Turn Identification
Symbol | None
Definition | In order to make transcripts easier to read, and to facilitate referencing names within a transcript, a turn identification is used. The turn identification appears before each turn and identifies the speaker, the speaker channel, the identity of the transcription, and the number of the turn.
Description | A turn identification looks like the following: e123ar1_000_AAP_120002: e - the first letter will represent the language of the turn, in this case, English. 123 - represents the number of the transcription. ar1 - this is another code for the specific transcription. 'a' means main scenario, 'r' means room, and the '1' is the channel number. Other symbols include 'c,' for close, and 'h,' for headphone. 000 - this represents the turn number. in this case is just happens to be three zeroes. Turn numbers always begin with zero '0'. The next turn number would be '001' and so on. AAP - is the speaker identification. Using the speaker's initials usually creates the speaker identification. 120002 - this is a code. If no code is necessary, '000000' [6 zeros] are placed in this position instead. Note that each piece of the identification is separated by an underscore. The identification ends with a colon [:] and is then followed by one white space before the transcription of the turn is begun. .