Dialogue ID: F7T

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WMN sequences (4):

WMN ID: F7T_122

Context: Spoken interaction

WMN Type: WMN: non-understanding

WMN Meaning: situated meaning

Trigger words: unpreparedness

Indicator sentences: What exactly do you mean by unpreparedness ?

Negotiation parts: Well , the fact that in a general election situation , people will go out and vote . In local elections they wo n't . If , er if I was to further refine that I would argue quite strongly that a lot of people see it as their duty to vote in general elections mm ? Erm they do n't take that attitude to local government elections . By the way it 's not just local government elections European elections as well . I mean turn out in the er in , in in er er European elections was er in nineteen eighty four it was thirty two percent and in nineteen er eighty nine , thirty seven percent . So less people vote in Euro elections than vote in local elections . The question is of course why ? You get much higher turn out in local government elections in western Europe , we western European states than you do in Britain . Why are people less prepared to vote in local government elections than they are in general elections ? Let's throw it open .

WMN ID: F7T_2

Context: Spoken interaction

WMN Type: SIMN

WMN Meaning: no WMN

Trigger words: ward

Indicator sentences: What 's a ward ?

Negotiation parts: Well that 's what somebody stands [UNCLEAR] be electedTo s for what , to be elected to what ?To the council .What council ?District council .

WMN ID: F7T_6

Context: Spoken interaction

WMN Type: WMN: non-understanding

WMN Meaning: situated meaning

Trigger words: council

Indicator sentences: What council ?

Negotiation parts: District council .

WMN ID: F7T_8

Context: Spoken interaction

WMN Type: SIMN

WMN Meaning: no WMN

Trigger words: division

Indicator sentences: What 's a division ?

Negotiation parts: It must be county [UNCLEAR]Correct . You represent a ward at district council level or metropolitan council level . You represent a division at county council level . A division is a grouping together of wards . We have the example in Harlow I 've forgot , how many councils are there in Harlow , thirty six , thirty eight something ? Yeah , it 's thirty six is n't it ? Got to be because of the election [UNCLEAR] . Erm they all represent an individual ward . There are I think it is what , four county council [UNCLEAR] Harlow so wards group together to become county council divisions . Yeah ?