freq of question marks for only coded utterances

[Mary DePascale]

Hi,

I have transcripts that I have coded for use of different types of math talk with a coding tier %mth. I am interested in looking at, of the utterances that have been coded with a %mth code, the number of those that end in a question mark. 

I had tried using freq with: freq +t%mth +t*CHI +s$ +s"?" +d2, however this only gives the total number of total utterances coded with %mth. I have also seen how to get the number of all utterances that end with a question mark, but not specifically for those that are/are not coded.

For example:

*FAT: how much ten plus ten? 

%mth: $AR:P

*CHI: um: eleven?

%mth: $AR:R

*FAT: 0.

%act: shakes head no. 

*CHI: what?

*FAT: how much ten plus ten? 

%mth: $AR:P

Here, the child asks 2 questions ("um eleven?" and "what?", but only 1 question that is a question also coded with a %mth code. How can I get CLAN to return the value of 1 then in this case?

Thanks,

Mary

[Leonid Spektor]

Hi,

This has to be doen in two steps. First extract all speakers with %mth and then extract all speakers without %mth. Next run FREQ on result.

Here is how to count all ? *CHI: speakers with %mth:

combo +o@ID +t%mth +t*CHI +s%mth: +fmth +d your_file_name.cha

freq +s? *.mth.cex

Here is how to count all ? *CHI: speakers without %mth:

combo +o@ID +t%mth +t*CHI +s!%mth: +f-mth +d your_file_name.cha

freq +s? *.-mth.cex

Leonid.

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