• CLICS2: An improved database of cross-linguistic colexifications assembling lexical data with the help of cross-linguistic data formats

    Author(s):
    Cormac Anderson, Robert Forkel, Simon J. Greenhill, Johann-Mattis List (see profile) , Christoph Rzymski, Tiago Tresoldi
    Date:
    2018
    Group(s):
    Classical Philology and Linguistics, Digital Humanists, Linguistics
    Subject(s):
    Computational linguistics
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    semantic change, colexification, polysemy, Python, networks, computer-assisted language comparison
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/xab9-ct35
    Abstract:
    The Database of Cross-Linguistic Colexifications (CLICS), has established a computer-assisted framework for the interactive representation of cross-linguistic colexification patterns. In its current form, it has proven to be a useful tool for various kinds of investigation into cross-linguistic semantic associations, ranging from studies on semantic change, patterns of conceptualization, and linguistic paleontology. But CLICS has also been criticized for obvious shortcomings, ranging from the underlying dataset, which still contains many errors, up to the limits of cross-linguistic colexification studies in general. Building on recent standardization efforts reflected in the Cross-Linguistic Data Formats initiative (CLDF) and novel approaches for fast, efficient, and reliable data aggregation, we have created a new database for cross-linguistic colexifications, which not only supersedes the original CLICS database in terms of coverage but also offers a much more principled procedure for the creation, curation and aggregation of datasets. The paper presents the new database and discusses its major features.
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    Published as:
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    Pub. DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1515/lingty-2018-0010
    Publisher:
    Walter de Gruyter GmbH
    Pub. Date:
    2018-8-21
    Journal:
    Linguistic Typology
    Volume:
    22
    Issue:
    2
    Page Range:
    277 - 306
    ISSN:
    1613-415X
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    5 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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