If the transcript is online this process can even be automated with the help of an online
dictionary.
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However, this simple association is rarely enough on its own.
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Some words may be either a verb or a noun, for instance in chess ‘castle’ is both a noun (the piece) and also a verb (a particular move).
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Technical language is often full of ‘verbed’ nouns and even ‘nouned’ verbs, although the latter are often names for processes, so are not as great a problem.
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In addition, the objects or actions may be implicit.
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This problem may be better dealt with by checking consistency between lists, within the particular
task analysis method employed.