The SignWriting improved fast transcriber (SWift), presented in this paper, is an advanced editor for computer aided writing and transcribing using the SignWriting (SW; Sutton, 1995). The application allows the users to compose and save the desired sign using the SW elementary components, called “glyphs”, guided through a fully automated procedure which makes the composition process fast and intuitive. The SWift has the ambitious goal of helping to break down the “electronic” barriers that keep the deaf community away from the web (Borgia, 2010). The editor has been developed in a modular way, so it can be integrated everywhere the use of the SW as an alternative to written “verbal” language may be advisable.
Resource production of written forms of Sign Languages by a user centered editor, SWift (SignWriting improved fast transcriber) / Borgia, Fabrizio; C. S., Bianchini; P., Dalle; DE MARSICO, Maria. - ELETTRONICO. - (2012), pp. 3779-3784. (Intervento presentato al convegno The International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation - LREC 2012 tenutosi a Istanbul – Turkey nel May 21-27 2012).
Resource production of written forms of Sign Languages by a user centered editor, SWift (SignWriting improved fast transcriber)
BORGIA, FABRIZIO;DE MARSICO, Maria
2012
Abstract
The SignWriting improved fast transcriber (SWift), presented in this paper, is an advanced editor for computer aided writing and transcribing using the SignWriting (SW; Sutton, 1995). The application allows the users to compose and save the desired sign using the SW elementary components, called “glyphs”, guided through a fully automated procedure which makes the composition process fast and intuitive. The SWift has the ambitious goal of helping to break down the “electronic” barriers that keep the deaf community away from the web (Borgia, 2010). The editor has been developed in a modular way, so it can be integrated everywhere the use of the SW as an alternative to written “verbal” language may be advisable.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
