ASEAN — Gp2 : 389
- FSing : female from Singpore; ethncially Indian
- FMyan : female from Myanmar
FMyan : they can get they can acquire more english than us (1.2)
FSing : <1> mm </1>
FMyan : <1> but </1> mm er in our time we have to memorise some er most of the vocabulary in our (.) mind and
FSing : <2> mm </2>
FMyan : <2> we </2> have to erm er (.) r- repeat er before the teachers
Intended Word: us
Heard as: arts?
Discussion: There is a [t] after the vowel in this word. The pause of over one second after FMyan says this, and the minimal response of 'mm', suggests FSing does not understand her.