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Iwaidja Lexicon in LEXUS and ViCoS

The Iwaidja documentation project aims to create an accessible online dictionary with multimedia capability and cross-referenced conceptual spaces, contributing to the conservation and revitalization of the Iwaidja language. The project involves multiple contributors and is part of the Minjiang Endangered Languages Publication (MELP) project.

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Iwaidja Lexicon in LEXUS and ViCoS

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  1. Getting the Iwaidja lexicon in LEXUS and ViCoS Jacquelijn Ringersma Konrad Rybka

  2. Iwaidja documentation project The Iwaidja language of the Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory, Australia (approximately 200 speakers) Hans-Juergen Sasse - Koln Nick Evans - Melbourne Linda Barwick - Sydney Bruce Birch – Melbourne Dr Murray Garde - Jabiru Joy Williams - Minjilang Janet Fletcher - Melbourne More information on http://www.mpi.nl/DOBES/projects/iwaidja

  3. Iwaidja documentation project Minjiang Endangered Languages Publication (MELP) project Lexus multi media lexicon ViCoS conceptual spaces More involvement of the speech community The creation of an accessible and attractive online dictionary, with multimedia capability and cross-referenced conceptual spaces will contribute to conservation, revitalization and empowerment of the language and community

  4. Iwaidja documentation project Toolbox lexicon: 3500 entries, still growing Multiple people contribute

  5. Getting Toolbox into LEXUS *.typ file consists of marker definitions \+mkr ps \nam part of speech \lng Default \mkrOverThis lx \-mkr \+mkr sn \nam sense number \lng Default \mkrOverThis ps \-mkr Structure comes from *.typ file Content comes form *.lex (or *.dic) file

  6. Getting Toolbox into LEXUS Structure comes from *.typ file Content comes form *.lex (or *.dic) file *.lex file consists of lexical entries \lx ababa \lc ababa \ps n \de stuttering \ge stuttering \dt 26/Dec/2006 \lx abarrk \lc abarrk \ps n. \de cut of dugong meat taken from side of belly \ee Unlike most named dugong cuts, there is no equivalent human part for this one. \rf IwNo9Ma05 \ge cut_of_dugong_meat \dt 09/Dec/2005 \sd dugong \sd butchering

  7. Getting Toolbox into LEXUS Problem! Toolbox is too liberal in allowing the variations in the structure of the lexical entries No need to be consistent with the *.typ file For the human eye: no problem but: computers cannot make interpretations

  8. Getting Toolbox into LEXUS

  9. Getting Toolbox into LEXUS

  10. Getting Toolbox into LEXUS Solution: chunking!

  11. Getting Toolbox into LEXUS Solution: chunking!

  12. Getting Toolbox into LEXUS Solution: chunking!

  13. Iwaidja structure in LEXUS Show structure

  14. Iwaidja entries in LEXUS Sort order: a([-a][-A][^a][^A][\(d\)a][^\(d\)a][^\(rt\)a][^\(rt/w\)a][^\(w\)a][*a]AaÀàÁáÂâ) b([-b][-B][^b][^B]bB) c(cC[-c][-C][^c][^C]) d(dD[-d][-D][^d][^D]Ðð) f(fF[-f][-F][^f][^F]) h(hH[-h][-H][^h][^H]) i([-i][-I][^i][^I][^\(j\)i][^\(rt\)i][^\(w\)i]IiÌìÍíÎîÏï) j([-j][-J][^j][^J]Jj) k([-k][-K][^k][^K]Kk) l([-l][-L][^l][^L]Ll)[ld]([ld][Ld][-ld][-Ld][^ld][^Ld]) m([-m][-M][^m][^M]Mm) n([-n][-N][^n][^N]NnÑñ) [ng]([ng][-ng][Ng][-Ng][^ng][^Ng]) r([-r][-R][^r][^R]Rr)[rr]([rr][Rr][-Rr][-rr][^Rr][^rr])[rt]([rt][Rt][-rt][-Rt][^Rt][^rt]) s(sS[-s][-S][^s][^S]) [th]([th][Th][-th][-Th][^th][^Th]) u([-u][-U][^u][^U][\(w\)u]UuÙùÚúÛûÜü) w([-w][-W][^w][^W]Ww) y([-y][-Y][^y][^Y]YyÝýÿ)

  15. Iwaidja entries in LEXUS

  16. After LEXUS… From Toolbox LEXUS • Accessible online • Rich in multimedia • Adjustable display Still it is a list of isolated entries

  17. What can you do with ViCoS? • Create links between lexical entries or their parts in a user friendly way • Access the detailed lexical information in LEXUS • Define new relations particular to your lexicon • Create external links to your entries (wikipedia, googlemaps) • Browse through the lexicon along the defined relations

  18. Iwaidja conceptual space The Iwaidja community: “traditionally lived as hunters, gatherers, and fishers, drawing on the sea for most of their protein, through fish, turtle, dugong and shellfish” http://www.mpi.nl/DOBES/projects/iwaidja/people

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