Early registration closes 1 Mar (Re: FLEx Parser Workshop in Dallas Aug 2024)
Tim Stirtz
This is a reminder that early registration for the FLEx
Parser Workshop is due by 1 Mar 2024. Afterwards the
cost increases, although registration will remain open until 1 Jul
2024. Guesthouse rooms are available for a reasonable price at the
International Linguistics Center, or you are welcome to find your
own place of stay in the Dallas area. See further details below.
Questions welcome.
Tim
SIL Grammar Services Coordinator
FLEx Parser Workshop Announcement
“I made much more significant headway in understanding how to use the FLEx Hermit Crab parser in those few days of the workshop than I did in multiple years of trying it on my own in spurts and only interacting with FLEx experts about it over email.”
Phillip Head, SIL Linguist/Translator, Eurasia
(See here for quotes from other participants in the Aug 2023 Parser Workshop)
Many agree that FLEx is among the most powerful tools for language analysis available today. Yet few can use it to its fullest extent–especially the XAmple and HermitCrab parsing tools.
The translation quality of any language is greatly improved when parsers are used, since they point out inconsistent writing, help determine word breaks, check words for grammatical consistencies, and contribute in many ways to the grammatical analysis of the language. When Paratext is integrated with FLEx, the quality of translation can dramatically increase through the rigorous application of these parsers. In addition, the number of organizations using machine translation is rapidly increasing, and parsing is foundational for rule-based machine translation.
In the FLEx Parser Workshop, you will learn how to set up the FLEx parsers for analyzing the morphology of a specific language. Not only will there be software experts to train you in all the possible features of the parsers, there will also be language experts to guide you in tailoring the parsers to the specific features of the language. With no more than three language teams assigned to each workshop facilitator, the goal is that each trainee will receive adequate mentoring to successfully set up the parsers of their assigned project language.
Participants: This workshop is for translators, field linguists or other language personnel who assist a translation or language development project and need assistance to set up the FLEx parsers for a more efficient project.
Location: International Linguistics Center in Dallas, TX USA
Dates: 12-23 Aug 2024
Outcomes:
Set up the writing systems, including keyboards
Understand the different areas of FLEx and how they work together in parsing
Understand the differences between the two parsers (XAmple and HermitCrab)
Work with grammatical categories
Work with inflection templates
Work with allomorphs, stem types, inflectional variants, inflection classes and inflection features
Work with phonological rules and environments
Define the phonemes for the HermitCrab parser
Learn ideas for working with tones and other suprasegmentals
Learn ideas for using FLEx for languages with syllabary writing systems
Cost: Registration is $575 if paid by 1 Mar 2024. Accommodations and meals are $559 for 13 nights (For a shared room with breakfast and lunch, arriving 11 Aug and leaving 24 Aug).
Registration: Complete the registration form at the bottom of the workshop invitation by 1 Jul 2024.
Tim Stirtz
Reduced registration has now been extended for the FLEx Parser Workshop in Dallas 12-23 Aug 2024. Those who pay $575 by 1 Jul may still attend this in-person workshop. Dallas International University students may register with the further reduced price of $300.
In addition, after 1 Jul, if there are any remaining slots, those who wish to attend online (synchronously) may register for this workshop between 2-15 Jul for $400 on a first come, first served basis. Note that for online sessions, you must have two monitors and your computer must run Windows natively - therefore no Parallels or Virtual Machine will be admitted.
Please see the above workshop link for payment details and
registration forms. Questions welcome. Thanks.
Tim Stirtz