hi everyone,
about qualitative quotes == are we allowed to edit them?
for example in my transcript --
"...as a chef to see such an authentic dish,"

is it ok for me to put in
""...as a chef seeing such an authentic dish,"

so I have made grammatical editions, is this allowed?
thanks
love satchi

I know different types of qualitative analysis have different 'rules' about how detailed the transcript should be, but I personally wouldn't ever make corrections to a quote. If I felt I had to add something to clarify the quote, I would add it in square brackets, to make clear the difference between the participant's words and mine.

The sentence quoted does not necessarily need editing: insert a comma between 'chef' and 'two.' Give us the whole quote- as it stands it sounds like he could be saying 'as a chef, to see such an authentic dish [ruined peed me off]'- referring to himself in the impassive voice.

thank you so much guys
love satchi

It depends on your analytical approach as well as the type of transcription you use. For example, Jeffersonian transcription requires a strict adherence to what is said rather than what is grammatically correct.

So the question to ask is how far will such a correction impact your analysis and make a decision based on that.