The CHILDES manuals -- Third Edition

[Brian MacWhinney]

Dear Info-CHILDES,

    Lawrence Erlbaum has now published the third edition of the CHILDES
manuals.  There are now two volumes.  Volume 1 deals with the CHAT format and
the programs.  Volume 2 deals with the database.  Both volumes are very much
updated and extended from the 1995 Second Edition version.  A very
conscientious proofreader at LEA did a great job spotting the many errors and
inconsistencies found in the second edition.

  The combined price for the two volumes with the CD-ROM is $75.00.  The
books may be ordered from Lawrence Erlbaum in Mahwah, NJ.  Orders can be
placed by phone to 800 926-6579 in North America or by email to
orders at erlbaum.com.

    The bibliographic information on the volumes is:

MacWhinney, B. (2000) The CHILDES Project: Tools for Analyzing Talk, Third
Edition.  Volume I: Transcription Format and Programs.  Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates.  ISBN 0-8058-2995-4

MacWhinney, B. (2000) The CHILDES Project: Tools for Analyzing Talk, Third
Edition.  Volume II: The Database.  Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
ISBN 0-8058-3572-5

Thanks to all of you who have contributed to the data described in Volume 2
and to those who have helped refine the programs and formats described in
Volume 1.

--Brian MacWhinney