Patterson-etal-1996
| Patterson-etal-1996 | |
|---|---|
| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Patterson-etal-1996 |
| Author(s) | Brian R. Patterson, Nicolas C. Neupauer, Patricia A. Burant, Steven C. Koehn, April T. Reed |
| Title | A preliminary examination of conversation analytic techniques: Rates of inter-transcriber reliability |
| Editor(s) | |
| Tag(s) | EMCA, Conversation Analysis, Methodology, Transcription |
| Publisher | |
| Year | 1996 |
| Language | |
| City | |
| Month | |
| Journal | Western Journal of Communication |
| Volume | 60 |
| Number | 1 |
| Pages | 76–91 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1080/10570319609374534 |
| ISBN | |
| Organization | |
| Institution | |
| School | |
| Type | |
| Edition | |
| Series | |
| Howpublished | |
| Book title | |
| Chapter | |
Abstract
Conversation analysis has enjoyed recent acceptance in mainstream communication research. Despite successes, it remains criticized by quantitative researchers for a variety of reasons. One such reason is that, to date, conversation analysts have not felt obligated to demonstrate “inter‐transcriber” reliability for the use of transcription notation. This paper argues for determining ways to address this criticism. Toward that end, 22 participants were asked to transcribe a randomly selected segment of naturally occurring conversation. The transcripts were compared and percentages of agreement were computed for overall agreement as well as agreement regarding verbal content, pauses, overlaps, and intonation. Additionally, education level was considered as a predictor of transcription agreement. Results indicate that multiple transcribers are capable of producing similar transcripts within the acceptable tolerances of a priori coding schemes. With the exception of pauses, all transcription notations were agreed upon at a rate of 75% or better. The data also suggest that there is very little difference in transcript accuracy rates between undergraduates and graduate students. Thus, education level on this dimension does not appear to have an affect.
Notes
