Translanguaging and the body

Figures & data

Table

Turn	Actor	Verbal action	Other forms of action	Image
1	BJ	hello boss	BJ meets the eye gaze of C1
2	C1	is this er pork?
3	BJ	pork, yea	BJ takes pieces of pork from a plastic tub
4	C1	is it this erm	C1 opens his arms wide	Figure 1
			C1 then bring his hands together	Figure 2
			C1 opens his arms wide again	Figure 3
5	BJ	no no no you want the in- the small intestine don’t you no no, you want that one but the small one	BJ points to his own stomach to represent the intestine	Figure 4
			BJ points to the pig’s large intestine, which is displayed on the counter	Figure 5
			BJ shakes his right hand quickly from side to side to indicate a negative response
			C1 nods vigorously
			BJ makes a sign to represent ‘small’ with his finger and thumb	Figure 6
			BJ again points to his own stomach to represent the intestine	Figure 7
			BJ makes a sign with his hands clasped together to represent ‘the small one’	Figure 8
6	C1	goes long	C1 repeats gesture twice with arms apart then together, and wide apart again
7	BJ	yea, that goes long but not that one, not that one, no	BJ mirrors the customer’s original gesture with arms apart then together to represent the small intestine	Figure 9
			BJ points to the large intestine	Figure 10
8	C1	tomorrow?	C1 makes eye contact with BJ
9	BJ	no we don’t we can’t get it no more, no more, finished	BJ shakes his head and shrugs with his hands and then with his arms	Figure 11
10	C1	finished	BJ directs his gaze towards C1
			C1 looks at other products on the stall
11	BJ	goya?	BJ directs his gaze to a new customer

Figure 1. Customer opens his arms wide.

Figure 2. Customer brings his hands together.

Figure 3. Customer open his arms wide again.

Figure 4. Bradley points to his stomach.

Figure 5. Bradley points to pig's large intestine.

Figure 6. Bradley signifies ‘small’ with finger and thumb.

Figure 7. Bradley points to his stomach again.

Figure 8. Bradley clasps his hands together.

Figure 9. Bradley mirrors the customer's gesture.

Figure 10. Bradley points to pig's large intestine again.

Figure 11. Bradley shrugs with hands and shoulders.