Interlinear Gloss Examples in ConTeXt 1 Basic Interlinear Gloss Here's a simple example from Spanish: María com-ió una manzana María eat-PST.3SG one apple `María ate an apple' 2 German Example with More Complex Morphology Ich habe das Buch ge-les-en I have the book PTCP-read-PTCP `I have read the book' 3 Word-by-Word Aligned Version For more precise alignment, we can use a table-based approach: María com-ió una manzana María eat-PST.3SG one apple `María ate an apple' 4 Alternative Using Horizontal Boxes Another approach using horizontal alignment: María María com-ió eat-PST.3SG una one manzana apple `María ate an apple' 5 Finnish Example (Agglutinative Language) Talo-ssa-ni-kaan ei ole ketä-än house-INESS-POSS.1SG-EMPH NEG.3SG be who-PART `There isn't anyone in my house either' 6 Russian Example with Cases - - - student-NOM.PL read-3PL book-ACC.SG `The students are reading a book' 7 Abbreviations Used Common abbreviations in interlinear glosses: • PST = Past tense • 3SG = Third person singular • 3PL = Third person plural • PTCP = Participle • INESS = Inessive case (in/inside) • POSS = Possessive • EMPH = Emphatic particle • NEG = Negative • PART = Partitive case • NOM = Nominative case • ACC = Accusative case • PL = Plural 8 Notes on Formatting • Original language text is typically in italics • Glosses use monospace font for clarity • Morpheme boundaries are marked with hyphens (-) • Grammatical categories are in SMALL CAPS (shown here as regular caps) • Free translation is enclosed in 'single quotes' • Proper alignment is crucial for readability