Session on Language Maps ECAI Shanghai Conference, May 9 - 13, 2005. Fudan University, Shanghai, China Session on Language Maps Language Maps: An Introduction Michael Buckland University of California , Berkeley May 11, 2005
Language Area Map: Formosan Languages and Yami. ecai.org/shung-ye/
Isogloss Map: Pronunciations of “He does not” in England. doesn’t dusna dunna don’t (Viereck, W. The Computer Developed Atlas of England,1991-97) Isogloss = “same speech.” Isogloss data sets for (vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation) form a basis for dialect studies.
Languages maps are maps of cultures. Digital language maps can be compared with other kinds of maps, e.g. land use, topography, routes,… Languages change with time and move in space -- and so need map visualizations that change with time.