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Alabama-English Dictionary
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Language Name
Alabama.
Alternate Language Names
Alibamu, Albaamo innaaɬiilka.
Region
Texas, United States.
Who
Cora Sylestine (originator of project); Heather Hardy, Timothy Montler.
Others Involved
Wanda Poncho, Ivey Battise, Vincent Celestine, Dorcas Bullock (language consulants); Philip W. Davis, Geoffrey Kimball, Pamela Munro (linguists); Jack Martin (research assistant); Rollie Schafer (unnamed contributions); Fritz Schanz, Van Redman (botanical and biological consultants).
University of Texas at Arlington, University of North Texas Faculty Research Program, National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend, Whatcom Museum Jacobs Fund, Rice University Department of Linguistics (support).
Publishing Information
This is a digital dictionary that doesn't display any information on launch or update dates. Based on the notes on technology included at the bottom of the home page, this dictionary was likely published between 1998 and 2004.
This dictionary is a online version of the 1998 Dictionary of the Alabama Language compiled by Cora Sylestine, Heather Hardy, and Timothy Montler.
How People are Cited
People are cited in the Introduction to the 1998 Dictionary of the Alabama Language, which is linked as a PDF from the About page of the website. Within the Introduction, people are specifically cited in the Preface.
How Information is Cited
The source dictionary is cited on the About page of the online dictionary. Information about digital tools and online frameworks is included in a note at the bottom of the same page.
Information on speakers and entry sources are not cited on the website, but are included in the downloadable introduction to the 1998 dictionary, specially in the Works Cited section.
Where is Information Coming from
This dictionary is an online version of the 1993 Dictionary of the Alabama Language compiled by Cora Sylestine, Heather Hardy, and Timothy Montler. The majority of this dictionary was compiled by Sylestine, a speaker and educator, who was later joined by Hardy and Montler. This online edition was made with help from speakers and other previous work.
Tools and Framework used
This is an online dictionary which is available as a website. The dictionary was compiled using Bob Hsu’s Lexware software, which was then used to generate both this online version of the dictionary and the 1998 print version.
Access
This dictionary open access online.
Included Languages and Directionality
Alabama to English, with an English to Alabama index/finderlist.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
This online dictionary is separated into browsable sections based on the first letter of each entry. Each section of the Alabama-English portion of the dictionary can found at the top of the website page, while to the sections of the English-Alabama Finderlist can be found at the bottom.
In the Alabama-English entries are organized alphabetically by Alabama headword. Entries include the Alabama headword, and English definition, and typically also include cultural or historical information, a usage label, variant pronunciations, example sentences, grammatical information and analysis, and cross-references. The information included in each entry and an explanation of the chosen citation forms can be found in the PDF of the print dictionary’s Introduction.
Entries in the English-Alabama Finderlist are organized alphabetically with English headwords, followed by the Alabama translation, and link to the main entry in the Alabama-English section of the dictionary.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | Information can be found in the PDF of the print dictionary’s Introduction |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Not included in every entry, most common in verb entries |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
External Links
This online dictionary is available here: https://itservices.cas.unt.edu/~montler/Alabama/Dictionary/index.htm
A version of the dictionary can also be accessed through Timothy Montler's website: http://montler.net/Alabama/Dictionary/index.htm