nzilbb.converter.slttotextgrid
SltToTextGrid
Converts SALT .slt transcripts to Praat .TextGrid files
Praat doesn't support meta-data like Dob, Doe, Ethnicity, etc. so almost all SALT header meta-data is lost when converting to .eaf.
By default, inline annotations (mazes, codes, bound morphemes, etc.) are not interpreted and appear as-is in the TextGrid. If you want them to be parse (i.e. annotations removed to yield more standard orthography), use –parseInlineConventions
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 “Praat TextGrid” text/praat-textgrid
Command-line configuration parameters for serialization:
--commentLayer=Layer |
Commentary |
--noiseLayer=Layer |
Noise annotations |
--lexicalLayer=Layer |
Lexical tags |
--pronounceLayer=Layer |
Manual pronunciation tags |
--renameShortNumericSpeakers=Boolean |
Short speaker names like ‘S1’ should be prefixed with the transcript name during import |
--useConventions=Boolean |
Whether to use text conventions for comment, noise, lexical, and pronounce annotations |