The Chinese Ideophone Database (CHIDEOD)
L’ ensemble de données des idéophones chinois (CHIDEOD)
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Abstract
This article introduces the Chinese Ideophone Database (CHIDEOD), an open-source dataset, which collects 4948 unique onomatopoeia and ideophones (mimetics, expressives) of Mandarin, as well as Middle Chinese and Old Chinese. These are analyzed according to a wide range of variables, e.g., description, frequency. Apart from an overview of these variables, we provide a tutorial that shows how the database can be accessed in different formats (.rds, .xlsx, .csv, R package and online app interface), and how the database can be used to explore skewed tonal distribution across Mandarin ideophones. Since CHIDEOD is a data repository, potential future research applications are discussed.
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Cet article présente la base de donnée open-source CHIDEOD, qui rassemble 4948 onomatopées et idéophones (mimétiques, impressifs) distincts en chinois (mandarin, médiéval et archaïque). L’ ensemble est analysé à l’ aide d’ un large éventail de variables (par exemple, la description et la fréquence). En outre, un didacticiel montre comment la base de données est accessible en différents formats (.rds, .xlsx, .csv, R bibliothèque et application en ligne) et comment elle peut être utilisée pour explorer les asymétries dans la distribution des tons dans les idéophones en mandarin. CHIDEOD étant un dépôt de données, ses futures applications potentielles pour différents domaines de recherche sont aussi discutées.
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The Chinese Ideophone Database (CHIDEOD)
L’ ensemble de données des idéophones chinois (CHIDEOD)
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This article introduces the Chinese Ideophone Database (CHIDEOD), an open-source dataset, which collects 4948 unique onomatopoeia and ideophones (mimetics, expressives) of Mandarin, as well as Middle Chinese and Old Chinese. These are analyzed according to a wide range of variables, e.g., description, frequency. Apart from an overview of these variables, we provide a tutorial that shows how the database can be accessed in different formats (.rds, .xlsx, .csv, R package and online app interface), and how the database can be used to explore skewed tonal distribution across Mandarin ideophones. Since CHIDEOD is a data repository, potential future research applications are discussed.
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