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Summary of the topic:

• The lecture is by Sacha Griffith. It is perhaps the most practically oriented lecture in the course. It makes use of the software called toolbox which is used for field research work. Furthermore, it gives detailed information and examples of how the program can be installed and used. It is particularly interesting to me.

• What is TOOLBOX?

  • Toolbox is a computational tool developed by the SIL International.

  • Toolbox is designed for field work purposes.

  • Toolbox is a database application that interlinearizes, analyses and stores text and can convert this into an alphabetically ordered dictionary.

  • Its original name is SHOEBOX.

• BASIC FUNCTIONS OF TOOLBOX:

  • Viewing and researching

  • Browsing

  • Editing

  • Sorting

• Instructions about how one can download, install and work with Toolbox.

  • Toolbox website is: http://www.sil.org/computing/catalog/show_software.

  • Toolbox can be downloaded from: http://www.sil.org/computing/catalog/index.asp#software

  • Toolbox training can be downloaded from: http://www.sil.org/computing/toolbox/downloads.htm

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