LIN 351 Week 11 HW: Interviewing and transcribing
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Part 1: Conduct and Short Interview

  1. This week, you try out the interview module that the class created.
  2. Look for a friend or relative who is willing to spare you about 30 minutes.
  3. Ask them if they could help you out. Use the consent procedure discussed in class.
  4. Be sure to have them sign the form, and give them a copy to keep.
  5. If they say yes, be ready with a recording device (your phone or laptop is fine).
  6. Make sure you know how to quickly start recording.
  7. Start the up the recording and thank them for agreeing to help you out. Then conduct your interview.
  8. Once you have finished, thank them and check that the recording worked.
  9. Ask if there's anything they want you to delete from the recording.
Part 2:

Transcribe your Short Interview

  1. Your second part of the assignment is to transcribe the recording, in ELAN.
  2. Set up a new .eaf and save it.
  3. Link the recording file you made. (It will prompt you at the beginning , or you can do it by picking "Linked files" in the Edit menu.) First segment the recording into breath groups (or short utterances). Use Segmentation mode for this.
  4. Then create a tier named "Main Speaker" and a tier named "Interviewer." (... daughter tiers... Types...)
  5. Using standard spelling, and as little punctuation as possible, transcribe what each of you said, making sure each utterance goes in the appropriate time-aligned tier. Don't transcribe anyone else that may have spoken during the recording, if they didn't consent to participate.

Look back to the notes/handouts from the Celeste exercise at the very start of the semester!
Maybe also Nagy & Meyerhoff 2015 (HLVC site)

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Updated September 19, 2024