Assertion: descriptive linguist | /r/CapableOf | write the language
Facets:
value: for the first time
type: TEMPORAL
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Often, a descriptive linguist, especially one working on one of the many less-studied languages, will spend considerable time in the field, learning from the speakers of the language and sometimes writing the language down for the first time.