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Example for a recorded dialog in american English

This sample dialog was recorded within the VERBMOBIL project at Carnegie Mellon University. You can listen to the recorded turns by clicking on the Turn-Markers.
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Transliteration

;Dialog rXXXc
; This file was generated by an automatic transform of the file
;    mXXX_mYYY_00.trans 
; The original, unchanged turns are written as a comment under
; the converted turns. Note that the conversion does NOT produce
; a full compatible VERBMOBIL format. However, the syntax should
; be correct, if the input file was correct CMU/KA code.
; 
; Programm: cmu2vm Version: 1.8 [24.08.95]
; Authors: Michael Lehning, Braunschweig
;          Susanne Burger, Florian Schiel, Munich
;

XXX000: <:<#> <Schmatzen> <A> Mr <#> Helwig <;period> <#> I would <!2 
        I'd> like to get together <#> with you sometime during August 
        to <;comma> <A> talk to you <#> for <#> about two hours 
        <;period> <#Klicken>:> <;seos> 


YYY001: <#Klicken> <Schmatzen> <A> okay <;period> <;seos> <P> the first 
        week in August is out <;period> <;seos> I can not <!2 can't> 
        make any days there <;period> <;seos> <A> but the second week 
        in <!1 ist> August looks fairly free <;period> <;seos> <A> how 
        'bout the ninth eleventh or twelfth <;period> <A> <#Klicken> 
        <#> <;seos> 


XXX002: <:<#> <Schmatzen> <A> +/ho=/+ how does the ninth at <;comma> 
        <#> two <#> $P $M sound <;period> <#> <Schmatzen>:> <;seos> 


YYY003: <Schmatzen> <A> the ninth at two $P $M sounds fine <;period> 
        <A> <#Klicken> <#> <;seos> 


XXX004: <A> okay I will <!2 I'll> see you then <;period> <A> <#Klicken> 
        <;seos> 


YYY005: <Schmatzen> sounds good <;comma> <A> <#Klicken> <A> <#> <#> 
        <;seos> 


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