noncompletion of a word

[Brian MacWhinney]

I would recommend this form, particularly if you want to emphasize the fact that "boy" was the target:

is a teacher like you <but a bo(y)> [* s:r] [//] but a man?

-- Brian MacWhinney


> On Apr 28, 2020, at 4:59 AM, Karin Edlund <karin.eva.edlund at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a question about noncompletion of words and how to code them.
> 
> The child's utterance is:
> 
> it is a teacher like you but a bo but a man.
> 
> The child is beginning to say 'boy' but interrupts and corrects herself  with 'but a man' .
> 
> What is the best way to code this?
> 
> 1) is a teacher like you <but a bo> [* s:r] [//] but a man.
> OR
> 2) it is a teacher like you <but a (boy)> [//] but a man.
> OR 
> in another way?
> 
> Is it possible at all to transcribe incomplete words like in the first case ('bo' meaning 'boy')?
> 
> Grateful for input!
> 
> Regards, 
> Karin Edlund
> 
> 
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