noncompletion of a word

[Karin Edlund]

Brian,
Thank you for your help!

Regards,
Karin Edlund
PhD student in Special Education
Stockholm University

ons 29 apr. 2020 kl. 17:09 skrev Brian MacWhinney <macw at andrew.cmu.edu>:

> Yes, that is correct.  If you transcribe only part of the word without
> parens, then programs like MOR and even FREQ will not think it was an
> attempt at a word.  If you don't think it was an attempt at a word, then
> you can use xxx or &ba instead of ba(t).
>
> --Brian
>
> On Apr 29, 2020, at 5:08 AM, Karin Edlund <karin.eva.edlund at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Thank you Brian for your answer.
>
> Just to  make sure, it is not possible to transcribe only half of a word
> or the beginning of a word? It has to be used together with parentheses ()
> for the rest of the word?
> And if it is not possible to be sure what word the speaker attends to say,
> is it better than to transcribe xxx?
>
> Best regards,
> Karin Edlund
>
>
>
> Den tis 28 apr. 2020 kl 16:43 skrev Brian MacWhinney <macw at andrew.cmu.edu
> >:
>
>> 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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