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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_4729
dc.contributor.author	Anderl Christoph
dc.title	Some Reflections on the Database of Medieval Chinese Texts as a Multi-Purpose Tool for Research, Teaching, and International Collaboration
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	This paper gives an introduction to a Digital Humanities project at the Department of Languages and Cultures (Ghent University), the Database of Medieval Chinese Texts (DMCT), a collaborative project with several international partners. The structure of the DB is multi-modular, consisting of reference modules in the form of XML marked-up medieval non-canonical Chinese Buddhist texts, as well as analytical modules such as the Variants, Syntax, and Sentence Analysis modules. The architecture is ‘open’ and modules can be added, modified, and interlinked based on specific research requirements. The DB is multifunctional and not only provides information on key texts and their linguistic features, but also constitutes a research tool (featuring sophisticated online input masks and analytical tools) with which researchers can input and process data. In addition to its function in a research environment, it is also used in advanced master classes, in the framework of master thesis and PhD projects, as well as for internships. The DB has also an important ‘socio-institutional’ function, being situated at the intersection of Buddhological and historical linguistic studies, two of the main fields of research at the department.
dc.relation.ispartof	Sinica venetiana
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2020-12-21
dc.dateAccepted	2020-12-06
dc.dateSubmitted	2020-09-29
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-407-3/some-reflections-on-the-database-of-medieval-chine/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-406-6/011
dc.identifier.issn	2610-9654
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9042
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-407-3
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-406-6
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Chinese character variants
dc.subject	Chinese character variants
dc.subject	Chinese syntax
dc.subject	Chinese syntax
dc.subject	Digital humanities
dc.subject	Digital humanities
dc.subject	Linguistic database
dc.subject	Linguistic database
dc.subject	Medieval Chinese
dc.subject	Medieval Chinese
dc.subject	XML mark-up
dc.subject	XML mark-up

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Some Reflections on the Database of Medieval Chinese Texts as a Multi-Purpose Tool for Research, Teaching, and International Collaboration

Christoph Anderl Ghent University, Belgium

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This paper gives an introduction to a Digital Humanities project at the Department of Languages and Cultures (Ghent University), the Database of Medieval Chinese Texts (DMCT), a collaborative project with several international partners. The structure of the DB is multi-modular, consisting of reference modules in the form of XML marked-up medieval non-canonical Chinese Buddhist texts, as well as analytical modules such as the Variants, Syntax, and Sentence Analysis modules. The architecture is ‘open’ and modules can be added, modified, and interlinked based on specific research requirements. The DB is multifunctional and not only provides information on key texts and their linguistic features, but also constitutes a research tool (featuring sophisticated online input masks and analytical tools) with which researchers can input and process data. In addition to its function in a research environment, it is also used in advanced master classes, in the framework of master thesis and PhD projects, as well as for internships. The DB has also an important ‘socio-institutional’ function, being situated at the intersection of Buddhological and historical linguistic studies, two of the main fields of research at the department.

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Dec. 6, 2020

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Sept. 29, 2020

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978-88-6969-407-3

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978-88-6969-406-6

Keywords: Digital humanities • Medieval Chinese • Chinese character variants • Linguistic database • XML mark-up • Chinese syntax

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