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MacWhinney, Brian; Snow, Catherine – Journal of Child Language, 1992
Provides critical analysis of Edwards (1992) presentation of a set of examples from the Child Language Data Exchange System as prototypes of bad transcription practice. The analysis argues that Edward's approach causes the development of an overly rigid set of principles that could stop progress in the analysis of spontaneous language samples.…
Descriptors: Coding, Computers, Criticism, Data Analysis
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Zimmerman, Don H. – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1993
Drummond and Hopper's article in this issue, "Back Channels Revisited," is argued to have decontextualized Jefferson's acknowledgement token phenomenon. The need for careful coding protocols for research on conversational practices is discussed. (eight references) (LB)
Descriptors: Coding, Contrastive Linguistics, Data Analysis, Discourse Analysis