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Edited by Jef Verschueren and Jan-Ola Östman
[Handbook of Pragmatics M2] 2022
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Transcription systems for spoken discourse

Published online: 3 October 2022
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https://doi.org/10.1075/hop.m2.tra2
Article outline
  • 1.Transcription: Basic terminology
  • 2.Speaking: The behavior under consideration
    • 2.1The verbal component
    • 2.2The prosodic component
    • 2.3The paralinguistic component
    • 2.4The extralinguistic component
  • 3.Current transcription systems
    • 3.1Du Bois’ discourse transcription (DT)
    • 3.2Ehlich’s heuristic interpretative auditory transcription (HIAT)
    • 3.3The transcription system of Gumperz & Berenz
    • 3.4The Jeffersonian tradition
    • 3.5MacWhinney’s CHAT system for the CHILDES project
  • 4.Conclusion: Basic principles for scientific use of transcription
  • References
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