Combining Research and Pedagogy in the Development of a
Crosslinguistic Grammar Resource
Emily M. Bender
Abstract
This paper describes how a graduate course in multilingual grammar engineering
has been used to inform the development of the LinGO Grammar
Matrix. When the course was first taught (in 2004), the Grammar Matrix
consisted only of the cross-linguistic core grammar. Over time, the lab instructions
for the students in the course sparked the development of extensions
to the Matrix providing `libraries' of analyses of alternative realizations
of crosslinguistically variable phenomena. At the same time, the students'
course work has provided valuable feedback both in error checking of
the core grammar and refinement of the libraries. Based on the experience of
teaching this class for four years, I suggest that grammar engineering courses
present a rich opportunity for the combination of pedagogy and research. Involving
even beginning grammar engineers in on-going investigations can be
rewarding for all involved.
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