Sign language transcription with syncWRITER

Hanke, Thomas

doi:10.1075/sll.4.1-2.19han

Article published In: Sign Transcription and Database Storage of Sign Information
Edited by Brita Bergman, Penny Boyes Braem, Thomas Hanke and Elena Antinoro Pizzuto
[Sign Language & Linguistics 4:1/2] 2001
► pp. 275–283

Sign language transcription with syncWRITER

Thomas Hanke | University of Hamburg, Germany

Published online: 18 October 2002

https://doi.org/10.1075/sll.4.1-2.19han

syncWRITER is an interlinear text editor with a focus on the presentation of transcribed data. As it seamlessly integrates digital video, it is a useful tool for sign language transcription. This article discusses syncWRITER’s limitations in the areas that turn out to be essential in large-scale transcription projects. These are synchronization, multi-user database integration, data retrieval, and coreference handling.

Keywords: Sign language, digital video, notation, tagging tool, transcription

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