[Lexicog] dictionary software

[eeva_gutt]

There is a new software developed in South Africa, called TshwaneLex
"TshwaneLex is a new software application for the compilation of dictionaries. TshwaneLex supports Unicode throughout, allowing it to handle virtually all of the world's languages, and includes features such as immediate article preview, customizable fields, automatic cross-reference tracking, automated lemma reversal, online and electronic dictionary modules, export to MS Word format, and teamwork (network) support."

For more information: http://tshwanedje.com/tshwanelex

Eeva Gutt

SIL, Ethiopia



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Frank 
  To: lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:47 PM
  Subject: [Lexicog] dictionary software


  I am just getting started consulting with someone who has been working in an
  Amerindian language and would like to compile a bilingual dictionary. He
  asked about the software options he could consider. I said Shoebox has been
  an obvious choice for a number of years, but LinguaLinks might be preferable
  for someone just starting out. I have some (slight?) problems with both of
  these. For our dictionary of St. Lucian Creole, we used a program I designed
  myself, which I called my Dictionary Database Editor. (I started writing and
  using this program before I ever heard of Shoebox.) Both the advantage and
  disadvantage of my own program are that it is designed for use with one
  particular language. Both the advantage and disadvantage of Shoebox and
  LinguaLinks are that they are designed to work with any language.

  This consultee says he will consider both Shoebox and LinguaLinks but he
  also wants to know what else might be available. Any comments or other
  suggestions? He happened to say he thought the Hopi Dictionary was beautiful
  and wondered what software was used. I said I might be able to find out. So
  what dictionary software did you use on the Hopi Dictionary, Ken Hill? I
  imagine it might have been something designed for that particular project.


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