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Re: Software for linguists and conlangers

From:J. K. Hoffman <ryumaou@...>
Date:Thursday, April 1, 2004, 3:26
> ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 22:42:15 +0200 > From: taliesin the storyteller <taliesin-conlang@...> > Subject: Software for linguists and conlangers > > Turns out there is a free version of Shoebox 5 called "Toolbox". I'm > currently having a look at it and it seems to be a worthy succesor to > Shoebox 4. The only problem seems to be that it comes without > databasetype-files (.typ) but these can be gotten from Shoebox 4 or the > included "getting started"-package. > > You can find it at <http://www.sil.org/computing/toolbox/> > > > t., whose conlanging has basically been on hold until the disocvery of a > working backup of a not that old version of *some* of the shoebox- > files that used to reside on the disk that died last summer and > that has not yet been sent to some disc-doctor for rescue of the tons > of other stuff there was no backup for... > Younglings, be warned by this grim tale ;) >
Well, I'll say this... The tutorials are *COOL*! I can't remember when I've seen tutorials as good on paid software, much less free. This kicks butt! I only got through the first one and a fraction, but the second one was basically showing you how to use Toolbox to decode a language, that had translations, based on meaning and word frequency, which it calculated. Man, I really can't wait for that copy of _Describing Morphosyntax_ I ordered to get in!! Thanks, Jim -- When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes. - Desiderius Erasmus