nzilbb.converter.eaftoslt
EafToSlt
Converts ELAN .eaf files SALT .slt transcripts
ELAN doesn't natively support meta-data like Dob, Doe, Ethnicity, etc. however if this data is present in the .eaf HEADER in PROPERTY tags, named “metadata:Doe” etc. then they will be copied to the .slt header.
By default, inline SALT annotations (mazes, codes, bound morphemes, etc.) are not interpreted. If you want them to be processed, use –parseInlineConventions
All tiers will be interpreted as transcription of participant speech. If some tiers contain other annotations, use the –ignoreTiers command line switch to exclude them from the conversion using a regular expression, e.g.: –ignoreTiers=Noise|Topic
Deserializing from “ELAN EAF Transcript” text/x-eaf+xml
Command-line configuration parameters for deserialization:
--commentLayer=Layer |
Commentary |
--noiseLayer=Layer |
Noise annotations |
--lexicalLayer=Layer |
Lexical tags |
--pronounceLayer=Layer |
Manual pronunciation tags |
--authorLayer=Layer |
Name of transcriber |
--dateLayer=Layer |
Document date |
--languageLayer=Layer |
The language of the whole transcript |
--phraseLanguageLayer=Layer |
For tagging individual phrases with a language |
--useConventions=Boolean |
Whether to use text conventions for comment, noise, lexical, and pronounce annotations |
--ignoreBlankAnnotations=Boolean |
Whether to skip annotations with no label, or process them |
--minimumTurnPauseLength=Double |
Minimum amount of time between two turns by the same speaker, with no intervening speaker, for which the inter-turn pause counts as a turn change boundary. If the pause is shorter than this, the turns are merged into one. |
Serializing to “SALT transcript” text/x-salt
Command-line configuration parameters for serialization:
--cUnitLayer=Layer |
Layer for marking c-units |
--targetParticipantLayer=Layer |
Layer for marking the target participant |
--commentLayer=Layer |
Layer for comments |
--parentheticalLayer=Layer |
Layer for marking parenthetical remarks by the speaker |
--properNameLayer=Layer |
Layer for tagging proper names |
--repetitionsLayer=Layer |
Layer for annotating repetitions |
--rootLayer=Layer |
Layer for tagging words with their root form |
--errorLayer=Layer |
Layer for marking errors |
--soundEffectLayer=Layer |
Layer for marking non-word verbal sound effects |
--pauseLayer=Layer |
Layer for marking pauses in speech |
--boundMorphemeLayer=Layer |
Layer for marking bound morpheme annotations |
--mazeLayer=Layer |
Layer for marking false starts, repetitions, and reformulations |
--partialWordLayer=Layer |
Layer for marking stuttered or interrupted words |
--omissionLayer=Layer |
Layer for marking missing words |
--codeLayer=Layer |
Layer for non-error codes |
--languageLayer=Layer |
Layer for recording the language of the speech |
--participantIdLayer=Layer |
Layer for recording the target participant's ID |
--genderLayer=Layer |
Layer for recording the gender of the target participant |
--dobLayer=Layer |
Layer for recording the birth date of the target participant |
--doeLayer=Layer |
Layer for recording the date the recording was elicited |
--caLayer=Layer |
Layer for recording the target participant's age when recorded |
--ethnicityLayer=Layer |
Layer for recording the ethnicity of the target participant |
--contextLayer=Layer |
Layer for recording the sampling context |
--subgroupLayer=Layer |
Layer for recording the sub-group/story |
--collectLayer=Layer |
Layer for recording the collection point of the elicitation |
--locationLayer=Layer |
Layer for recording the location of the elicitation |
--dateFormat=String |
Format used in SALT files for dates (e.g. Dob, Doe) - either M/d/yyyy or d/M/yyyy. NB: the default date format is inferred from your locale settings |
--parseInlineConventions=Boolean |
Whether to use SALT in-line conventions when deserializing. If false, then only meta-data headers, comment lines, and time stamps are parsed; all in-line annotation conventions are left as-is |