Annotation Phase: Key Considerations
Current Enhancements
- **Improved segmentation**—speech units are now split with attention to interruptions. - **Explicit outburst marking**—all verbal outbursts are recorded instead of filtered. - **Refined interruption detection**—differentiates structured interruptions from emotional disruptions.
Sources Under Review
- UK Parliament (Hansard) → Visit Site
- US Congress (GovTrack) → Visit Site
- European Parliament → Visit Site
- Australian Parliament Hansard → Visit Site
- Canadian House of Commons Debates → Visit Site
Next Steps (Pending Review)
- Step 2a - Validate segmentation quality with new transcripts.
- Step 2b - Introduce deeper ranking logic for rhetorical effectiveness.
- Step 2c - Begin testing annotation on longer debates.
This file serves as a checkpoint for annotation development—will continue evolving as refinements progress.