Transcription norms
| Occurrence | Description | Signs | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doubts and assumptions | It is common not to understand parts of speech. In this case, the place is marked with parentheses, having two options: (a) indicate them with the expression “incomprehensible” or (b) write in them what the transcriber think to have heard | ( ) | Interviewee: There is the (impact). There are in my view three important impacts |
| Sudden truncations | When an interviewee cuts a unit, it is possible mark the suit with a bar | / | Interviewee: So, we have here sev/85 per cent preservation |
| Emphasis or strong accent | When a syllable or a word is pronounced with emphasis or accent stronger than usual, the fact is written in uppercase | UPPERCASE | Interviewee: The customer, in turn, when he goes to buy, he asks for ALL of this documentation before closing the deal |
| Reviews from the Analyst | To comment something that occurs, double parentheses are used at the occurrence moment or just before the segment to which it refers | (( )) | Interviewee: ((hesitates to answer the question)) See … What … it was said very long ago that it was impacting on the region in question |
| Pause filled, hesitation or attention signals | Basically there are reproductions of sounds whose spelling is much discussed, but some are more or less clear, like: “hm” and several others | Interviewee: Later, it goes to (incomprehensible)… That's the preview, then comes ah … ah… are three licenses |
| Occurrence | Description | Signs | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doubts and assumptions | It is common not to understand parts of speech. In this case, the place is marked with parentheses, having two options: (a) indicate them with the expression “incomprehensible” or (b) write in them what the transcriber think to have heard | ( ) | Interviewee: There is the (impact). There are in my view three important impacts |
| Sudden truncations | When an interviewee cuts a unit, it is possible mark the suit with a bar | / | Interviewee: So, we have here sev/85 per cent preservation |
| Emphasis or strong accent | When a syllable or a word is pronounced with emphasis or accent stronger than usual, the fact is written in uppercase | UPPERCASE | Interviewee: The customer, in turn, when he goes to buy, he asks for ALL of this documentation before closing the deal |
| Reviews from the Analyst | To comment something that occurs, double parentheses are used at the occurrence moment or just before the segment to which it refers | (( )) | Interviewee: ((hesitates to answer the question)) See … What … it was said very long ago that it was impacting on the region in question |
| Pause filled, hesitation or attention signals | Basically there are reproductions of sounds whose spelling is much discussed, but some are more or less clear, like: “hm” and several others | Interviewee: Later, it goes to (incomprehensible)… That's the preview, then comes ah … ah… are three licenses |
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