Software for Language Survey
Applications that assist the researcher in language data collection and analysis.
WordSurv
WordSurv was developed jointly by Taylor University and SIL International to help you do comparative analysis of word lists to help determine linguistic relationships.
Use WordSurv
- to enter and maintain data in elicitation and word lists,
- to analyze your data using comparisons, and
- to output your word lists or results data to MS Excel.
Enter phonetic transcriptions and aligned renderings using Tavultesoft Keyman and the SIL IPA font.
Previous versions were MS-DOS applications but this version is designed for Windows. You can import WordSurv 2.5 files into current versions of WordSurv.
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PalmSurv
PalmSurv was developed as a front-end for WordSurv, enabling word lists to be elicited directly onto a PalmOS handheld computer. The elicited data can then be automatically converted on your PC for analysis within WordSurv, making the re-entry of the word lists unecessary.
Use PalmSurv
- to elicit word lists more efficiently
- to have your word list data automatically entered into WordSurv without having to re-keyboard it
More information
- PalmSurv Homepage - for screenshots, downloads, and user manuals.
Wordcorr
Wordcorr assists comparative linguists by automating the tedious and risky task of tabulating and organizing all possible sound correspondences used as evidence for hypotheses about the historical development of the languages.