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. 2017 Sep 25;7(10):123. doi: 10.3390/brainsci7100123
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Large brackets link an ongoing utterance with an overlapping utterance or a non-verbal action
= An equals sign marks where there is no interval between adjacent utterances
? A question mark indicates a rising inflection, not necessarily a question
but- A single dash indicates a halting, abrupt cut off to a word or part of a word
stress Underlining indicates emphasis
((nods)) Text in italics within double parentheses represents a gloss or description of some non-verbal action
°no° Degree signs indicate a passage of talk which is quieter than surrounding talk
(0.6) Pauses or gaps in tenths of a second within parentheses
(xx) Single parentheses containing either a word or a phrase mark where words are in doubt. Number of syllables counted in x:es is given if the utterance is very unclear