[sw-l] Adding Classifiers to SignPuddle Dictionaries

[Stuart Thiessen]

I would like to suggest using the prefix CL_. That would make it 
something short and less easy to misspell or forget.

Maybe CL_BED or CL_THIN. I wonder if we can use the definition space to 
put other words that represent that classifer (flat surface, etc.) and 
maybe the search can include those somehow when using English to 
search. But probably if you do a search with CL_ then all the 
classifiers should show up and then you can look for something similar.

Stuart

On Mar 15, 2005, at 15:43, Charles Butler wrote:

> I like the idea of putting classifiers in.  For ease of use, it might 
> be better to put (classifier) first, though your dictionary will seach 
> either way.
>  
> (classifier) bed or flat surface
> (classifier) vehicle that can be parked
> (classifier) small thin object
> (classifier) area
>  
> These are just off the top of my head.
>  
> Charles
>
>
> Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org> wrote:
> SignWriting List
> March 15, 2005
>
> On Mar 7, 2005, Nancy Emery in Washington State wrote:
> > yes, your SignBank Web Services does sound great and like it would be
>  > very useful for this kind of project. Unfortunately I don't have any
>  > co-workers - or any funding - I'm just a lone Master's student. I
> > certainly understand that the SignWriting projects you and Stephen
>  > have worked on so long and generously need some financial support.
>  > What kind of rates were you thinking of charging for the private
>  > SignBanks?
>
> I will be creating a web page explaining this...but it is not ready
>  yet...and certainly I understand if you are working alone.... you 
> would
>  not want your own private SignBank anyway...
>
> So perhaps, if you need to add classifiers to the ASL SignPuddle on the
>  web, you could, Nancy...even th! ough it is a public dictionary...it 
> is
>  free. it is just a matter of deciding how to add those classifiers to
>  the ASL dictionary...
>
> So I am asking other SignPuddle users now...If Nancy adds a classifier
>  to the ASL SignPuddle, and adds a parenthesis saying it is a
> classifier, would that be ok?...like this:
>
> bed or flat surface (classifier)....
>
> or something like that...
>
> How would you all suggest we tag classifiers in a SignPuddle dictionary
>  entry?
>
>
> > It's been exciting to see the explosion of interest in SignWriting 
> (at
>  > least that's what it feels like) in the year and a half or so that
>  > I've been on the list - congratulations!
>
> Thank you, Nancy...Stephen's open and free SignPuddle certainly has
>  helped spread SignWriting...So I hope you can benefit from SignPuddle
>  too...Let's find a way to add classifiers...
>
> Everyone...give us your advice about classifiers...
>
> Val ;-)
>
>
>
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