Transcript Linguistic Mapping on the Virtual Linguistic Campus (VLC) Mapping Technologies and Linguistic Tools Jürgen Handke, [email protected].

Linguistic Mapping on the
Virtual Linguistic Campus (VLC)
Mapping Technologies and Linguistic Tools
Jürgen Handke, [email protected]
The Virtual Linguistics Campus
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the world‘s largest e-learning platform for linguistics
currently 1400 registered users
more than 40 „courses“ in ca. 70 „classes“
more than 100.000 web elements
ca. 2500 visit(or)s per day
more than 30 universities, plus „Global Access“ users
http://www.linguistics-online.com
Linguistic Software Development (by VLC team)
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since 1990 multimedia components for teaching linguistics
1996 „The Interactive Introduction to Linguistics“ (2nd ed. 1998)
1997 „Die Interaktive Einf. in die Linguistik“ (German version)
2000 „The Mouton Interactive Introd. to Phonetics & Phonology
2002 „The Virtual Linguistics Campus“ (project start)
2002 „Linguistic Engineering“ (new degree program)
2004 „Varieties of English“ (CD-ROM and WWW)
2004 „The Virtual Center for Teacher Training“ (project start)
2005 „Atlas of North American English“ (CD-ROM and WWW)
2007 „The LET Vocabulary Trainer“ (project start)
2007 All VLC-projects fully operational
2008 „Online Master: Linguistics and Language Technology“
VLC-Utilities (for users)
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language index
cross-searcher
glossary
VIP-index
interactive tutor
online-dictionary
messaging and communication facilities
document download and bibliographies
quality assurance (student/scientific evaluation)
workbooks for all classes
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… full database support (server-based web-technologies)
… integrated learning management system
Maps on the VLC – Languages and Linguistic Parameters
example: The VLC Language Index
Maps on the VLC – Parameter Comparison
example: English Dialects
Maps on the VLC – Isoglosses and Sound Samples
example: ANAE
VLC – Mapping and Language Tools
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all maps with server-based database support
(allowing flexible and fast updating)
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parameter and sound comparison on all maps
optional topographic and political information on all maps
zooming techniques for all maps
flexible tooltip facilities on all maps
corporate design for audio- and video controls
text-sound synchronisation (text-highlighting)
All tools were developed in close cooperation with dialectologists,
language typologists and their publishers.
Thank you for your attention
Jürgen Handke and the LET
[email protected]