• RELISH: RENDERING ENDANGERED LANGUAGES LEXICONS INTEROPERABLE THROUGH STANDARDS HARMONIZATION

    Project Director(s):
    Helen Aristar-Dry, Jost Gippert
    Author(s):
    Helen Aristar-Dry, Jost Gippert
    Date:
    2012
    Group(s):
    Data Rescue
    Subject(s):
    Linguistics
    Item Type:
    White paper
    Institution:
    Eastern Michigan University
    Tag(s):
    NEH White papers, NEH/DFG Bilateral Digital Humanities Program, NEH Digital Humanities
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M61H10
    Abstract:
    When a lexicon constitutes the only record of a dying or already extinct language, it can contribute unique linguistic and cultural information to our store of scientific knowledge. And making it interoperable with other lexical data becomes a critical research priority. However, there still exist major barriers to lexicon interoperability. The most significant barrier is that standards-setting bodies have arrived at different standards for format and markup on the two sides of the Atlantic. The RELISH project will create an interoperable virtual archive by addressing a two-pronged problem: (1) the lack of harmonization between digital standards for lexical information in Europe and America, and (2) the lack of interoperability among existing lexicons of endangered languages, in particular those created with the Shoebox lexicon-building software.
    Notes:
    An effort to unify two digital collections of endangered languages with special attention given to harmonizing the European and American standards for language documentation and lexicon building.
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    Published
    Last Updated:
    6 years ago
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial
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