Dialogue ID: GYP

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WMN sequences (2):

WMN ID: GYP_385

Context: Spoken interaction

WMN Type: SIMN

WMN Meaning: no WMN

Trigger words: add

Indicator sentences: What does add mean ?

Negotiation parts: Adding the two values to together .What does it mean , you 're still using adding , what does add mean ?Put them together you know ?Okay , what does it mean in terms of the number line ? [UNCLEAR] the number line there , and we want to do something like two add three , what does that mean ?You start at two positive toRight , good . So we 've left a bit of this out , we 're , we 're a bit sloppy in our notation , we should be saying let's put a sort of a ring round the whole thing , to show that 's the number positive two . Add positive three , see this thing of using the same symbol for add and for positive is very confusing , very confusing , it 's as though , you know you 're speaking a different language where one word has about fifteen different meanings and you ca n't understand what they 're talking about most of the time . So positive two add positive three , what does that mean ?

WMN ID: GYP_61

Context: Spoken interaction

WMN Type: WMN: non-understanding

WMN Meaning: situated meaning

Trigger words: long division

Indicator sentences: What do you mean long ?

Negotiation parts: Just normal multiplying , the way you multiply that out by hand .