As a transcriber, you will be responsible for the first stage in a long process of analyzing spontaneous speech data. You will take videos of spontaneous child-primary caregiver (PCG) interactions and convert them into a format that can be queried and coded by computer programs and people. Researchers have used our transcripts to investigate the development of syntax, gesture, and many other aspects of language and communication, and they rely on you to record the speech of children and caregivers as objectively and accurately as possible.
The rules in this document are designed to accomplish three things: