Coding AAE features with Language Sample Transcription Programs

[Owen, Amanda J]

Hi, 
I believe there is a utility termed SALTIN that worked prior to the
unicode conversion and made the process of transfer possible. You still
had to handcheck non-standard SALT codes and unintelligible utterances
for conversion (e.g. CHAT only accepts xxx whereas SALT uses 1 x per
syllable).  I haven't had any success with it since the unicode
conversion.
 
  It's currently easier to convert from CHAT to SALT and, if you are
using the research version, SALT has pretty powerful search tools.  It
doesn't have VOCD - but it does allow a variety of ways to standardize
transcripts in terms of length, allowing for use of NDR and TNW.  
 
  If you get to the point of applying D, feel free to email me for tips
and thoughts about interpretation.  Laura DeThorne is also quite
familiar with the program and its application to a large number of
transcripts. 
 
Amanda 

Amanda J. Owen Ph.D. CCC-SLP
amanda-owen at uiowa.edu
121A WJSHC
Dept of Speech Pathology & Audiology
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
319-335-6951 

 


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	From: info-childes at mail.talkbank.org
[mailto:info-childes at mail.talkbank.org] On Behalf Of Maria Berarducci
	Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 12:48 AM
	To: 'Pam Norton'; info-childes at mail.talkbank.org
	Subject: RE: Coding AAE features with Language Sample
Transcription Programs
	
	

	Hi

	I also have a large number of transcriptions in SALT already and
I would like to transfer them into CHAT format for CLAN.  Although I've
accessed the CLAN manual and had a go I still wasn't able to
successfully transfer my files.  I was wanting to use the VOCD utility
to apply D. Is there any step by step guide for "dummies".  Any
suggestions welcomed.

	Many thanks,

	Maria

	 

	-----Original Message-----
	From: info-childes at mail.talkbank.org
[mailto:info-childes at mail.talkbank.org] On Behalf Of Pam Norton
	Sent: Tuesday, 3 July 2007 2:06 AM
	To: info-childes at mail.talkbank.org
	Subject: Coding AAE features with Language Sample Transcription
Programs

	 

	
	Hello folks,
	   I am re-checking phonological and grammatical features I have
coded on language samples of AAE-speakers ages 4 to 7:5 and I want to
have a good way to track all the  features so that I can select
sub-groups of them for analysis purposes. What has worked for others
facing this task? I have transcriptions in SALT already and I'm told
they can be transferred into CLAN files. Pros and cons of using either
one?
	
	Thanks so much,
	
	Pam Norton, ABD, M.S., CCC-SLP
	University of California at Berkeley &
	San Francisco State University