[Air-L] Annotating, coding CMC data (focus on language use)

Stuart Shulman stuart.shulman at gmail.com
Tue Jan 24 08:43:15 PST 2012


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org on behalf of brook bolander
> Sent: Tue 1/24/2012 4:19 AM
> To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: [Air-L] Annotating, coding CMC data (focus on language use)
>
> Dear all,
>
> This semester I will be teaching a seminar on research methodologies for
> the study of computer-mediated discourse. The seminar is part of an MA
> program on language and communication, so the focus is on language use -
> the students all come from linguistics departments.
>
> As part of the seminar, I want to introduce students to a free software
> program which enables annotation/coding of data, so we can conduct a small
> workshop in which they get their hands dirty annotating/coding data and so
> that we can subsequently discuss dis/advantages depending on the types of
> data they are working with, their research questions, etc. Do you know of
> any free programs you would recommend? I am not an expert on this matter
> and I am overwhelmed by all the programs (one could purchase). Further, do
> you have any tips on reading materials which address different types of
> software for the annotating/tagging of (linguistic) data, which we could
> read in class before working with a program?
>
> Thanks so much for your help.
> Kind regards,
> Brook Bolander
> (research and teaching assistant, University of Basel, Switzerland)
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