1. Session on Language Maps
ECAI Shanghai Conference, May , 2005.
Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Session on Language Maps
Language Maps: An Introduction
Michael Buckland
University of California , Berkeley
May 11, 2005

2. Language Area Map:
Formosan Languages and Yami.
ecai.org/shung-ye/

3. Isogloss Map: Pronunciations of “He does not” in England.
doesn’t
dusna
dunna
don’t
(Viereck, W. The Computer Developed Atlas of England, )
Isogloss = “same speech.” Isogloss data sets for (vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation) form a basis for dialect studies.

4. 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.