CLAN2016 David Presentation.Pptx

SOME$SOFTWARE$ For$practical$linguistic$ﬁeldwork$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** Why?$

“Oh,$if$only$I$had$known$there$was$ this$software$available$to$help$me$ type$and$build$dictionaries,$everything$ I$was$struggling$to$do$would$have$ been$so$much$easier!”$ —Fleesin*Buba*Rengkat,*Aug*2016$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** A$quick$overview$ The$software$we$teach$at$TCNN’s$Linguistics$&$Translation$Dept$to$ enable$students$to$type,$record$and$present$their$practical$ﬁeldwork$ as$easily$and$usefully$as$possible:$ $ 1. Fonts$&$Keyboards:$ • KeyMan,$InKey,$SIL$Unicode$Fonts$ $ 2. Word$collection$&$Dictionary$development$ • WeSay,$FieldWorks,$(+Art$of$Reading)$ $ 3. (Natural)$text$collection$&$Linguistic$analysis$ • SayMore,$FieldWorks,$(+Phonology$Assistant)$ $ It’s$all$about$language$documentation$&$development.$ The$software$is$all$free.$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** 1$ $ $ Typing$Nigerian$Languages$well:$ Phonetically$&$Orthographically$ FONTS$&$ KEYBOARDS$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** Fonts:$Displaying$IPA$ &$Nigerian$Orthography$ • Don’t:$ • Use$pre]Unicode$language]speciﬁc$fonts$any$more$ • ‘Manage’$using$English]only$fonts$

• Do:$ • Download$and$use$the$beautiful$SIL$fonts$which$display$all$the$characters$ you$need:$ • Andika (great for literacy) • Charis SIL$and$Doulos SIL (serif, like Times New Roman) • Gentium (elegant)$

• But$how$do$you$actually$type$those$special$letters?$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** Typing:$KeyMan,$InKey$and$MSKLC$IPA$ • You$don’t$need$to…$ • Insert$Symbol…$ • Copy$and$paste$from$an$IPA$chart$ • Draw$pictures$of$IPA$letters$ • Memorise$lots$of$complex$codes$ • There$are$several$easy$ways$to$type$complex$IPA$characters.$

• Install$a$(free)$keyboard$assistant.$ • Switch$to$the$IPA$keyboard.$ • Two$approaches:$ • Dead]keys:$press$a$magic$key$ﬁrst$(=$<$>$^…),$then$a$normal$key$ • Alive]keys/rotas:$press$a$basic$letter$(a),$then$press$=$or$other$special$keys$ repeatedly$to$rotate$through$diﬀerent$related$shapes.$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** Typing:$KeyMan,$InKey$and$MSKLC$IPA$ (&$Mac$OS$Keyboards$for$Nigeria$&$IPA)$

• How$to$get$it?$See$links$at$the$end$of$the$presentation.$

• Fonts$work$on$Windows,$Mac,$Linux.$

• There$are$keyboards$for$Windows$&$Mac.$ • I’m$just$ﬁnishing$up$a$touch]friendly$keyboard$for$KeyMan$on$Android$and$ iPhones/iPads.$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** 2$ $ $ Getting$a$dictionary$started$ with$ WESAY,$FIELDWORKS$ &$SEND/RECEIVE$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** WeSay:$Collaborate$to$collect$lots$of$words$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** WeSay:$Collaborate$to$collect$lots$of$words$ • For$Computer$platforms:$Windows,$Linux$

• A$simple$program$for$novice$computer$users$ • Gathering$words:$wordlists,$semantic$domains$(related$words$or$ topics)$ • Describing$words:$one$simple$task$at$a$time$(meanings,$$ • Collaboration:$multiple$people/computers$ • Quick*results:$print$PDF$ • Also$talks$to$FieldWorks$for$more$detailed$dictionaries$(via$USB/ ChorusHub/Internet)$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** Gather$related$words:$Semantic$Domains$ • Divide$language$into$9$big$ categories$

• Questions$to$help$people$ think$of$words$(not$just$ glosses$from$English)$

• Then$generate$related$ words$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** Gather$related$words:$Semantic$Domains$ • Motivates$a$whole$ community$to$ contribute$to$the$ dictionary$

• Creates$a$lot$of$ editing$work!$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** Gather$related$words:$Semantic$Domains$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** WeSay:$A$quick$printed$Dictionary$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** Send/Receive*to$collaborate$$ with$other$WeSay$&$FieldWorks$users$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** FieldWorks*Language*Explorer:$ One$database;$many$possible$dictionaries$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** 3$ $ $ Collecting$texts$and$$ analysing$them$with$ SAYMORE$&$ FIELDWORKS$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** SayMore:$From$AudioVisual$to$Typed$text$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** SayMore:$To$Subtitles$(using$VLC)$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** SayMore:$To$FieldWorks$for$text$analysis$ Export$from$SayMore$$ Then$tidy$up$inFieldWorks$ $Import$to$FieldWorks$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** FieldWorks:$glossing$&$entry$into$dictionary$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** FieldWorks:$text$charting$for$discourse$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** And$don’t$forget,$another$way$to$ look$at$your$FieldWorks$data$ PHONOLOGY$ ASSISTANT$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** Where$should$I$look?$

• If$you$remember$one$thing:$ngbible.com/tools* • For$links$to$software$ • Tutorials,$videos,$inspirational$stories$ • Free$Software$from…$ • Keyman.com$ $]]$get$the$Free$edition$&$the$NgUniﬁed$keyboard$ • fonts.sil.org$ $ $–*Andika,*Charis,*Doulos,*Gentium**(compact)* • wesay.palaso.org $&$also$see$www.rapidwords.net* • saymore.palaso.org* • software.sil.org/DictionaryAppBuilder* • FieldWorks.sil.org* • PhonologyAssistant.sil.org $ $And*also**bloom.palaso.org$ • And$for$sending/receiving$on$the$internet$ • [email protected]*

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** WeSay.palaso.org$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** SayMore.palaso.org$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** FieldWorks.sil.org$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** software.sil.org/DictionaryAppBuilder*

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software** Where$should$I$look?$

CLAN2016,*UniJos* TCNN*Linguistics*&*Translation*Department*–*Fieldwork*software**