A package for glossing sign language examples, including fingerspelling and nonmanuals, in LaTeX.
Sign language signs are conventionally glossed in smallcaps, with the scope of nanmanual markers denoted by a solid line running above the gloss. The type of nonmanual is denoted at the right edge of this line. Loci in space are denoted by subscript indices. This is the notational convention favored by most sign linguists, e.g. Sandler and Lillo-Martin (2006).
In an effort to keep these glosses integrated in running text we have adopted the typographic conventions of Brentari and Padden (2001) and Cormier et al. (2008) where fingerspelled forms are set in small-caps, separated by hyphens. Following from this, single finger spelled letters can be flanked by hyphens on either side.
slgloss provides an easy way of typesetting these glosses for sign language linguists.
slgloss.sty provides three commands: \slg{}, \fs{} and \fslist{}. In addition, it allows use of subscript indices without explicitly entering math mode: IX_a.
By default, any text in slg will be transformed to lowercase, and then made into smallcaps. There is an option nolowercase that can be called when the package is loaded (eg \usepackage[nolowercase]{slgloss}) for scripts where lowercase transformations cause compilation errors.
For additional documentation see the following short guide by Fabian Bross: http://fabianbross.de/sign_language_glossing.pdf
\slg{text} typesets the input in small caps. Input may be lowercase or uppercase.
\slg[nmm]{text} typesets the input in small caps with the nonmanual marked above it with an overline.
Example: \slg{POSS_a NAME} \slg[wh]{WHAT?}
Use \slgl[nmm]{text} for the nonmanual to be left-aligned.
Use \slgdash[nmm]{text} to indicate optionality by using a dashed line above the gloss (rather than a solid one).
Use \fs{foo} to typset the word foo in small caps with dashes between each letter: F-O-O.
Use \fslist{b,ac,r} to typeset the letter b, the two letters ac and the letter r as three individual elements, with dashes on either side, in small caps, with commas, and and at the end. It even deals with the final serial comma appropriately: -B-, -AC-, and -R-.
As a shorthand, use \fslist{bar} to typset the letters b, a, and r as individual letters. Omitting the commas means that each letter will be typeset on its own; if you require combinations as with -AC- above, use comma-separated input.
There is an optional argument that changes the conjunction used; the default is and: \fslist[or]{b,ac,r}, \fslist[or]{bar}.
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