Generic tools for linguistic annotation and web-based analysis of literary Sumerian

The GATE/ETCSL project is based at the University of Sheffield and involves collaboration with the Oriental Institute at the University of Oxford.

The project will enhance an existing, world-leading computational infrastructure to create generic tools for language researchers annotating and analysing diverse electronic corpora. As a test-bed application, the Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (ETCSL) will gain linguistic information to exploit its maximum potential with more wide-ranging and sophisticated analysis. The enhanced ETCSL, with the associated analytical software, will be made available over the Web, thus sharing freely with other researchers not only a valuable textual resource but also powerful software facilitating its analysis. The generic tools adapted for the project will be transferable to other corpora.