Grimes Sil Basic Survey Template

The Grimes SIL Basic Survey Template is a tool designed to aid in the analysis of a language’s grammar, primarily its syntax. Developed by Joseph E. Grimes and Barbara F. Grimes, it provides a standardized framework for describing and comparing different languages.

The template consists of a series of questions that guide the researcher in eliciting and recording data on a language’s sentence structure, word order, and other grammatical features. By following the template’s structure, researchers can ensure that they are collecting comparable data across different languages, which enables cross-linguistic comparisons and the identification of linguistic universals.

Read more