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linguistics
vr.tr.linguistics · thing-q8162
Let an agent treat linguistics as a discipline with fields and methods, distinct from the languages it studies and from language teaching.
Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.KNW
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Fields Branches of linguistics.
Branch
Sub-discipline.
Branch
The relevant branch.
- Which branch of linguistics does this question belong to? definition
- Which neighbouring fields are relevant? definition
Theory
Frameworks.
Framework
Theoretical frameworks.
- Which theoretical framework is assumed? provenance
- Are there competing analyses? boundary
Methods How language is studied.
Data
Corpora, fieldwork, experiments.
Data
Data sources.
- What data supports the claim? provenance
- How representative is it? measurement
Analysis
Transcription and glossing.
Analysis
Analysis conventions.
- Which transcription and glossing conventions are used? provenance
- How reliable is the annotation? measurement
Applications Using linguistics.
Language technology
NLP and speech.
Technology
Technology uses.
- How is linguistic knowledge used in this technology? definition
- Which languages are under-served? boundary
Forensic and education
Applied fields.
Applied use
Applied uses.
- Is forensic linguistic evidence reliable here? boundary
- How does it inform teaching? definition
Ethics Working with communities.
Consent
Community consent.
Consent
Consent for data.
- Did speakers and communities consent to this data use? boundary
- Who controls access? provenance
Claims
Descriptive vs prescriptive.
Claim type
Type of claim.
- Is this a descriptive finding or a prescriptive norm? boundary
- How should it be presented? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.KNW
- Other names and narrower kinds
- discourse analysis, Epoché Fidelity Index (EFI), Quasi-Subject Agency Recognition Index (QSARI), Dialectical Circulation Index (DCI), logometric analysis, critical discourse analysis, discursive psychology, heteroglossia, literary and colloquial readings of Chinese characters, Danish sound-to-spelling correspondences, Estonian studies, branch of linguistics
What it is Filled
The scientific study of language: its structure (sounds, words, sentences, meaning), use, variation, history and acquisition.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent treat linguistics as a discipline with fields and methods, distinct from the languages it studies and from language teaching.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Studies language scientifically, not prescriptively
- Fields range from phonetics to pragmatics
- Descriptive rather than normative
- Distinct from learning particular languages
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present prescriptive preferences as linguistic facts.
- Collect language data from communities without consent.
- Present pseudo-scientific indices as established methods.
- Rank languages or dialects as superior or inferior.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing community language data.
May
- Explain linguistic findings, citing published research.
- Distinguish descriptive facts from prescriptive rules.
Moral aspects Filled
- Language attitudes can stigmatise speakers.
- Endangered language communities deserve control over their data.
Who is affected
- Speakers
- Language communities
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the discipline; it is held in common.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q34749 - registry parent class
- Q80083 - registry parent class
related
- language - its subject
- science - discipline
- language technology - applications
- language teaching - a practical field
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.linguistics
- Wikidata: Q8162 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8162)
- field classification: OECD FORD 6.2 Languages and literature research classification
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Phonetic transcriptions, glosses and syntax trees
- Academic departments and journals
- Discourse analysis and related applied fields
- Grammars, dictionaries, corpora, transcriptions and papers; no single appearance.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- study and research it
- document languages
- apply it, in language technology, forensics and teaching
- teach it
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Prescriptive claims presented as linguistic facts
- Extraction of community language data without consent
- Pseudo-scientific indices presented as established methods
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- International Phonetic Alphabet
- Leipzig Glossing Rules
- Research ethics for work with language communities
Context of use required Filled
- Understanding how languages work, change and are learned, and supporting language technology, education and documentation.
- phonetics and phonology
- morphology and syntax
- semantics and pragmatics
- sociolinguistics and discourse analysis
- historical linguistics
- psycholinguistics
- computational linguistics
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q8162: linguistics - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Linguistics - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should fields of linguistics be separate entries?
- How should agents distinguish descriptive and prescriptive claims?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming unestablished indices; should they be removed?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
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