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The Human Communication Research Centre dialogue database.
A H Anderson1, S C Garrod, A Clark
1Department of Psychology, University of Glasgow, UK.
Journal of Child Language
|October 1, 1992
Summary
The HCRC dialogue database offers over 900 transcribed dialogues for child and undergraduate speakers engaged in problem-solving tasks. This valuable resource, featuring longitudinal data, is available for research purposes.
Area of Science:
- Psycholinguistics
- Developmental Psychology
- Computational Linguistics
Background:
- Dialogue databases are crucial for understanding human communication.
- Longitudinal studies of child dialogue provide insights into language development.
- Existing resources may lack sufficient scope or detail for comprehensive analysis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce the HCRC dialogue database, a comprehensive resource for studying spoken interaction.
- To provide researchers with a rich dataset of co-operative problem-solving dialogues.
- To facilitate research in child language acquisition and development.
Main Methods:
- Collection of over 700 transcribed and coded dialogues from children aged 7-14.
- Recording of longitudinal data from the same child pairs over two years.
- Inclusion of over 200 dialogues from undergraduate students performing similar tasks.
Main Results:
- The database contains a substantial corpus of child and adult dialogues.
- Data spans multiple task versions and includes longitudinal recordings.
- Custom-built search software accompanies the database for efficient data retrieval.
Conclusions:
- The HCRC dialogue database represents a significant contribution to the field of dialogue research.
- It offers a unique opportunity for studying developmental changes in communication.
- The database and its software are accessible electronically for academic use.