%0 Journal Article %A Tjuka, Annika %A Forkel, Robert %A List, Johann-Mattis %+ Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society CALC, Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society Department of Linguistic and Cultural Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society %T Curating and extending data for language comparison in Concepticon and NoRaRe : %G eng %U https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000C-1E10-1 %R 10.12688/openreseurope.15380.3 %7 2023-05-18 %D 2023 %8 18.05.2023 %* Review method: peer-reviewed %X Language comparison requires user-friendly tools that facilitate the
standardization of linguistic data. We present two resources built on
the basis of a standardized cross-linguistic format and show how the
data is curated and extended. The first resource, the Concepticon, is a
reference catalog for standardized concepts from linguistic research.
While curating the Concepticon, we found that a variety of studies in
distinct research fields collected information on word properties.
However, until recently, no resource existed that contained these data
to enable the comparison of the different word properties across
languages. This gap was filled by the Database of Norms, Ratings, and
Relations (NoRaRe), which is an extension of the Concepticon. Here,
we present the major release of both resources - Concepticon Version
3.0 and NoRaRe Version 1.0 - which represents an important step in
our data development. We show that extending and adapting the data
curation workflow in Concepticon to NoRaRe is useful for the
standardization of cross-linguistic datasets. In addition, combining
datasets from different research fields enables studies grounded in
language comparison. Concepticon and NoRaRe include lexical data
for various languages, tools for test-driven data curation, and the
possibility for data reuse. The first major release of NoRaRe is also
accompanied by a new web application that allows convenient access
to the data. %J Open Research Europe %V 2 %] 141 %I F1000 Research Ltd %U https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/2-141/v1