3rd or 4th language

[Brian MacWhinney]

Dear Joyce,
     To make sure that you are using these conventions correctly, you should first run CHECK and then Chatter.  As long as your files are passing those, you are using the right syntax.  Another approach would be to send me a sample file, so I can verify what you are doing.  
On Mar 22, 2012, at 2:22 AM, Joyce Marzan wrote:

> i have a question about tagging words in a 3rd or 4th language:
> 
> when working with children who speak both Tagalog & English, we have
> been using the folllowing header line:
> 
> @Languages:	tgl, eng
> 
> and marking use of the second language in the main tiers by using the
> @s postcode or [- eng] precode.

@s is a "special form marker"
> 
> sometimes in these bilingual transcripts, one or more speakers will
> use a third language. should we then add the third language to the
> header line? For example, if the third language is Cebuano:
> 
> @Languages:	tgl, eng, ceb
> 
> then tag with the precode [- ceb] or @s:ceb whenever a word or phrase
> is used?

Yes, that is correct.  

> 
> The additional languages used by the parents or caregivers in our
> study are either Cebuano or Hilgaynon. These are not yet part of the
> ISO-639.cut in the CHILDES\CLAN\lib\fixes folder. Based on
> http://www.sil.org/iso639-3/codes.asp, the codes are ceb and hil.
> Should i add these to my ISO-639.cut file?

Yes, just add them to the ISO-639.cut file and we will add them to the master version for further distribution.

> or to the depfile.cut? So
> that when I use the +l switch to extract lexicon the cebuano and
> hilgaynon words will be tagged?

Hopefully.  You can try this yourself or send me a copy.  Also, you shouldn't have to use +l.  It is just a way of making things very clear.

-- Brian

> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Joyce Marzan
> 
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