Select all of the outputs you want by checking the box before each one. Please note that at least one writer output must be present. The writer which produces a grammar in the national language of the country where the language is spoken, if available, will be most useful to the language community. The default writer is the English one.
| Output the PC-PATR grammar file and test example files. | |
| Output the English grammar write-up file. | |
| Output the Spanish grammar write-up file. | |
| Output the French grammar write-up file. |
Setting up a parser:
For each section:
- PAWS is data-driven throughout. Each page begins with an introduction to the construction being considered, with examples to help you understand. Your job is to think of relevant data for your language, concentrating on straightforward data with no special language-specific constructions unless they are asked about in the questions (those will have to be dealt with after completion of the starter kit).
- Fill in the answer to each question, based on the data. The questions are either in the form of radio buttons, where you can only choose one of the options, or check boxes, where you should check all options that are used in your language. Most of the questions with check boxes include an Other option where you can describe any other way that your language handles that question. Simply key in your description using plain text, as this will be part of a paragraph in the grammar output.
- Add the feature names to the appropriate entries in the lexicon, as directed. Note that morphemes may have multiple feature names. Simply leave a space between each feature name in the lexicon.
- There are two types of text boxes for you to key in the relevant example data for your language: (1) shorter text boxes meant for a single morpheme or word, which will be part of a table in the grammar output and (2) wider text boxes meant for phrases or sentences that will be interlinear examples.
- For each type of text box, key the relevant language example in the top line using the vernacular font. Then key the free translation or gloss below in the gloss language. Only a single example goes into each two-part text box. Use the + to add another example as needed.
- For each type of text box, key the relevant language example in the top line using the vernacular font. Key the IPA transcription on the second line. Then key the free translation or gloss below in the gloss language. Only a single example goes into each three-part text box. Use the + to add another example as needed.
- Normally you can say that your language does not have a particular construction at all and then you will not be asked for an example. But, if your language does not have an example to add for a particular shorter text box, simply leave it blank. You will be able to remove any extra rows or tables when you edit the grammar output.
- PAWS performs a consistency check in the form of warnings that appear on the page if your answer is not consistent with an answer you gave earlier. The warning will instruct you in what change needs to be made. You should follow those instructions as soon as possible. If not, those warnings will show up again on the Final Check page. If they are not dealt with before you exit PAWS, the grammar output will not be correct for your language.
- At the end of each section, please use Generate Files (Ctrl+S). This will generate the output files you have selected and save them in the designated file location. You can look at them at any point, but the output files will be overwritten to reflect the new data as you continue through PAWS. Note that your answers are saved automatically in the .paw file each time you key a full line and begin a new line or page, so your data is protected.
- At the end of each section, please use Generate Files (Ctrl+S). This will generate the output files you have selected and save them in the designated file location. (Note that your answers are saved automatically in the .paw file each time you key a full line and begin a new line or page, so your data is protected.) Then run the parser on the test file indicated and check the output.
- Make any changes to the starter kit questions (to change the phrase structure) or to the lexicon feature names needed, then save and re-run. Note any details the starter kit is not able to handle, so that they can be dealt with later.
- Check off that you have completed that section, then go on to the next. (To check off a section, click on the white box to the left of it.) Checking off a section simply keeps track of your progress. You may go back to a previous section to make changes at any time, though you should then continue through the pages again in order to make sure no warnings come up that you need to deal with. You may also exit the starter kit at any time and return to it later.