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The Database of Cross-Linguistic Colexifications, reproducible analysis of cross-linguistic polysemies.

ABSTRACT: Advances in computer-assisted linguistic research have been greatly influential in reshaping linguistic research. With the increasing availability of interconnected datasets created and curated by researchers, more and more interwoven questions can now be investigated. Such advances, however, are bringing high requirements in terms of rigorousness for preparing and curating datasets. Here we present CLICS, a Database of Cross-Linguistic Colexifications (CLICS). CLICS tackles interconnected interdisciplinary research questions about the colexification of words across semantic categories in the world's languages, and show-cases best practices for preparing data for cross-linguistic research. This is done by addressing shortcomings of an earlier version of the database, CLICS2, and by supplying an updated version with CLICS3, which massively increases the size and scope of the project. We provide tools and guidelines for this purpose and discuss insights resulting from organizing student tasks for database updates.

SUBMITTER: Rzymski C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6957499 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Database of Cross-Linguistic Colexifications, reproducible analysis of cross-linguistic polysemies.

Rzymski Christoph C Tresoldi Tiago T Greenhill Simon J SJ Wu Mei-Shin MS Schweikhard Nathanael E NE Koptjevskaja-Tamm Maria M Gast Volker V Bodt Timotheus A TA Hantgan Abbie A Kaiping Gereon A GA Chang Sophie S Lai Yunfan Y Morozova Natalia N Arjava Heini H Hübler Nataliia N Koile Ezequiel E Pepper Steve S Proos Mariann M Van Epps Briana B Blanco Ingrid I Hundt Carolin C Monakhov Sergei S Pianykh Kristina K Ramesh Sallona S Gray Russell D RD Forkel Robert R List Johann-Mattis JM

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Advances in computer-assisted linguistic research have been greatly influential in reshaping linguistic research. With the increasing availability of interconnected datasets created and curated by researchers, more and more interwoven questions can now be investigated. Such advances, however, are bringing high requirements in terms of rigorousness for preparing and curating datasets. Here we present CLICS, a Database of Cross-Linguistic Colexifications (CLICS). CLICS tackles interconnected inter ...[more]

PMID: 31932593

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The Database of Cross-Linguistic Colexifications, reproducible analysis of cross-linguistic polysemies.

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