10.1489, FYI: Grammer Software,Syntax Student's Companion

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-10-1489. Fri Oct 8 1999. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 10.1489, FYI: Grammer Software,Syntax Student's Companion

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1)
Date:  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 22:01:25 -0700 (PDT)
From:  aac at csli.Stanford.EDU (Ann Copestake)
Subject:  Open source grammar and grammar development software

2)
Date:  Thu, 07 Oct 1999 00:13:50 +0200
From:  Joseph Hilferty <hilferty at fil.ub.es>
Subject:  Using the Syntax Student's Companion

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 22:01:25 -0700 (PDT)
From:  aac at csli.Stanford.EDU (Ann Copestake)
Subject:  Open source grammar and grammar development software


The LKB system, a development environment for constraint-based grammar
frameworks, is now available for free download from
http://www-csli.stanford.edu/~aac/lkb.html The LinGO project's
computational grammar for English, which uses the HPSG framework, is
available from the same site.  The LinGO grammar can be used for
parsing and generation with the LKB system.  Other smaller grammars,
primarily intended for teaching purposes, are also downloadable.  The
LKB system is distributed as Common Lisp source code and as a
standalone executable for Linux and Solaris.  Detailed documentation
for the LKB system, including an introduction to typed feature
structure formalisms, is also available online, at
http://www-csli.stanford.edu/~aac/doc5-2.pdf Please see the
documentation and the LKB Website for further details.

Ann Copestake

Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI)
Stanford University












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Date:  Thu, 07 Oct 1999 00:13:50 +0200
From:  Joseph Hilferty <hilferty at fil.ub.es>
Subject:  Using the Syntax Student's Companion

Not to long ago there was a posting announcing a freeware Java program
called the Syntax Student's Companion.

I'm sure that more than one person was put off by having to link this
program to a Java virtual machine (I certainly was--I know nothing
about Java or programming).

Anyway, installing the program is not really that difficult. Here are
some pointers:

(1) Get the following file:

    SSC041.zip

    It can be found at:

    http://wwwetu.utc.fr/~maxaurel/welcome.html

    Then, unzip the file in (e.g.) c:


(2) Get the latest Java Developer's Kit (JDK 1.2.2) and install it
    on your machine. The file name is:

    jdk1_2_2-win.exe

    and can be downloaded from various sites:

    http://java.sun.com/products/jdk/
    http://www.javasoft.com

    It's a big file (approx. 20 Mb), so it might be wise to run
    an FTP search for a reasonably close site. (BTW, don't use
    JDK 1.2.1--I did and got pretty poor results.)


(3) With Notepad, make a file called (e.g.) SYNTAX.BAT and insert
    the following commands:


    @ECHO OFF
    REM This file is SYNTAX.BAT
    path C:\jdk1.2.2\bin;%path%
    set CLASSPATH=C:\SSC041\
    java -classpath %CLASSPATH%;SSC.jar SSCFrame


    Make sure to place this file in the same directory as the
    Student's Syntax Companion program. You can make a shortcut
    from SYNTAX.BAT if need be.


(4) Click on SYNTAX.BAT to use the program.


Hope this helps. If anyone knows of a better way to do it, please
let me know. Like I said, I know nothing about Java, so please
(pretty please) don't hold me responsible if I've said something
silly.

Joe Hilferty
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Home page: http://lingua.fil.ub.es/~hilferty/homepage.html

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