[Lingtyp] What do glossing labels stand for?

[Everett, Daniel]

Some have asked for standardization of glossing. But if that is done without additional details you are using comparative labels.

Dan

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On Jan 25, 2016, at 17:16, Hedvig Skirgård <hedvig.skirgard at gmail.com<mailto:hedvig.skirgard at gmail.com>> wrote:

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<mailto: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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