Documentation:RelLex/Online Alabama-English-Alabama Dictionary
Online Alabama-English-Alabama Dictionary
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Language Name
Alabama.
Alternate Language Names
Alibamu, Albaamo innaaɬiilka.
Region
Texas, United States.
Who
University of North Texas.
Others Involved
Cora Sylestine (originator of project); Wanda Poncho, Ivey Battise, Vincent Celestine, Dorcas Bullock (language consulants); Heather Hardy, Philip W. Davis, Timothy Montler, 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.
How People are Cited
People are cited in the Introduction (PDF download).
How Information is Cited
Information is cited in the Introduction (PDF download).
Where is Information Coming from
Information in this dictionary comes from previous work and from speakers.
Tools and Framework used
This resource is an expanded online edition of a print dictionary. In the Introduction it is specified that linguists Montler and Hardy used the Lexware software to analyze their data.
Access
This dictionary is available online, open access.
Included Languages and Directionality
Alabama to English, English to Alabama.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
In the first section, entries are organised alphabetically by Alabama headword, followed by its English definition, an abbreviation providing more syntactic and semantic information, variants, and cognates The second section is organised alphabetically by English followed by the Alabama equivalent.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Not included in every entry, most common for verbs |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
External Links
Link to dictionary website: https://itservices.cas.unt.edu/~montler/Alabama/Dictionary/index.htm