Tex for linguists


ExPex

 

ExPex is designed to typeset examples and glosses.  There are three files:  expex.tex, expex.sty, and expex-doc.pdf.  They can be viewed or downloaded individually, or downloaded as a zipped bundle (expex.zip).

 

This is the first public version of this package.  I have been using the macros for years in one version or another, so the package should be relatively bug free.  But it is inevitable that when code goes public, coders find bugs.  Please report them to j.frampton@neu.edu.

April, 2008


PST-Jtree

jTree is a macro package (based on PSTricks) which is designed to typeset the kinds of trees that are common in linguistics; at least the kind of linguistics that I do.  There are three files:  pst-jtree.tex, pst-jtree.sty, pst-jtree-doc.pdf, pst-jtree-doc-add1.pdf.  They can be viewed or downloaded individually, or downloaded as a zipped bundle (pst-jtree.zip).

 

The doc file is extensive, with many worked examples.  You can get a good idea of what jTree is capable of by looking at the complex examples in pst-jtree-doc.pdf, which start on page 36.

 

The present version makes some extensions to the 2006 version and fixes one bug. 

pst-jtree-doc documents the 2006 version.  The modifications are documented in pst-jtree-doc-add1.   In summary, the changes are:

 

1.  A bug in \brokenbranch and \etcbranch has been fixed.

2.  The use of active ", <, and > in various language options for babel, and the use of active ^ by gb4e no longer cause incompatibility problems.

3.  A new macro \elc (empty label comment) and related parameters have been provided to make it easier to typeset node labels which are typeset to the side with tree branches smoothly connecting.

4.  A parameter is provided to make it easy to adjust the size of the bounding box which trees appear in.

 

Please give me feedback: j.frampton@neu.edu

 

September 2008


PST-ASR

1. pst-asr.tex is a Tex macro file designed to assist PSTricks in typesetting autosegmental representations. LaTex users also need pst-asr.sty.

2. pst-asr-doc.pdf is a user's guide (which will get a table of contents and index sometime soon).

3. asr-sample.tex extracts many of the examples out of the documentation.  The file is very simple and employs only pst-asr and the packages needed for PSTricks, so it should be easy for those that are interested in pst-asr to experiment with this file on their own systems.  It is LaTex, since most users seem to use LaTex, but can easily be changed to Tex by commenting or uncommenting a few lines (search on "for Tex" to find all the places where this is needed).

 

4. pst-asr.zip contains the 4 files mentioned above.

 

April 2006