Tgrep2 vs. TIGERSearch (3)
Advantages of TIGERSearch
lPlatform independent – runs on Windows, Linux, Unix, Apple
lQueries can be typed or drawn
lCategories and POS available in the selected corpus are displayed in drop down menu while typing
lOnline query syntax check and suggestions during query construction
lBookmarks to searches (and the results) can be stored
lTemplate definition (shortcut for searches used over and over again)
lUNICODE fonts allow you to read the corpus “as is” even for non-latin alphabets (e.g. for Chinese, Korean)
lTrees browseable in GUI
lGraphical output of searches (trees) can be saved in many formats (SVG, TIF, JPG, XML etc).
lIncludes easy handling of secondary and primary edge labels in search (e.g. that a PP is a ‘dative’ or a ‘directional PP’)
lTIGERSearch seems to be faster (not tested)
lWorks on trees with discontinues constituents.
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