          B.80 utt1:  No,  /
sd^e          B.80 utt2: he's trying to get in med school,  /
%          B.80 utt3: {C so. } -/  

b          A.81 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
sd          A.81 utt2: {D well, } we don't either,  /
sd          A.81 utt3: {C but, }  {F uh, } I have a friend who, {F uh, } is working on this project. /  

bh          B.82 utt1:  {F Oh, } really. /  

ny          A.83 utt1:  Yes,  /
%          A.83 utt2: {C and, } -/  

qy          B.84 utt1:  Are they getting all the data they need? /  

no          A.85 utt1:  {D Well, } I don't know, {F uh, }  /
sd          A.85 utt2: [ I, + I ] have a hard time getting, {F uh, } people on the telephone. /  

bh          B.86 utt1:  {F Oh } really. /  

sd          A.87 utt1:  {D Uh-huh, }  getting through to anybody.  /
sd          A.87 utt2:  Sometimes I call off and on all day, /  

b          B.88 utt1:  # {F Huh. }  # /  

qy^g^t          A.89 utt1:  # {C but } # anyway, {F uh, } I guess we're supposed to be talking about family reunions aren't we <laughter>. /  

x          B.90 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

sd          A.91 utt1:  {C But } I got off that. /  

fc          B.92 utt1:  <Laughter>  {D Well } we've kind of exhausted everything I guess. /  

fc          A.93 utt1:  Yes,  /
fc          A.93 utt2: {D well, } {F um, } I think we have been talking probably about four and a half minutes. /  

fc          B.94 utt1:  {F Oh, } okay. /  

fc          A.95 utt1:  {C And, }  {F uh, } {F uh, } we both look forward to going to our next reunions, I'm sure. /  

fc          B.96 utt1:  {F Oh } yeah. /  

fc          A.97 utt1:  <Laughter> {C But } it has been fun talking to you. /  

fc          B.98 utt1:  {D Well } you too. /  

fc          A.99 utt1:  Thank you. /  

fc          B.100 utt1:  {C And } maybe I'll talk to you again. /  

fc          A.101 utt1:  Okay,  /
fc          A.101 utt2: good. /  

fc          B.102 utt1:  # Okay,  /
fc          B.102 utt2: bye-bye. # /  

fc^m          A.103 utt1:  # Bye-bye. # / 
