Ojibwe Dictionary Online Project

[Heather Souter]

Taanshi, Dr. Poser.

Kihchi-marsii (Thanks a lot) for pointing out that it is possible to
begin dictionary work using any system that is linguistically adequate
(which I assume means that it is unambigous and consistent)!  (When
there are differing opinons about which writing system should be used,
it is easy to bogged down in details that are not central to the work
at hand and just sap one's time and energy!)  Now, when you speak of
converting one written representation of a language to another system,
what does this entail?  Writing a computer algorythm?  I am not a
computer buff and use a Mac, so even just a basic outline of the
process would be appreciated.

Eekushi pitamaa.  (That is all for now.)
Heather


On 9/16/07, William J Poser <wjposer at ldc.upenn.edu> wrote:
> It may be worth noting that it is quite possible to begin dictionary work,
> and in fact to do virtually all of it, without settling on the writing
> system. So long as it is a linguistically adequate system, that is,
> one that represents the phonological contrasts of the language, you can
> enter and store the data in whichever writing system you choose.
> You can then convert your internal representation into whatever writing
> system you want to use for publication. In fact, you can produce versions
> of the dictionary in more than one writing system if there is demand for
> it.
>
> Bill
>