True Verbatim: Every cough, stutter and false start is transcribed exactly as uttered. The transcriber employs punctuation to clarify meaning, but otherwise every word is transcribed exactly as it is said.

I work... erm, I work in a hotel called, erm, the Hilton. My job title is, erm ... well I guess I don't have an official title (cough) cos I aint got a, a, you know, a role, in the com-, I ain't got a specific er role in the, the the er company.

 

Intelligent Verbatim: So called because certain elements are intelligently removed from a verbatim account if they are judged to add no meaning to the script. In this example, verbal tics are retained to emphasise hesitation:

I work in a hotel called the Hilton. My job title is, erm ... well I guess I don't have an official title cos I aint got a, you know, I don't have a specific role in the company.

 

 

Commercial Verbatim: A full and accurate script formalised and edited for readability and clarity.

I work in a hotel called the Hilton. My job title is, well I guess I don't have an official title because I don't have a specific role in the company.

 

 

Discourse Analysis: A true verbatim or intelligent verbatim script with an additional level of detail for hesitation, tone pitch and emotion.

I work (.) erm, I work in a hotel called (...) erm, the Hilton. My job title is, erm (.............) well I guess {surprise} I don't have an official title (cough) cos I aint got a, a, you know {softly} in the com-, I ain't got a specific er role in the, the the er company. {nervous laughter}

 

 

 

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