Appendix A : Key to the notation forms used in the transcriptions
(.) Pause of a second or less
(#) Pause of greater than 1 second. Duration gives (i.e. (3) for three-second pause).
(J.#) Deliberate pause to prompt audience response or laughter
(*#) Duration of audience laughter
(J*#) Duration of audience laughter, initiated by Jasper Carrott
(text) Exact interpretation is in doubt
( ) Exact interpretation is almost impossible
((text)) Contextual information
"text" (in appendices) He uses a different voice or accent for effect or characterisation
[sic] Error in spelling is in the original material, probably intentionally
<#> See note at the end of the transcript in this appendix
- CAPITALS Used to indicate emphasis such as shouting
- Used to indicate sustained syllable
letters. Used to indicate a half-formed word
(.H) An intake of breath
(J.H) Deliberate intake of breath for effect
(T) conscious or more often unconscious ‘tut’, prominent in his earlier recording.
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