LINGUIST List 21.5193 Tue Dec 21 2010 FYI: LexChecker: Usage and Helpful Suggestions Editor for this issue: Elyssa Winzeler <elyssalinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Nai-Lung Tsao , LexChecker: Usage and Helpful Suggestions Message 1: LexChecker: Usage and Helpful Suggestions Date: 17-Dec-2010 From: Nai-Lung Tsao <beaktsaostringnet.org> Subject: LexChecker: Usage and Helpful Suggestions E-mail this message to a friend Dear all, We are in the thick of preparing the next generation version of LexChecker. We have an unreleased beta version that we are tweaking now. It incorporates nearly all of the suggestions that we’ve received from users til now and other features as well. We have created an extended user-friendly web-interface for navigating through the StringNet knowledgebase that powers LexChecker. For example, a search using the word ‘count’ has as one of its results the chunk ‘it’s the thought that counts’ (as the current LexChecker does) but in addition shows links to ‘parents’ of this chunk, so upward to ‘it’s the [noun] that counts’ and further up to the proto-cleft ‘it’s the [noun] that [verb]’, each step accompanied by a link to all attested examples from BNC (and more corpora in the future). In addition, clicking on any part of speech appearing in any of the chunks triggers a pop-up list of all the words attested in that exact slot (and their frequencies). So, no need to link to examples just to see what words occupy a slot. This and more will be part of the next release of LexChecker. Why are we posting this now? We are delighted that LexChecker receives queries from 30 to 40 different countries every month. Since we make LexChecker completely accessible on the Web for free and with no user accounts, however, most of its use and its value to users fly below our radar. Right now we are preparing the proposal for our next period of research funding and are posting now to ask that any of you who have found LexChecker to be useful since it appeared last November might email us some ‘testimonials’ on its value to you or your group, whether in teaching, lexicography, translation or any other endeavors. These we would include in the proposal as supporting documents to help make our case for continued research funding for our work. It would be most helpful if you include your name and affiliation along with whatever you would like to say about LexChecker. You can email your comments to: adminlexchecker.org LexChecker is at: www.lexchecker.org This request for words of support or testimonials is made in the hope that some of its value might show up on the radar for us and in turn show up in our proposal for the next round of funding. Many thanks in advance. David Wible and Nai-Lung Tsao National Central University Jhongli, Taiwan Linguistic Field(s): Lexicography; Text/Corpus Linguistics Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 21-Dec-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.