Grammar Tools

Technology Domain 1 training module

Target competencyIs able to consult others in the effective use of grammar tools. This includes interlinear and parsing tools.

Why it matters

This competency covers using the current grammar tools to interlinearize and parse texts, and training others to use them.

Progression

Each rung is a level a learner is at; its activities are what carries them to the next one. How to read these levels

Grammar Description

1. 0No Competency

   Understand the grammatical components of languages and how they work.

   Carries a learner to 1 — Has Knowledge

2. 1Has Knowledge

   Able to identify and describe grammatical components in a particular language.

   Carries a learner to 2 — With Assistance

3. 2With Assistance

   Participate in a training event as a teaching assistant for grammar tools.

   Carries a learner to 3 — Independent

4. 3Independent

   Prepare and teach a grammatical analysis tools (or parsing) module as part of a training event.

   Carries a learner to 4 — Expert

5. 4Expert

   Prepare and teach a grammar tools training event.

   Top of the ladder

Interlinear Tools

1. 0No Competency

   Identify the interlinear tools that are appropriate for activities such as back translation, analysis, and adaptation.

   Carries a learner to 1 — Has Knowledge

2. 1Has Knowledge

   Able to use interlinear tools.

   Carries a learner to 2 — With Assistance

3. 2With Assistance

   Test interlinear tools in a language pair that you understand. Learn how to separate and combine items, and how to export the output.

   Carries a learner to 3 — Independent

4. 3Independent

   Train and assist users who are interlinearizing text.

   Carries a learner to 4 — Expert

5. 4Expert

   Train consultants to teach others to interlinearize text.

   Top of the ladder

Automated Parsing

1. 0No Competency

   Read FLEx's Introduction to Parsing to understand how to break and classify words into morphemes.

   Carries a learner to 1 — Has Knowledge

2. 1Has Knowledge

   Able to apply parsing methods to separate words into morphemes.

   Carries a learner to 2 — With Assistance

3. 2With Assistance

   Learn to write rules to categorize and configure affixes so that the parser can reliably offer possible analyses.

   Carries a learner to 3 — Independent

4. 3Independent

   Explore the advantages of each of the two parsers in FLEx. Help someone to configure the parser in FLEx to break down and suggest analyses for morphemes.

   Carries a learner to 4 — Expert

5. 4Expert

   Explore solutions for dealing with auto-segmental features (such as tone, stress, or timing).

   Top of the ladder

Description

Knowledgeable in the use of grammar tools. This includes interlinear and parsing tools.

Further Information

• FLEx Parsing Manual (Andy Black)Guide · downloads.sil.orgConceptual introduction to morphological parsing in FieldWorks Language Explorer, for understanding the FLEx parser.
• FLEx GrammarGuide · software.sil.orgFieldWorks orientation page on the Grammar area of FLEx.
• The SIL FieldWorks Language Explorer Approach to Morphological ParsingDocument · scholars.sil.orgPreprint paper describing FieldWorks Language Explorer's approach to morphological parsing.
• Linguistic Society of AmericaSite · lsadc.orgHome of the Linguistic Society of America, a professional society for linguists.

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Descriptor last updated 2026-09-02.