[Lexicog] entry creation

[Nick Thieberger]

Yes, I also use the null (∅) for a 3sgO in South Efate, for glossing, and
then remove it from the top line of the interlinear text for presentation,
preserving it in the morphemic lines (see an example here:
http://www.eopas.org/transcripts/33#t=17.1,22.573 - best played in Firefox)

Nick

On 30 May 2012 02:04, Bill Poser <billposer2 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> That's an interesting question. Off the top of my head, perhaps the null
> symbol: ∅ (U+2205)?
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> On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 8:57 AM, Lou Hohulin <lou_hohulin at sil.org> wrote:
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>> Have any of you on this list created an entry form for a null/zero
>> morpheme? If so, what did you use as a canonical form?
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>> The third person, singular pronoun in Tuwali Ifugao clearly functions as
>> a pronoun but has no evident form. The 'reference' of the zero pronoun can
>> be cross-referenced by affixes, have either a subject or object grammatical
>> relation with the verb and is in contrast to the use of other third person,
>> singular pronouns. This information should be put within an entry, along
>> with illustrative sentences so who on this list can give me suggestions as
>> to what would be a logical, practical entry form.
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>> Lou Hohulin
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