[sw-l] Adding Classifiers to SignPuddle Dictionaries

[Nancy Emery]

CL_ is pretty standard for glossing classifiers.  I heard rumors of a
dictionary that included classifiers, but I don't know which....  If we add
them, is there somewhere we could link to a little grammar explanation of
how to use them, to distinguish them from regular vocabulary items?  Or do
we just hope that people realize that you can't learn a whole language from
a dictionary? :)

Nancy

on 3/15/05 2:21 PM, Valerie Sutton at sutton at signwriting.org wrote:

> SignWriting List
> March 15, 2005
>
> I am curious...Are there other ASL dictionaries that have classifiers
> in them? Do they use the CL_?....Is there a standard way to enter them
> into other ASL dictionaries?...We could use what people are used to
> seeing....Val ;-)
>
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> On Mar 15, 2005, at 2:12 PM, Stuart Thiessen wrote:
>
>> 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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