[Lingtyp] What do glossing labels stand for?

[Hedvig Skirgård]

Glossing can already be done at different level of detail, depending on
what information is relevant in the context. Sometimes people segment out
all inflections, sometimes not.

Either way, I had always assumed they stay for language-specific
categories. Just like other lg-spec labels they are often homonyms with
comparative labels, which is why motivations and more information is
usually provided. A scenario where we all use unique labels (cf ISOCat) is
not realistic.

/Hedvig

p.s. By the way, I've noted that there is not larger mailing list for
lg-spec descriptivists and field workers (besides area or family restricted
ones). If anyone knows of such a list, do let me know.


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On 26 January 2016 at 07:27, Östen Dahl <oesten at ling.su.se> wrote:

> Here is a question that I would like to pose to the members of the ALT
> list. If we accept the distinction between "descriptive categories" and
> "comparative concepts", what do the labels we use in glossing example
> sentences stand for - in particular, the labels defined in the Leipzig
> glossing rules? I have some thoughts about this myself but would like to
> hear what others think first.
> östen
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