Variation Analysis Click here to find
the Sound Files and Text Grids to download.
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download the files, right click (on a Mac, control+click) on the filename.)
Above are the sound files and (imperfect) text grids of narratives to analyze - one told by a burnout
and one told by a jock. The class is going to analyze the variation in
these files together, and the work will take place as follows:
- By class on July 25, everyone should listen carefully to both narratives. We will
discuss the narratives briefly on that day. Students will divide into
groups of 3-5 for analysis of the narratives.
- By class on July 28, each group should discuss what they find
interesting in the narratives, and what variables they might like to
analyze.
- In class on July 28, we will divide up the analytical labor
so that each group is working on a different variable
- By class on August 1, each group should have a completed analysis
of their variable, and be prepared to present the analysis to the
class.
- On the last day of class, each group will submit a brief written
analysis of their variable, and will present their analysis to the
class. We will then put together what everyone has
found.
- The group member(s) who are taking the course for a grade will
write up and present the group's analysis.
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