<breath>
or a
<sil>
, respectively. Only silences that are
perceptible should be transcribed. A transcribed line should not
consist of silence only.
<partial>
tag, followed by a [PARTIAL]
tag containing the transcription of the utterance.
<partial> [PARTIAL oran(ge)-]
".
um | Filled pause. |
uh | Filled pause. |
er | Filled pause. More common in British English. |
okay | Agreement. Speakers will often produce variants of this, such as "kay", "mkay", "umkay". All of these variants should be spelled as "okay". |
uhuh | Agreement. |
mmhm | Agreement. |
mm | Agreement, stalling for time. |
huh | Request for clarification. Puzzlement. |
hm | Stalling for time. |
nah | Informal version of "no". |
nope | Informal version of "no". |
aha | Interjection denoting surprise, as in "aha! I found it", rather than "uhuh" as an acknowledgement. |
ha | Interjection, similar to "aha" |
oh | Surprise. |
ooh | As in "ooh, that's gross." |
yeah | Informal version of "yes". |
yep | Informal version of "yes". |
'll | for "will" or "shall" |
've | for "have" |
n't | for "not" |
're | for "are" |
's | for "is" or "has" or "us" (in "let's") |
'd | for "would" |
'm | for "am" |
lemme | for "let me" |
wanna | for "want to" |
gonna | for "going to" |
gotta | for "got to" |
kinda | for "kind of" |
sorta | for "sort of" |
hafta | for "have to" |
<click> | Obvious tongue-clicking. |
<clicks> | Tongue-clickings. Usually made to fill a silence. |
<sigh> | |
<cough> | |
<clear-throat> | |
<mumble> | Incomprehensible word or words. |
<noise> | Noises from the speaker that cannot be classified elsewhere |
<lipsmack> | Noises made by the repeated parting of the lips, often used while thinking or stalling. |
<sil> | Silence. This can appear anywhere in the utterance, including the beginning and end. |
<laugh> |