현대 중국어 담화의 전사 방법에 관한 연구 ― 말차례 시작점 담화 요소를 중심으로

A Study of transcription system in Chinese spoken conversation- turn-initial discourse particle

Transcriptions are invaluable resources for spoken discourse data in research; they provide details of produced speech and/or action that may not be evident from listening alone. Unfortunately, transcriptions often inadequately capture vital aspects of spoken conversation. Transcriptions of Chinese discourse in particular are often very broad—standard transcription methods contain essentially no ways to indicate filled pauses, interjections, and discourse markers and particles that occur in the turn-initial position. This paper examines the problem of transcribing these turn-initial discourse particles, and it proposes a standardized system for representing them in transcriptions of Chinese spoken conversation. Having a conventionalized,easily understood means of transcribing these turn-initial items allows us to preserve more elements of Chinese spoken conversation in written transcription and can enrich our understanding of real-time conversation as a multivalent interaction.