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Computer programs

Index of SIL publications on Computer programs listed by country.

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General works

• ALBRIGHT, Eric Scott, author. 2000. Design of an electronic method for describing writing systems.  
• ALBRIGHT, Eric Scott, author. 2001. Design of an electronic method for describing writing systems.
• ALBRIGHT, Eric Scott; HATTON, John, authors. 2008. "WeSay, a tool for engaging native speakers in dictionary building."  
• Anonymous. 1996. LinguaLinks version 1.0: overview and installation guide.
• ANTWORTH, Evan L., author. 1993. "Glossing text with the PC-KIMMO morphological parser."
• ARENSEN, Jonathan E., author. 1995. CARLA for only one language.
• AUMANN, Greg; BIRD, Steven; ROBINSON, Stuart, authors. 2007. "Managing fieldwork data with Toolbox and the Natural Language Toolkit."  
• BARNWELL, Katharine, author. 1995. A translation consultant’s perspective on CARLA.
• BARNWELL, Katharine, author. 1996. "What CARLA consultants need to know about the translation process."
• BEALE, Stephen, author. 1997. Hunter-gatherer: applying constraint satisfaction, branch-and-bound and solution synthesis to computational semantics.
• BERG, René van den; SHORE, Susan, authors. 2006. "A new mass elicitation technique: the dictionary development program."  
• BERGMAN, William, author. 1996. "An implementation of transfer based on tree editing."
• BEVAN, David, author. 1993. Syntactic analysis using Shoebox.
• BICKFORD, J. Albert, author. 1996. "Grammatical concepts taught in current SIL prefield training."
• BIRD, Steven; SIMONS, Gary F., authors. 2003. "Extending Dublin Core metadata to support the description and discovery of language resources."  
• BIRD, Steven; SIMONS, Gary F., authors. 2003. "Seven dimensions of portability for language documentation and description."  
• BIRD, Steven; SIMONS, Gary F., authors. 2003. "The open language archives community: an infrastructure for distributed archiving of language resources."  
• BIRD, Steven; SIMONS, Gary F., authors. 2004. "Building an open language archives community on the DC foundation."  
• BLACK, Cheryl A., author. 1996. "A PC-PATR implementation of GB syntax."
• BLACK, Cheryl A.; BLACK, H. Andrew, authors. 2003. "A conceptual introduction to morphological parsing using AMPLE."
• BLACK, Cheryl A.; BLACK, H. Andrew, authors. 2009. "PAWS: Parser and writer for syntax: drafting syntactic grammars in the third wave."  
• BLACK, H. Andrew, author. 1996. "‘Son of Ample, PhonRule, and Stamp’: Towards a re-implementation/re-conception of AMPLE, PHONRULE, and STAMP."
• BLACK, H. Andrew, author. 1996. "TonePars: a computational tool for exploring autosegmental tonology."
• BLACK, H. Andrew, author. 2009. "Writing linguistic papers in the third wave."  
• BLACK, H. Andrew; BUSEMAN, Alan; PAYNE, David L.; SIMONS, Gary F., editors. 1996. Proceedings of the 1996 general CARLA conference, November 14-15, 1996.
• BLACK, H. Andrew; MANN, William C.; SIMONS, Gary F., authors. 1996. "Overview of a design for the next generations of CARLA tools."
• BLACK, H. Andrew; MCCONNEL, Stephen R.; WEBER, David J., authors. 1988. AMPLE: a tool for exploring morphology.
• BLACK, H. Andrew; MCCONNEL, Stephen R.; WEBER, David J., authors. 2003. "AMPLE: a tool for exploring morphology."
• BLACK, H. Andrew; SIMONS, Gary F., authors. 2006. The SIL FieldWorks language explorer approach to morphological parsing.  
• BLACK, H. Andrew; SIMONS, Gary F., authors. 2009. "Third wave writing and publishing."  
• BRUCE, Leslie P.; WANG, Peter, authors. 1994. "Lexical analysis, semantic sets and computer automated semantic classification."
• BRYSON, Beth J.; MCCONNEL, Stephen R.; WEBER, David J.; WEBER, Diana, authors. 1994. PRIMER: a tool for developing early reading materials.
• BUSEMAN, Alan, author. 1991. Tutorial for dialect adaptation with Ample and Stamp: Computer Assisted Dialect adaptation using the Ample and Stamp programs.
• BUSEMAN, Alan; BUSEMAN, Karen, authors. 1996. "Shoebox 3 and CARLA."
• BUSEMAN, Alan; BUSEMAN, Karen; COWARD, David; JORDAN, Dean, authors. 2000. The linguist’s shoebox: tutorial and user’s guide: integrated data management and analysis for the field linguist.
• CONSTABLE, Peter G., author. 2001. "Appendix A; Mapping codepoints to Unicode encoding forms."  
• CONSTABLE, Peter G., author. 2001. "Appendix B: A review of characters with compatibility decompositions."  
• CONSTABLE, Peter G., author. 2001. "Character set encoding basics: understanding character encodings and legacy encodings."  
• CONSTABLE, Peter G., author. 2001. "Understanding Unicode™: a general introduction to the Unicode standard."  
• CONSTABLE, Peter G., author. 2001. "Understanding characters, keystrokes, codepoints and glyphs: encoding and working with multilingual text."  
• CONSTABLE, Peter G., author. 2001. "Working with language identifiers."
• CONSTABLE, Peter G., author. 2002. Toward a model for language identification: defining an ontology of language-related categories.  
• CONSTABLE, Peter G.; SIMONS, Gary F., authors. 2000. Language identification and IT: addressing problems of linguistic diversity on a global scale.  
• CONSTABLE, Peter G.; SIMONS, Gary F., authors. 2002. An analysis of ISO 639: preparing the way for advancements in language identification standards.  
• COWARD, David; GRIMES, Charles E., authors. 1995. Making dictionaries: a guide to lexicography and the Multi-Dictionary Formatter (Version 1.0).
• COWARD, David; GRIMES, Charles E., authors. 2003. "Making dictionaries: a guide to lexicography and the Multi-Dictionary Formatter."
• COWARD, David; MOORE, Barbara J.; WIMBISH, John S., authors. 2000. The linguist’s shoebox: application guide for anthropology: integrated data management and analysis tool for the field linguist.
• COWARD, David; MOORE, Barbara J.; WIMBISH, John S., authors. 2003. "Application guide to Shoebox: anthropology."
• COWARD, David; PEDROTTI, Mark, authors. 2003. "Using MDF in Shoebox: a supplement to "Making dictionaries: a guide to lexicography and the Multi-Dictionary Formatter"."
• CRICKMORE, Scott M., author. 1996. "Strategies for implementing a CARLA project that consists of teams that are international and inter-mission."
• DALEY, Stephen C., author. 1995. Seven software packages for Bible research.
• DALSETH, Gunnar; THOMAS, David D., authors. 1987. "Phonetics used with WordStar via FXDRVR."
• DINH Dien, author. 2005. "Building an annotated English-Vietnamese parallel corpus."  
• ERICKSON, Timothy, author. 1995. A CARLA success story.
• FULTZ, Jim, author. 1995. Since CARLA joined our team.
• GAULTNEY, J. Victor; HOSKEN, Martin; WARD, Alan, authors. 2001. "An introduction to TrueType fonts: a look inside the TTF format."  
• GAULTNEY, J. Victor; LYONS, Melinda, authors. 2001. "The NRSI model for implementing writing systems: an introduction."  
• GLOVER, Warren W., author. 1995. Using CARLA in Gurung, a Tibeto-Burman language.
• GLOVER, Warren W.; MILLAR, J. B., authors. 1981. "Synthesis of the Devanagari orthography."
• GRIMES, Charles E., author. 2006. "One dictionary, one language, one team, but different locations? Version control and file management turn chaos into quality."  
• GRIMES, Joseph E., author. 1983. Affix positions and cooccurrences: The PARADIGM program.  
• GRIMES, Joseph E., author. 1983. How a linguist might use an integrated data base.
• GRIMES, Joseph E.; HOWELL, Ramond; SIMONS, Linda, authors. 1978. Research workshop on microcomputer design for field linguistics.
• GUNN, Judith, author. 1988. Some comments on FIESTA (Fast Interactive Editor of Scripture and Text Analysis).
• HAYASHI, Larry; MAXWELL, Michael B.; SIMONS, Gary F., authors. 2002. "A morphological glossing assistant."  
• HOSKEN, Martin, author. 2001. "An introduction to keyboard design theory: what goes where?."  
• HOSKEN, Martin, author. 2001. "An introduction to smart font rendering: glyph tracing for beginners."
• HOSKEN, Martin; LYONS, Melinda, authors. 2003. Crossing the digital divide: computer resources to aid minorities.  
• HUNT, Geoffrey R., author. 1994. Recent developments in CECIL.
• HUNT, Geoffrey R., author. 1995. Learning or revising Greek vocabulary.
• HUNT, Geoffrey R., author. 2007. "Watch out! Unicode is coming."  
• HUNT, Geoffrey R., author. 2008. "A comparison of phonology tools."  
• KEW, Jonathan, author. 1992. A computerized assistant for translators.
• LANDIN, David J.; LANDIN, Rachel M., authors. 1994. Review of: Family ties—genealogy program, by E. Neil Wagstaff.
• LEADERS, Marlin R., author. 2003. "LinguaLinks linguistics workshop quick reference guide."
• MANN, William C., author. 1993. Choosing source texts for CADA projects.
• MANN, William C., author. 1995. Leave a second treasure.
• MANN, William C., author. 1995. Models of CARLA use in Africa.
• MANN, William C., author. 1996. "Programmed expertise and support for CARLA activity."
• MAXWELL, Michael B., author. 1999. A new program for doing morphology: Hermit crab.
• MAXWELL, Michael B., author. 2003. "Hermit Crab: parsing and generating with classical generative phonology and morphology."
• MCCONNEL, Stephen R., author. 1996. "KTEXT and PC-PATR: Unification based tools for computer aided adaptation."
• MCCONNEL, Stephen R., author. 2003. "AMPLE reference manual."
• MEAD, David, author. 2007. "Off the cassette tape and onto CD: migrating analog audio data to digital format."  
• MOE, Ronald, author. 2007. "Dictionary Development Program."  
• MOE, Ronald, author. 2008. "FieldWorks Language Explorer 1.0."  
• PICKETT, Velma B., author. 1993. "Shoeboxes and typewriters or computers?."
• PRETTOL, Kenneth A., author. 1998. A model for a decision-support tool for making language project assignments.
• QUICK, Philip A., author. 1996. "Multilinear discourse analysis software demonstration."
• QUICK, Philip A., author. 2008. "Annotating texts for language documentation with Discourse Profiler's metatagging system."  
• RETTIG, Marc; SIMONS, Gary F.; THOMSON, John V., authors. 1993. "Extended objects."  
• SILZER, Peter J., author. 1998. "LinguaLinks: a powerful computer environment for translation."
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1996. "PTEXT: a format for the interchange of parsed texts among natural language processing applications."
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1997. "Using architectural forms to map SGML data into an object-oriented database."
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1998. In search of task-centered software: Building single-purpose tools from multipurpose components.  
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1998. Using architectural processing to derive small, problem-specific XML applications from large, widely-used SGML applications.  
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 1999. "Using architectural forms to map TEI data into an object-oriented database."
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 2000. "CELLAR: a data modeling system for linguistic annotation."  
• SIMONS, Gary F., author. 2006. Ensuring that digital data last: the priority of archival form over working form and presentation form.  
• STANFORD, Ronald; WATTERS, John R., authors. 1993. The role of CADA in translation programs in the Africa Area.
• THOMSON, Gregory, author. 1993. A computer-based organizational system for Bible translators should do three things.
• TRICK, Douglas, author. 1997. Review of: Electronic performance support systems: How and why to remake the workplace through the strategic application of technology, by Gloria J. Gery.
• TUGGY, John C., author. 1996. "Checking CARLA produced translations."
• VALERIUS, Lee, author. 1988. The FIESTA and GRAMCORD programs: Two ways to make concordances based on grammatical information.
• WALTERS, Dennis, author. 2009. "From database to publication: tools for typesetting a three-language dictionary."  
• WEBER, David J., author. 2008. Review of: Coherence in natural language: data structures and applications, by Florian Wolf and Edward Gibson.  
• WOODWARD, G. Tomas, author. 2000. Why use the OCM in fieldwork?.
• WOODWARD, G. Tomas, author. 2008. "FieldWorks data notebook: software for writing digital fieldnotes."  

Works specific to particular countries

Africa

Benin

• KLOPPENBURG, Geerhard, author. 2006. Paratext in Bible translations: with special reference to selected Bible translations into Beninese languages.

Eritrea

• WEDEKIND, Klaus, author. 2010. "A report on the automatic parsing of Tigre: Lots of morphology and bits of syntax."

Ghana

• KOEHLER, Beth, author. 1999. Carla eases defensiveness in the translator team.

Mozambique

• LEACH, Benjamin, author. 1999. Data management: coping with unpredictability in word sense.

Sudan

• PARKER, Kirk H.; SIMONS, Gary F., authors. 1988. A common subroutine library for RAP programmers.

Americas

Canada

• JANCEWICZ, Bill; MACKENZIE, Marguerite, authors. 2002. "Applied computer technology in Cree and Naskapi language programs."  

Mexico

• REGNIER, Randall, author. 1996. "Isthmus Zapotec to Quiegolani Zapotec: a New Testament computer adaptation project, and an AMPLE source disambiguation tool needed to do the adaptation."

Peru

• HARMELINK, Bryan L., author. 1985. EZTEXT: Integrated tools for text analysis.
• WEBER, David J., author. 1982. Software tools and PTP.
• WEBER, David J., author. 1996. "Tightening the linguistic belt: Some comments on using AMPLE for linguistic discovery and spelling control."

Asia

Indonesia

• LASKOWSKE, Thomas V., author. 2004. UniSpell and lexical databases.  
• MATTI, David F., author. 1996. "The use of CARLA in South Sulawesi."
• TRAVIS, Edgar W., author. 1986. Penyelidikan persamaan bahasa dengan menggunakan mikrokomputer.
• WIMBISH, John S., author. 1989. WORDSURV: a program for analyzing language survey word lists.

Nepal

• CAUGHLEY, Ross C., author. 1998. "Considerations in the making of a Chepang-Nepali-English dictionary."
• HALE, Austin, author. 2002. "Optimizing the Shoebox parser for Newari."
• SMITH, Steve, author. 1998. "The use of computers in dictionary making."

Philippines

• MCFARLAND, Curtis D., author. 2006. "A CAI program for teaching Filipino."  
• NEWELL, Leonard E., author. 1995. "Computer processing of texts for lexical analysis."
• UEHARA, Ray T., author. 2009. "Developing the Agta demographic database: a computer scientist's adventure into the world of anthropology."

Thailand

• BEALE, Stephen, author. 1991. "Machine translation in South-East Asian minority languages."
• HOSKEN, Martin, author. 2002. "Rendering Thai as an example of using Graphite for Generalised Smart Font Rendering."

Pacific

Papua New Guinea

• BUGENHAGEN, Robert D., author. 2011. "Adapt It: some lessons learned in the Saveeng language program."
• FRANKLIN, Karl J., author. 2011. "Adapting the West Kewa New Testament to East Kewa."
• NYSTROM, John, author. 2011. "Eleven-part harmony: blending teamwork, technology, and creativity in a multi-language translation project."