columns??

[Brian MacWhinney]

Dear Carol,

     I had thought that people had largely stopped using the columns- 
type display, so it is interesting to know that you still find this  
useful.  The problem with the CLAN COLUMNS program was that it was  
rather inflexible.  We figured that something fancier, like an Excel  
display would eventually be better. But we never got around to  
implementing anything, I am afraid.  Without a program, I have no idea  
how one could get a display of the COLUMNS type.
    It would help if you could tell me what aspect of the Columns-type  
display you find most useful.  For example, it is now possible to  
convert CHAT files into EXMARaLDA format and from EXMARaLDA it may be  
possible to get some types of displays that you like.  ELAN is also  
possible, but I think EXMARaLDA is closer to what you might want.  But  
it is not a real Columns display.  Instead, it is in the Partiture  
format.
    Regarding your second question about a +h switch, I am confused.   
There is no +h switch in KWAL.  If you want to remove dependent tiers,  
the best method is just with -t in KWAL, as you say.

--Brian

On May 12, 2008, at 6:05 PM, Carol Slater wrote:

>
> Hi, all--
> The current program manual does not include columns, which, in the  
> past, I have happily used to create more easily readable output  
> from, for example, GARVEY. (True enough, the new files were not by  
> along shot in CHAT format, but it was still possible to use the  
> original files for analysis.)
>
> I wonder: what is now the best way to do what columns used to do?
>
> Should we rely on a word processing program to reformat speaker  
> utterances after taking out unwanted dependent tiers with kwal -t?  
> Will +h take out speaker identifications in a kwal command?
>
> Suggestions will be gratefully received.
>
> Carol Slater
> Department of Psychology
> Alma Collet
> Alma, MI
>
> >
>


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