Reading guide
Transcripts, interpretation and meaning
A guide to following a courtroom exchange across transcripts, interpretation and recorded sound.
Follow the speaker
Questions, answers, objections and rulings can sit close together on a page. Track the speaker labels so that a lawyer’s question is not mistaken for a witness’s statement.
Language matters
An interpreted transcript is a mediated text. Preserve indications of pauses, uncertainty and corrections. When comparing language versions, note the version used rather than silently combining wording.
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