There's No Harm in Glossing (but a Need for a Better Understanding of the Status of Transcripts)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12123263 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Auer (0000-0001-8385-9635, University of Freiburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-22 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research on Language and Social Interaction (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0835-1813 • E-ISSN: 1532-7973 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08351813.2014.871795 |
| OpenAlex | W1984266185 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
While agreeing with Walker's (2014/this issue) appeal to keep form and function in linguistically-inclined conversation analysis separate, I argue that a discussion of what a transcript is and how it can be used is called for. The amount of detail included in a transcript can never be "exhaustive" (according to whatever standards) but is determined by the research question. Glosses are unavoidable for interactional details outside the research focus. Data are in American English. Notes 1All examples accessed September 3, 2013. 2Also for grammarians, of course. The well-known grammatical glossing practices (see Leipzig Glossing Rules, http://www.eva.mpg.de/lingua/resources/glossing-rules.php) used by linguists are a way to make data accessible that are not the focus of the analysis. In the case of glosses, the form-function coupling is obviously taken for granted
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |