PromiseDodzi/comp_methods_dogon

Adopting a computer-assisted approach to historical language comparison: defining early steps in a Dogon languages comparative work. # compt_methods_dogon This repository accompanies the paper "Adopting a computer-assisted approach to historical language comparison: defining early steps in a Dogon languages comparative work" by Promise Dodzi Kpoglu. The repository contains both the data and the source code used in the paper's experiments. The code, files, and illustrations are available on the `master` branch of this repository. --- ## Data All data used for experiments are stored in the `files` folder. ### Original Data The original data, as curated by the field linguist, is named `original_data.tsv`. This data is also available on the Dogon and Bangime Linguistics project site, accessible via this link. The data has been curated in CLDF (Cross-Linguistic Data Format) and is publicly available via this link. ### Processed Data The processed data, after manual processing, is named `data.tsv`. Each row represents a word, and the columns are as follows: | Column | Info | |-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | ID | Unique identifier | | VARID | Variant form identifier | | DOCULECT | Language name | | GLOSS | Meaning of the form as used by language users | | FRENCH | Gloss translation in French | | ENGLISH_SHORT | Reduced gloss in English | | FRENCH_SHORT | Reduced gloss in French | | ENGLISH_CATEGORY | Categorization of reduced gloss into designated categories | | FRENCH_CATEGORY | Categorization of reduced gloss in French into designated categories| | VALUE_ORG | Original form noted b …