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SltToTex

Converts SALT transcripts to LaTeX documents

Almost all SALT header meta-data is lost when converting to .tex.

By default, inline annotations (mazes, codes, bound morphemes, etc.) are parsed (and thus removed). If you want them to be included in the output as-is, use the –parseInlineConventions=false command line switch.

The resulting .tex files each include a definition for a new ' urn' command which is used throughout the trancript to format speaker turns; this can be customized directly in the .tex files after conversion, or with the –texTurnCommand command line switch. e.g. “–texTurnCommand=\item[#1:] #2” (#1 = Speaker ID, #2 = Turn Text)

Deserializing from “SALT transcript” text/x-salt

Command-line configuration parameters for deserialization:
--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

Serializing to “LaTeX Document” application/x-tex

Command-line configuration parameters for serialization:
--noiseLayer=Layer Background noises
--orthographyLayer=Layer Orthography
--texPreamble=String TeX code to include in the preamble, e.g. “\usepackage{lineno, blindtext}”
--texBeginTranscript=String TeX to insert before the first turn, e.g. “\begin{description}”
--texTurnCommand=String TeX command for formatting a speech turn, e.g. “\item[#1:] #2” - #1 = Speaker ID, #2 = Turn Text
--texEndTranscript=String TeX to insert after the last turn, e.g. “\end{description}”