P036E Clip Notes
| Notes:n:nn | by Analyst transcribed: 12/27/2025; 2/19/2014 |
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| Video Clip: | Context |
| Setting,Props | Cedar Hall, Family Room: |
| Actors,Aims | Peggy vocalizing; Bob on camera: pre-semantic Vocal Interactions. |
| Actions: | Transcribed as Text Episodes |
| Episode A: at 00:04 |
Peggy: [Hits floor with a block] NVV 01: “a”, /ae/ Bob: [imitating, with inquisitive tone] NVV 02: “a?”, /ae/?..{Peggy turns to him} .Are we talking to each other? Peggy: NVV 03: “eh” then Bob: NVV 04: “uh” Peggy: NVV 05: “eh” then Bob NVV 06: “uh” Bob: NVV 06: “ba bap” (low pitch] Peggy NVV 07: “uh” then Bob NVV 08: “uh” Peggy NVV 09: “eh” then Bob NVV 10: “eh” (softly) Peggy NVV 11: “eh” then Bob NVV 12: “a” (poor imitation) Peggy NVV 13: “eh” (correction) |
| Episode B:at 00:29 | Bob: (calling) “Peggy.” then {Peggy: [mouthing block] [drops block, turns to camera, smiles at Bob]} Bob: [smiling] Hi! [laughs] then { Peggy: NVV 14 [handling cup, looks up, smiles]} Bob: What’cha got there? Is that a nice toy? A good roller? Peggy: [beats the floor twice with her right hand, turns away] [facing away, she mouths the cup, looks toward the corner closet] Bob: Gee. I sure wish you’d play with the other stuff, turn around so I could see what you’re doing. |
| Episode C:at 00:51 | Peggy NVV 15 “a” then Bob NVV 16 “ba”, Bob: NVV 17 “a” (second try) Peggy: NVV 18 ?? Quiet hi-pitch Bob: hi-pitch NVV 19 ?? hi-pitch Peggy: NVV 20 “eh” (smililng, turning away) Bob: NVV 21: “a” ? Peggy: NVV 22: “Lah”.? Bob: NVV 23: “la?” Peggy NVV 24: “a” Bob NVV 25: “a” Peggy NVV 26: “ah” Bob NVV 27: “a” hi-pitch Peggy NVV 29: “a” Bob NVV 30: “a” low pitch Peggy NVV 31 “eh” Bob NVV 32: “eh” |
| Episode D:at 01:09 | Peggy: [hits cup on floor 4 times? ] Peggy: NVV 33: “eh-en” Bob NVV 34: “eh-eh” (double sound, rising tone) Peggy: [bangs cup on floor 5-7 times] Peggy: NVV 35: “up-unh” (?? uncertain) Bob: No, I can’t do that. Peggy: [hits her cup on the floor 3 times while Bob talks] |
| Episode E:at 01:22 | Bob: We’re coming to the end of the tape Peg…. We’re going to stop soon…. Okay? Peggy: NVV 36: (unclear bisyllable) What’s that you say, Peggy? [End 01:33 |
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| Actions: | Traced in More Detail |
| Trace: | of collated sensory and motor details (as available) |
| AI Summary: | as Contents List Summary: – Date/timecode: A short interaction recorded on 12/26/2025 between Peggy and Bob. – Peggy initiates with a vocalization (“a” /ae/) while hitting the floor with a block; Bob imitates and asks if they’re “talking to each other.” – The pair engages in call-and-response vocal play, alternating sounds like “eh,” “uh,” “a,” “la,” with variations in pitch and quality. – Bob mirrors Peggy’s sounds, sometimes with inquisitive intonation, occasionally producing poor imitations that Peggy “corrects.” – Peggy shifts attention to objects (block, then a cup), mouthing and tapping them; Bob encourages her to turn so he can see and to engage with other toys. – Social cues: Peggy smiles at Bob and the camera; Bob greets her (“Hi!”) and asks about her toy (“a good roller?”). – Vocal exploration includes pitch contrasts (high/low), doubled sounds, and uncertain bisyllables; Peggy produces sequences like “eh-en,” “up-unh,” and “lah.” – Rhythmic actions accompany speech play: Peggy repeatedly bangs or taps the cup on the floor in patterned bursts. – Bob provides gentle guidance and responsiveness, echoing sounds (“eh,” “a”) and acknowledging limits (“No, I can’t do that”). – Session closes with Bob noting the tape is ending and Peggy offering an unclear bisyllabic vocalization before the recording stops. |
| AI Narrative: | In this short clip, a caregiver named Bob interacts with a child, Peggy, during a play session that emphasizes sound-making and turn-taking. The video opens with Peggy tapping a block on the floor and producing vowel-like sounds, which Bob imitates with a curious tone. Their exchange quickly becomes a back-and-forth of vocalizations—primarily simple vowels like “a,” “eh,” and “uh”—as Bob mirrors Peggy’s sounds and invites engagement. Peggy responds with occasional corrections, indicating she is attentive to the nuances of sound. As the interaction continues, Bob shifts briefly into social talk, calling Peggy by name and greeting her when she looks up and smiles. He gently attempts to direct her attention to toys, referring to a “roller” and encouraging her to turn around so he can see what she’s doing. Peggy alternates between exploring objects—first a block, later a cup—and producing vocalizations while manipulating them. Throughout, Bob’s tone remains warm and encouraging, and he continues to match Peggy’s sounds to sustain the interaction. A notable feature of the clip is the playful exploration of pitch and pattern. Bob imitates Peggy’s sounds at both high and low pitches, and Peggy sometimes smiles or shifts her attention in response. There are moments of near-synchronous turn-taking, as when Peggy produces an “eh” and Bob follows with a similar “eh,” or when a sequence moves from “la” to “a” to “ah.” These exchanges suggest an emphasis on prosody, imitation, and the rhythm of conversation rather than on words with specific meanings. Peggy also uses objects to punctuate the interaction, often tapping or banging the cup on the floor in short bursts. These actions coincide with vocal sequences, creating a multimodal pattern of sound and movement. At one point, Peggy produces a bisyllabic sound that is unclear, and Bob responds by seeking clarification, maintaining the flow of engagement. When Peggy attempts more complex sounds like “eh-en” or “up-unh,” Bob does not always mirror them exactly, but he acknowledges them and continues the turn-taking. The session winds down with Bob noting that the tape is nearly over and preparing Peggy for the ending. Peggy offers another unclear, possibly bisyllabic vocalization, and Bob invites her to repeat or clarify. The clip closes there, capturing a snapshot of early communicative interplay: simple sounds, mirrored responses, shared attention to objects, and gentle guidance from the adult. Overall, it presents a calm, observational look at how vocal play, imitation, and everyday objects can support early interaction. |
| Link Index | Panel P036, Language Development, Object Exploration, Social Interactions |
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