@inproceedings{bernstein-etal-2026-layered,
    title = "A Layered Annotation Workflow for {S}emitic Epigraphy",
    author = "Bernstein, Tal  and
      Gordin, Shai  and
      Cerqueglini, Letizia",
    editor = "Sprugnoli, Rachele  and
      Passarotti, Marco",
    booktitle = "Proceedings of the Fourth Workshop on Language Technologies for Historical and Ancient Languages ({LT}4{HALA} 2026) @ {LREC} 2026",
    month = may,
    year = "2026",
    address = "Palma, Mallorca (Spain)",
    publisher = "ELRA Language Resources Association (ELRA)",
    url = "https://preview.aclanthology.org/test-year-match/2026.lt4hala-1.18/",
    doi = "10.63317/5h3xy7mbk7rj",
    pages = "197--210",
    abstract = {This paper presents a layered annotation workflow for the historical linguistic study of Semitic epigraphic texts. Using a curated Phoenician corpus primarily based on Kanaan{\"a}ische und Aram{\"a}ische Inschriften (KAI), the system models inscriptions as multi-layered objects that encode graphemic, morphosyntactic, phonological, semantic, and contextual information as independently queryable layers. Annotation is embedded in a structured editorial workflow supporting peer review, expert validation, version tracking, and the representation of variant readings and uncertainty. A case study demonstrates how recurring formulaic constructions can be modeled as morphosyntactic configurations retrievable across inscriptions. Although the current corpus is limited in scope, the data model is language-agnostic, designed for extension to other Semitic epigraphic traditions.}
}