Transcription and utterance

Abstract

This study develops an utterance-based proposal for addressing data transcription based on the work of Émile Benvenistek. The distinction between saying and showing, drawn by Wittgenstein, is used as a heuristic resource. Transcription is regarded as a process that fulfills a dual function. First, it relates to showing because it comprises an instance of encoding and an instance of decoding; second, it relates to saying because it involves an instance of listening by the speaker. In this case, transcription is a saying of a given listening. Thus, we conclude that, from an utterance-level standpoint, transcribing simultaneously concerns saying and showing.