ECAI Shanghai Conference, May 9 - 13, 2005.

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ECAI Shanghai Conference, May 9 - 13, 2005.
Fudan University, Shanghai, China Session on
Language Maps Language Maps An
Introduction Michael Buckland University of
California , Berkeley May 11, 2005
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Language Area Map Formosan Languages and
Yami. ecai.org/shung-ye/
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Isogloss Map Pronunciations of He does not in
England.
doesnt dusna dunna dont
(Viereck, W. The Computer Developed Atlas of
England,1991-97) Isogloss same speech.
Isogloss data sets for (vocabulary, grammar,
pronunciation) form a basis for dialect studies.
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Languages maps are maps of cultures. Digital
language maps can be compared with other kinds of
maps, e.g. land use, topography,
routes, Languages change with time and move in
space -- and so need map visualizations that
change with time.