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Database evolution for the study of social interaction: Designing annotations for long-term usability

Photograph of the guest speakers and workshop organisers

This workshop was designed to address issues related to the ‘longevity’ of annotations of large databases such as TALKBANK or CLAPI (Corpus de Langue Parlée en Interaction), which can be used for research on social interaction. More specifically, it asked: What are the challenges and best practices related to designing annotation schemes in view of the preservation and usability of data in the long-term, thus putting the evolution of databases at the centre.  During the first half-day annotation issues (standards, reusability, etc.) in relation to database development (adaptability, expandability, user needs, etc.) were addressed. The second half-day was designed as a practical workshop in which the analytical possibilities (and limitations) of selected interactional databases were illustrated and discussed, thereby tracing the whole process form annotation to results.

The event was organised by Simona Pekarek Doehler (University of Neuchâtel) and Jérôme Jacquin (University of Lausanne) on behalf of CHORD-talk-in-interaction. It took place at the University of Neuchâtel from Monday, January 15th, 2024, 13:30h – 17:15h, to Tuesday, January 16th, 2024, 09:00h – 12:00h. The event could be attended in person and via Webex.

Carole Etienne

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Johannes Wagner

University of Southern Denmark

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  • Programme

    Monday, January 15th, 2023

    13:30-14:15Introduction
    14:15-15:30 

    Johannes Wagner 

    CA corpora at TALKBANK – Reflections over 20+ years of building, sharing, and updating CA corpora on the web. Is it worth it?

      
    15:30-16:00Coffee break
      
    16:00-17:15

    Carole Etienne

    Sharing our multimodal corpora in CLAPI: What the FAIR principles imply, from the choice of metadata to the reuse of our corpora in other research projects

     

     

    Tuesday, January 16th, 2023

    09:00-10:15

    Johannes Wagner

    The usability of CA corpora on the web: How is it done, for what purposes are the data used, and who is using the data from where? (presentation + discussion)

      
    10:15-10:45Coffee break
      
    10:45-12:00

    Carole Etienne

    Learning to interact in French as a foreign language based on oral corpora and research findings (presentation + discussion)

    Articulating quantitative and qualitative analyses in CLAPI (presentation + discussion)

      
  • Registration and modes of participation

    To attend the workshop, please register by Monday, January 9th, 2024, using this link.

    It was possible to attend the workshop in person on site (University of Neuchâtel) or online via Webex. Online participants had the opportunity to ask questions via chat. On site participants could request a certificate of attendance.

  • Workshop venue and directions

    The workshop took place in room R.O.12 at the University of Neuchâtel, Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines), Espace Tilo Frey 1, 2000 Neuchâtel.

    For directions, please click here

  • Language

    The workshop was held in English.