LIN 351 Week 12 HW: Transcribing your Short Interview
This was originally Part 3 of the Week 11 Homework!
You may do all of this in Week 11, as originally planned for the course. OR, you may submit Part 3 in Week 12.
- Your third part of the assignment is to transcribe the recording, in ELAN.
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Set up a new .eaf and save it.
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Link the .wav or .mp4 file containing your recording. (ELAN 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.
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Then return to Annotation mode.
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Create a tier named "Main Speaker" and a tier named "Interviewer." (Remember about daughter tiers and first creating a type for each Tier.)
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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!
You may also want to look for help in
Extending ELAN or check the ELAN manual.
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March 13, 2025