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SALT Transcription Conventions

Basic Conventions
Transcript format Utterance format End of utterance punctuation Utterance segmentation	Word segmentation and linked words Transcriber comments Gestures and nonverbal turns

Intermediate Conventions
Bound morphemes Mazes and part words Pauses (unfilled)	Unintelligible segments Sound effects and idiosyncratic forms Spelling conventions

Advanced Conventions
Elapsed time Overlapping speech Parenthetical remarks	Root identification Omissions Codes