Transcrpit Analysis

1) The barrister in the transcript only ever use proper nouns when addressing and talking to others. The barrister is questioning Mr Neil and almost everytime he speaks to him he addresses him by his name. The repitition of his name being used may make Mr Neil feel more underpressure as he is constantly being reassured by the barrister that it is specifically him on trial. The effect of doing this is that he is more likely to get the truth out of him.
2) The parts of the dialouge that seem prepared are th barristers parts; the parts spoken by Mr Neil seem to be more spontaneous, for example, Mr Neil laughs quietly before answering one of the barristers questions. The reason for this laughter may be because Mr Neil was in shock about the barristers comments and questions and found it amusing. The barrister's parts are all very well constructed and he seems to have a question ready for any answer given by Mr Neil. The barrister has no pauses at the start of his sentences which gives the impression that he had preplanned what to say.
3) In the transcript, the barrister definately seems to be the one who holds the power over Mr Neil. The barrister puts emphasis on certain words when speaking to Mr Neil, 'So many times Mr Neil'. This whole sentence has emphasis put on it making it seem as though the barrister is almot talking down to Mr Neil as though he is a child. He also frequently pauses between words. This could potentially make Mr Neil feel on edge and underpressure to answer the question in answer as quick as he can which gives him less time to think about his answer making it more likely that he will come out with the truth.
4) Something I found unusual about the transcrpit was that, despite the fact that the barrister clearly holds an upper hand as far as power is concerned, Mr Neil speaks over the barrister more than once. You would think that with the barrister being of an higher authority than him, he would respect the barrister when speaking and listen to him silently. Mr Neil is quick to interupt the barrister when he is asking him questions.When the barrister asks whether or not Mr Neil remebered a crutical event, Mr Neil is quick to jump in and defend himself with the quick reply of, 'I don't'. Mr Neil is almost too quick to defend himself here and whilst doing so almost makes himself look more guilty than he would have if he waited for the barrister to answer the question and then answered it in an orderly fashion. He also interrupts the barrister again at the end of the transcript when the barrister asks Mr Neil if driving without insurance did not cross his mind. Mr Neil is once again very quick to jump in and defend himself with the answer of 'no'. Mr Neil doesn't give too much information away here and comes back with a very uninformative and short answer.

Extension
Barrister: so (.) Mr Neil (.) where exactly were you on the 16th of October at 7:42am when this crime occured?
Mr Neil: (2.5) I was taking my daughter to school
Barrister: ok Mr Neil and did you not see Mr Peterson on this morning?
Mr Neil: no
Barrister: what, not at all?
Mr Neil:                       no
Barrister: so you're telling me that you did not purposely hit into Mr Peterson's gate despite your past feud with him?
Mr Neil: as far as i am concerned our problems are well and truely behind me and i wouldn't get into more trouble with the police because of him
Barrister: yes i can understand that Mr Neil and of course as you previously mentioned you were on your way to the hospital at this time
Mr Neil: yes that is correct
Barrister: the only problem with this Mr Neil is that you actually said that you were taking your daughter to school at this point
Mr Neil: (3) yes i was i didn't mean that
Barrister: like you didn't mean to hit into Mr Peterson's gate?
Mr Neil: yes (1) no
Barrister: you see Mr Neil you've admitted enough evidence to me to believe that you actually did intend to and suceed in hitting into Mr Peterson's gate
Mr Neil:             No i didn't
Mr Barrister:     Yes you did Mr Neil and I have no further questions