lang-tables-figures
Use when preparing the exhibits of a Language (LSA) manuscript — numbered examples, Leipzig-convention interlinear glosses, IPA transcription, tableaux/trees, and quantitative tables and figures. Language has specific conventions for linguistic examples that reviewers and typesetters enforce. Prepares exhibits; it does not generate data.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill lang-tables-figures --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Examples, Tables & Figures (lang-tables-figures) In a linguistics paper the **numbered example** is the primary exhibit, and *Language* has firm conventions for how examples, glosses, transcriptions, and quantitative displays are formatted. Getting these right lets the paper read cleanly under double-anonymous review and pass into production without a copyediting fight. Verify current specifics against the **Language Style Sheet** and the CUP/Overleaf template before submission. ## When to trigger - Formatting numbered examples, interlinear glosses, trees, tableaux, or IPA - Building quantitative tables and figures from a model - A reader said an example was mis-glossed, unreadable, or unnumbered - Preparing figure captions and accessibility text ## Numbered examples (the core exhibit) - **Number every example consecutively** — `(1)`, `(2)`, `(3)` — with sub-parts lettered `(1a)`, `(1b)`; reference them in the text by number, never "the example above." - Give **object-language data in italics** (or the journal's current convention), followed by the gloss and a free translation in single quotes. - Cite a **source** for each non-elicited token; mark elicited judgments (`*`, `?`, `#
- When to trigger
- Numbered examples (the core exhibit)
- Interlinear glossing (Leipzig Glossing Rules)
- Transcription (IPA)
- Trees, tableaux, and formal displays
- Quantitative tables and figures
- Referee/production conformance check
- Calibration (exhibits as argument, hedged)
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the lang-tables-figures skill do?
Use when preparing the exhibits of a Language (LSA) manuscript — numbered examples, Leipzig-convention interlinear glosses, IPA transcription, tableaux/trees, and quantitative tables and figures. Language has specific conventions for linguistic examples that reviewers and typesetters enforce. Prepares exhibits; it does not generate data.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill lang-tables-figures --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.