Precodes and continuation markers

[Kevin Donnelly]

Hi Brian

Thanks for the info, but just to clinch this ...

::::On Tuesday 06 December 2011 Brian MacWhinney said::::
> On Dec 6, 2011, at 2:47 PM, Kevin Donnelly wrote:
> > Hi
> > 
> > We are using the new(er) precode system for marking language stretches in
> > bilingual files.  There is not a great deal of information about this in
> > the manual, so perhaps I could post a query on the list.
> > 
> > We have been putting the precodes first in the speaker tier, for reasons
> > of readability, and also because it makes computer analysis of the tier
> > a bit easier.  So we have, for instance:
> > *IRI:    [- spa] +< no eso es totalmente natural .
> > 
> > However, when we run CHECK on these files, we get error messages saying:
> > Item '+<' must be used at the beginning of tier.
> > 
> > Presumably this means that we have to write:
> > *IRI:    +< [- spa] no eso es totalmente natural .
> 
> Right, the above form is the correct one.  We have to have a strict order
> of codes in order to guarantee verification through XML.
> 
> > So:
> > (a) Is it the case that precodes must follow markers like +< ?
> > (b) Are there any other markers or other things to which this applies?
> > (c) Are there any other "gotchas" we should watch out for when using
> > precodes?
> 
> Nothing very serious.  As long as you run CHECK frequently, you will always
> know if you have run into some problem.

We do need a list of markers, since we're also refactoring the file into a 
database, which is our main analysis medium.

Would I be correct in saying that the issue applies to all the continuation 
markers (linkers) listed in Section 7.10 of the CHAT manual, ie:
+"
+^
+<
+,
++

Are there any other markers which need to come first in the line?

> > As a subsidiary question, I assume that using the 3-letter ISO-639-3 or
> > ISO-639-2 codes (http://www.sil.org/iso639-3/codes.asp) instead of the 2-
> > letter ISO-639-1 codes is OK, and fits in with the trend in CLAN towards
> > those.
> 
> Yes, in accord with the more recent standards, we are now using the
> 3-letter codes.

-- 
Pob hwyl / Best wishes

Kevin Donnelly
kevindonnelly.org.uk

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