[sw-l] Adding Classifiers to SignPuddle Dictionaries

[Stephen Slevinski]

Using a dash - could be better than an underscore _ in the current
SignPuddle.  The underscore _ is a special character that is used for
versions, as in ask, ask_2, ask_3, ...

-Stephen
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  Subject: Re: [sw-l] Adding Classifiers to SignPuddle Dictionaries


  SignWriting List
  March 15, 2005

  Anny is right that the parentheses are special symbols that sometimes are
funny when it comes to sorting dictionaries on the web...so Stuart is right
that an underscore line _ is understood by most computers so this would be
better:

  CL_BED
  CL_VEHICLE

  This should work well when sorting dictionaries by spoken languages...in
English...

  What is the abbreviation in French-Swiss Sign Language, Anny? Do you still
use CL for Classifier?

  Val ;-)

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  On Mar 15, 2005, at 2:48 PM, Anne-Claude Prélaz Girod wrote:


    OH it's a great idea... just wonderinf if it's the best way to do
it...as adding parenthesis.. just give strange result once you want to find
it in the dictionnary

    I like Stuart's idea better

    Anny
    Le 15 mars 05, à 22:57, Valerie Sutton a écrit :


      SignWriting List
      March 15, 2005

      On Mar 15, 2005, at 1:43 PM, 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


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      Sounds good to me....Stuart, Philippe, Adam, James and other ASL
editors...is this ok with you? We are trying to establish a format for
adding classifiers to the online ASL SignPuddle dictionary:

      http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle/sgn-ASL

      If you agree to this Nancy, and if it seems useful to you, you can try
SignPuddle to add your classifiers then...

      Val ;-)


      Valerie Sutton
      Sutton at SignWriting.org

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      2. SignBankSite
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      Sign Language Dictionaries
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