CLICS3: Database of Cross-Linguistic Colexifications

The original Database of Cross-Linguistic Colexifications (CLICS), has established a computer-assisted framework for the interactive representation of cross-linguistic colexification patterns. It has proven to be a useful tool for various kinds of investigation into cross-linguistic semantic associations, ranging from studies on semantic change, patterns of conceptualization, and linguistic paleontology. But CLICS has also been criticized for obvious shortcomings. Building on standardization efforts reflected in the CLDF initiative and novel approaches for fast, efficient, and reliable data aggregation, CLICS² expanded the original CLICS database. CLICS³ - the third installment of CLICS - exploits the framework pioneered in CLICS² to more than double the amount of data aggregated in the database.

Project team: Christoph Rzymski, Tiago Tresoldi, Simon J. Greenhill, Mei-Shin Wu, Nathanael E. Schweikhard, Maria Koptjevskaja-Tamm, Volker Gast, Timotheus A. Bodt, Abbie Hantgan, Gereon A. Kaiping, Sophie Chang, Yunfan Lai, Natalia Morozova, Heini Arjava, Nataliia Hübler, Ezequiel Koile, Steve Pepper, Mariann Proos, Briana Van Epps, Ingrid Blanco, Carolin Hundt, Sergei Monakhov, Kristina Pianykh, Sallona Ramesh, Russell D. Gray, Robert Forkel, Johann-Mattis List

Publications from this project

The Database of Cross-Linguistic Colexifications, reproducible analysis of cross-linguistic polysemies

Rzymski C, Tresoldi T, Greenhill SJ, Wu M-S, Schweikhard NE, Koptjevskaja-Tamm M, Gast V, et al. 2020. The Database of Cross-Linguistic Colexifications, Reproducible Analysis of Cross-Linguistic Polysemies. Scientific Data 7 (1): 1–12.

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@article{Rzymski2020,
  title = {The Database of Cross-Linguistic Colexifications, reproducible analysis of cross-linguistic polysemies},
  author = {Rzymski, Christoph and Tresoldi, Tiago and Greenhill, Simon J. and Wu, Mei-Shin and Schweikhard, Nathanael E. and Koptjevskaja-Tamm, Maria and Gast, Volker and Bodt, Timotheus A. and Hantgan, Abbie and Kaiping, Gereon A. and Chang, Sophie and Lai, Yunfan and Morozova, Natalia and Arjava, Heini and Hübler, Nataliia and Koile, Ezequiel and Pepper, Steve and Proos, Mariann and Epps, Briana Van and Blanco, Ingrid and Hundt, Carolin and Monakhov, Sergei and Pianykh, Kristina and Ramesh, Sallona and Gray, Russell D. and Forkel, Robert and List, Johann-Mattis},
  journal = {Scientific Data},
  volume = {7},
  number = {1},
  publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media LLC},
  year = {2020},
  doi = {10.1038/s41597-019-0341-x},
  url = {https://simon.net.nz/articles/clics-reproducible-polysemies/},
}

Emotion semantics show both cultural variation and universal structure

Jackson JC, Watts J, Henry TR, List JM, Forkel R, Mucha PJ, Greenhill SJ, Gray RD, & Lindquist KA. 2019 Emotion semantics show both cultural variation and universal structure. Science, 366, 1517-1522.

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@article{Jackson2019,
  title = {Emotion semantics show both cultural variation and universal structure},
  author = {Jackson, Joshua Conrad and Watts, Joseph and Henry, Teague R. and List, Johann-Mattis and Forkel, Robert and Mucha, Peter J. and Greenhill, Simon J. and Gray, Russell D. and Lindquist, Kristen A.},
  journal = {Science},
  volume = {366},
  number = {6472},
  pages = {1517--1522},
  publisher = {American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)},
  year = {2019},
  doi = {10.1126/science.aaw8160},
  url = {https://simon.net.nz/articles/emotion-semantics-show-both-cultural-variation-and-universal-structure/},
}

CLICS2: An Improved Database of Cross-Linguistic Colexifications Assembling Lexical Data with Help of Cross-Linguistic Data Formats

List J-M, Greenhill SJ, Anderson C, Mayer T, Tresoldi T & Forkel R. 2018. CLICS2: An Improved Database of Cross-Linguistic Colexifications Assembling Lexical Data with Help of Cross-Linguistic Data Formats. Linguistic Typology, 22: 277-306.

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@article{List2018,
  title = {CLICS2: An Improved Database of Cross-Linguistic Colexifications Assembling Lexical Data with Help of Cross-Linguistic Data Formats},
  author = {List, Johann-Mattis and Greenhill, Simon J. and Anderson, Cormac and Mayer, Thomas and Tresoldi, Tiago and Forkel, Robert},
  journal = {Linguistic Typology},
  volume = {22},
  number = {2},
  pages = {277--306},
  publisher = {Walter de Gruyter GmbH},
  year = {2018},
  doi = {10.1515/lingty-2018-0010},
  url = {https://simon.net.nz/articles/clics2-an-improved-database-of-cross-linguistic-colexifications-assembling-lexical-data-with-the-help-of-cross-linguistic-data-formats/},
}