TalkBank
TalkBank is an open research repository that archives and distributes spoken language data for the study of human communication. The repository includes transcribed audio and video recordings, associated metadata, and analysis tools covering a wide range of populations, languages, and research domains, including child language, conversation, aphasia, and multilingualism. Data are shared under standardized formats and licensing terms to support reuse, replication, and cross-study comparison.
Repository Scope
Research Areas
Humanities and Social Sciences; Linguistics; Humanities; Social Sciences; Communication Science; Social and Behavioural Sciences; Cognitive, Systems and Behavioural Neurobiology; ; Sensory and Behavioural Biology; ;
Data Types
Experimental; Observational; Text; Tabular; Audio; Video;
Data Types Explicitly Prohibited
They will convert certain formats.
Fee for JHU Researchers to Deposit None
Data Limit
not listed (WeTransfer limits 2GB free transfer, larger sizes can be accommodated by request.)
Data Access
Option for Data Access
Controlled Access; Open Access;
Details on Data Access
Open Access, Controlled access for certain “banks” via membership registration and free account for academic researchers. Password protected access.
Sensitive Data
Human Data Accepted
Yes
Level of Deidentification Required
Face video and audio allowed with participant consent documented. Removal of other direct identifiers, locations, institutions in transcript and audio. Committee reviews video consent for open or restricted access..
Human Participant Data Sharing Policy
Administration
Required Funder
None listed
Persistent Identifier
DOI; RID
Data Retention Period
No stated retention period
AI LLM Policy
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 copyright license precludes use of data in commercial products, including LLM training. TalkBank allows non-commercial algorithm development such as for ML, ASR, feature extraction and classification if data are not retained.
re3data
re3data Keywords:
aphasia; bilingualism; child language; classroom discourse; code switching (linguistics); conversation analysis; dementia; discourse analysis; gesture; linguistics; right hemisphere disorder; stuttering
re3data Repository Contact
macw@cmu.edu