The MiLCA project
Grammar Formalisms and Parsing chose TRALE as
the grammar implementation platform in a web-based course on linguistic
theory, the logical foundations of constraint-based grammar, grammar
implementation, and parsing. Due to the educational goals of the
project, TRALE development within MiLCA emphasized the development of
TRALE from research software for a highly specialized user group of
scientists to a user friendly grammar implementation environment for
students. However, to the extent feasible in this setting, there was also
an effort made to prepare the TRALE system for parsing large grammars.
The complete TRALE system includes an on-line User's Manual,
program documentation in an on-line Reference Manual, and documented
source code.
Publications on the mathematical and computational background of
TRALE, its use for grammar development and its role in the MiLCA
course Grammar Formalisms and Parsing are available on the
web pages of the MiLCA project A4.
TRALE itself is currently available from
a TRALE Download Page used in
Grammar Formalisms and Parsing. For users without Linux and/or
SICStus Prolog,
Stefan Müller's Grammix
provides a good work-around.
Frank Richter