Appendix: Transcription System Key
| /ja das/ finde ich auch /du ab/ | conversational overlap |
| (0.5) | pauses of indicated length (in seconds) |
| (-) | pauses less than (0.3) seconds |
| (???) | unintelligible text |
| (gestern) | a guess at an unclear word |
| = | continuous utterances |
| ? | high rise tone |
| ' | low rise tone |
| . | low fall tone |
| , | slight rise |
| a: | lengthened segments |
| *leise* | low volume |
| **sehr leise** | very low volume |
| NEIN | extra prominence |
| +schneller+ | accelerated tempo |
| ++viel schneller++ | very accelerated tempo |
| mo((hi))mentan | laugh particles within the utterance |
| HAHAHA | loud laughter |
| hihi | giggling |
| ((hustet)) | nonlexical phenomena (e.g.coughing). |