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Chapter 8. Speech recording

  • Barbara Ahrens and Przemysław Janikowski
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Research Methods in Cognitive Translation and Interpreting Studies
This chapter is in the book Research Methods in Cognitive Translation and Interpreting Studies

Abstract

Speech recording has always been the main method in working with spoken language, since it is an easy way to transfer data from volatile to non-volatile memory for the purpose of linguistic analyses. In translation and interpreting research, recordings of interpreters’ performances have been used ever since the beginning of empirical research into interpreting. This chapter offers an overview on speech recording as a method used in T&I research by introducing key concepts and software solutions for research into spoken language. Not only are common variables, paradigms and processing steps outlined, but also an overview is provided of some noteworthy programs for speech recording, audio editing, speech analysis, automatic speech recognition and others.

Abstract

Speech recording has always been the main method in working with spoken language, since it is an easy way to transfer data from volatile to non-volatile memory for the purpose of linguistic analyses. In translation and interpreting research, recordings of interpreters’ performances have been used ever since the beginning of empirical research into interpreting. This chapter offers an overview on speech recording as a method used in T&I research by introducing key concepts and software solutions for research into spoken language. Not only are common variables, paradigms and processing steps outlined, but also an overview is provided of some noteworthy programs for speech recording, audio editing, speech analysis, automatic speech recognition and others.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acronyms vii
  4. List of contributors xiii
  5. Introduction 1
  6. Chapter 1. Participant profiling 21
  7. Chapter 2. Designing studies with naturalistic tasks 49
  8. Chapter 3. Surveys and interviews 69
  9. Chapter 4. Cued retrospection 92
  10. Chapter 5. Observations and diaries 108
  11. Chapter 6. Screen recording 133
  12. Chapter 7. Keylogging 157
  13. Chapter 8. Speech recording 183
  14. Chapter 9. Screen eyetracking 213
  15. Chapter 10. Dynamic eyetracking 235
  16. Chapter 11. Psychophysiological methods 256
  17. Chapter 12. Electroencephalography 279
  18. Chapter 13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 304
  19. Chapter 14. Reaction time 324
  20. Index 347
https://doi.org/10.1075/rmal.10.08ahr

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acronyms vii
  4. List of contributors xiii
  5. Introduction 1
  6. Chapter 1. Participant profiling 21
  7. Chapter 2. Designing studies with naturalistic tasks 49
  8. Chapter 3. Surveys and interviews 69
  9. Chapter 4. Cued retrospection 92
  10. Chapter 5. Observations and diaries 108
  11. Chapter 6. Screen recording 133
  12. Chapter 7. Keylogging 157
  13. Chapter 8. Speech recording 183
  14. Chapter 9. Screen eyetracking 213
  15. Chapter 10. Dynamic eyetracking 235
  16. Chapter 11. Psychophysiological methods 256
  17. Chapter 12. Electroencephalography 279
  18. Chapter 13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 304
  19. Chapter 14. Reaction time 324
  20. Index 347
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