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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Adam Frost <icemandeaf@GMAIL.COM><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Mon, May 9, 2011 5:03:25 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: Adam will present signwriting at Gallaudet University<BR></FONT><BR>Thanks all for your comments and wishes. I was hoping that I'd be the one to let you all know, but word of mouth has beat me again. ;-) Actually I have been focusing on finishing up my semester which has turned out a success.
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<DIV>I may have a faulty memory, which wouldn't be a first for me, but I think it was here on this list where someone had mentioned about using SignWriting together with ELAN. If anyone knows what I am talking about, let me know because I think it might be something I can mention when presenting my paper.</DIV>
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<DIV>On May 7, 2011, at 11:25 PM, Erika Hoffmann wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">That's great! There are some influential scholars participating - I'm glad Adam will be able to bring SW to their attention!<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 7:55 PM, Charles Butler <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:chazzer3332000@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:chazzer3332000@yahoo.com">chazzer3332000@yahoo.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV>I am so sorry that I will not be able to be there as I have prior commitment. Please make sure that Rachel Channon gets this opportunity to interact.</DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Stefan Wöhrmann <<A href="mailto:stefanwoehrmann@GOOGLEMAIL.COM" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:stefanwoehrmann@GOOGLEMAIL.COM">stefanwoehrmann@GOOGLEMAIL.COM</A>><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <A href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU</A><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Fri, May 6, 2011 4:55:54 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Adam will present signwriting at Gallaudet University<BR></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>Purpose of workshop: There are many definitions of a language corpus. One such definition offered by McEnery, Xiao and Tono (2006) is a collection of texts in a given language that is representative, comprehensive, accessible, machine-readable and searchable. There are several ongoing language corpora projects focused on the documentation of sign languages in countries like Australia , The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Germany . To date, there have been several workshops in Europe on various aspects of building a sign language corpus (e.g., the SLCN series of workshops co- organized by Onno Crasborn and colleagues). This workshop will provide a much needed opportunity for researchers based in the US and Canada to share experiences from their work in this area, as well as share ideas for future projects.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>Program information: The workshop will begin on Saturday, May 21, 2011, at 8:30 am and take place at Gallaudet University , in the Student Academic Center (SAC), Room 1011. </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The complete list of presenters is as follows:</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>• Ted Supalla ( University of Rochester )</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>• Christian Rathmann ( University of Hamburg )</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>• Trevor Johnston ( Macquarie University ), Adam Schembri (La Trobe University), Kearsy Cormier , Jordan Fenlon, and Ramas Rentelis (University College London) “Type-token matching in annotated SL corpora: Examples from the Auslan and BSL corpus projects”</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>• Rosalee Wolfe, John C. McDonald, and Jerry Schnepp ( DePaul University ) “Synthetic and acquired corpora: meeting at the annotation”</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>• Ronnie B. Wilbur, Kadir Gokgoz and Robin Shay ( Purdue University ), Aleix Martinez ( Ohio State University ) “Mechanics and Issues in Making ASL Databases Available”</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>• Carol Neidle ( Boston University )</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>• Kearsy Cormier, Jordan Fenlon and Ramas Rentelis (University College London), Adam Schembri (La Trobe University), Trevor Johnston ( Macquarie University ) “Multiple access levels and multiple interfaces of the BSL and Auslan Corpora”</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>• Jonathan Keane (University of Chicago), Susan Rizzo (University of Chicago), Diane Brentari (Purdue University), and Jason Riggle (University of Chicago) “Phonetic coding of fingerspelling”</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">• Adam Frost (Gallaudet University)</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>“Sign Language Corpus using SignWriting”</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>• Diane Lillo-Martin, University of Connecticut</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>In addition, on Sunday, May 22, 2011, from 9 am to noon, there will be an ELAN training session by Julie Hochgesang for those who are interested.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>Conference languages: We welcome presentations in ASL or International Sign (IS), and will provide ASL/English and ASL/IS interpretation.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>Registration information: Registration is free but required and due by May 16, 2011. To register, please send an email to <A href="mailto:sign.corpus.workshop@gmail.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:sign.corpus.workshop@gmail.com">sign.corpus.workshop@gmail.com</A> with the following</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>(i) your name</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>(iii) your email address</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>(iv) whether you wish to participate in the ELAN training on Sunday</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>There is a fee of $10 for lunch on Saturday – please bring this in cash with you to the workshop.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>Lodging information: A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn, which is located next to the New York Avenue/Gallaudet metro station on the Red Line and about 8-10 minutes walking distance from the workshop venue. For workshop participants, the hotel is offering a discounted rate of $129/night plus 14.5% taxes. The discounted rate is good until May 13, 2011. To make reservations, please call the toll-free number 1-800-HILTONS or the hotel directly at <A rel=nofollow>202-408-4870</A> and identify yourself as a member of the Corpus Workshop group when making the reservation. Alternatively, you may book online at the following link and use the booking code CORPU. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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