CONDITION SYMBOL DESCRIPTION
  • Numerals
    		•  twenty-two all numerals are written out in full
  • Acronyms I
    		• @NATO acroynyms pronounced as a single word
  • Acronyms II
    		• ~FBI acronyms pronounced as series of letters
  • Individual letters
    		• ~A ~B ~CPronounced individual letters
  • Proper names
    		• ^Homer both proper names and place names should be
  • Partial words
    		• absolu- partial words are indicated with a dash
  • Mispronounced words
    		• +probablymispronounced word
  • Idiosyncratic words
    		• *schlump speaker uses a "made-up" word
  • Speaker noise
    		• {breath} sound made by the talker. Use only those sounds described
  • Background
    		• [text] sound not made by the talker (usually background)
  • Backgroung noise (extended)
    		• [text/] [/text]start / end of non speaker noise
  • Semi-intelligible speech
    		• ((text)) unintelligible speech. This is the transcriber's best attempt
  • Unintelligible speech (token)
    		• (( )) completely unintelligible speech
  • Unintelligible speech (long span)
    		• [[skip]] long period of unintelligible speech - skipped
  • Repeated section of speech
    		• [[repeat]] Period of repeated speech (broadcast)
  • Foreign language
    		• <language text> this is used to indicate foreign speech
  • Speaker aside
    		• <as> text </as> aside made from main speaker to background individ.
  • Overlapping speech (same channel)
    		• <ov> text </ov> used to indicate overlapping speech on
  • Non-lexemes
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  • Interjections
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