.cut files

[Cathy Eaton]

Hello out there,

I have some specific questions about how .cut files work. 

1) If there is a multi-word phrase like "wait a minute," will CLAN find 
files that include intervening words like "wait *just* a minute"? I am 
wondering if I need to list possible variations or if there is a way to 
account for more options. Of course, I'd rather the output include more 
possibilities than fewer. Similarly, for a phrase like "a long time ago," 
an individual with aphasia might only include "long ago." In this case, 
CLAN probably wouldn't include the abbreviated version, correct? Would it 
be better to just include key words in the phrase like "long ^ ago"? What 
about bound morphemes that might be mistakenly dropped?

2) A related issue that specifically pertains to individuals with aphasia 
is whether CLAN will find entries where there is a gloss. For example, if 
the transcript contains an attempt for 'minute' that has a number of 
phonemic errors followed by [minute], will CLAN include that entry in the 
search?
 
3) Can the .cut file include punctuation? For instance, I'm interested in 
the response "good ." but not 'good' used as an adjective. Similarly, I'd 
like to search "I think..." as a sentence frame rather than "I think ." as 
a complete sentence. Is there a way to make this distinction?

Thank you as always for your help!

Cathy

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