TalkBank Disclaimers

TALKBANK: LIMITS OF WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY, and CONDITIONS OF USAGE

The TalkBank Project and the compilers, programmers, publishers, distributors, and authors associated with the TalkBank database and programs have used their best efforts in preparing the programs, records, and accompanying documentation. These efforts include the development, research, and testing of the programs to determine their effectiveness. The TalkBank Project and the, compilers, programmers, publishers, distributors, and authors make no warranty of any kind, express or implied, with regard to the programs, records, and accompanying documentation and its fitness for any particular application. The TalkBank Project and the, compilers, programmers, publishers, distributors, associated authors, and Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pennsylvania shall not be liable in any event for incidental or consequential damages in connection with, or arising out of, the furnishing, performance, or use of this database, its programs, or its accompanying documentation.

All users must read and follow the ground rules for usage, standards for informed consent, and code of ethics provided at this web site.

This research has been supported by Grant BCS-998009 (KDI, SBE) from the MacArthur Foundation (1984-1988), The National Science Foundation (1988, 1998-2004 Linguistics Program #98-08974), and the National Institutes of Health - NICHD (1989-2009, DC-01903) for CHILDES, NIDCD R01-DC008524 for AphasiaBank, and NICHD for PhonBank.

(c) 1999 Brian MacWhinney for the TalkBank Project