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= Glossing Ancient Languages and Texts = | |||
This is an open access forum on recommendations for the | [[File:Glossing-Demotic-Brugsch_1855_115.png|500x90px|link=|framed|right|'''Glossing of Heinrich Brugsch (1855)''']] | ||
This is an open access forum on recommendations for the''' Interlinar Morphemic Glossing (IMG) of ancient languages'''. | |||
We appreciate your input. Please <span style="color:red">'''feel free to contribute'''</span> to existing pages and/or create new pages '''without login account'''. Your changes are logged under your IP address. Alternatively, you can ask for a named login account so that your changes appear under your own name | We appreciate your input. Please <span style="color:red">'''feel free to contribute'''</span> to existing pages and/or create new pages '''without login account'''. Your changes are logged under your IP address. Alternatively, you can [mailto:daniel.werning@topoi.org ask for a named login account] so that your changes appear under your own name. | ||
=== General recommendations === | === General recommendations === | ||
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* [[Unicode]] fonts and editing | * [[Unicode]] fonts and editing | ||
* [[Editing glosses|Editing]] of aligned text examples | * [[Editing glosses|Editing]] of aligned text examples | ||
If one of the following signs does not seem to be displayed correctly on your computer, please '''install a powerful Unicode font''' like [http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=charissil_download Charis SIL]: | |||
''š'', ''ḫ'', ''ṭ'', ''Ꜥ'' (Ain), (for Egyptian:) ''Ꜣ'', ''ḥ'', ''ẖ'', ''ṯ'', ''ḏ''. |
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Glossing Ancient Languages and Texts
This is an open access forum on recommendations for the Interlinar Morphemic Glossing (IMG) of ancient languages.
We appreciate your input. Please feel free to contribute to existing pages and/or create new pages without login account. Your changes are logged under your IP address. Alternatively, you can ask for a named login account so that your changes appear under your own name.
General recommendations
- General glossing rules and recommendations (alignment, punctuation)
- Recommended glossing abbreviations
Specific recommendations for different languages
- Akkadian
- Ancient Egyptian
- Hieroglyphic Ancient Egyptian (Old/Middle/Late Egyptian, Demotic)
- Coptic (Please contribute)
- Ancient Greek (Please contribute)
- Hittite
Technical issues
If one of the following signs does not seem to be displayed correctly on your computer, please install a powerful Unicode font like Charis SIL:
š, ḫ, ṭ, Ꜥ (Ain), (for Egyptian:) Ꜣ, ḥ, ẖ, ṯ, ḏ.