Advances in Synchronized XML-MediaWiki Dictionary Development in the Context of Endangered Uralic Languages

Page 967-978
Author Mika Hämäläinen, Jack Rueter
Title Advances in Synchronized XML-MediaWiki Dictionary Development in the Context of Endangered Uralic Languages
Abstract We present our ongoing development of a synchronized XML-MediaWiki dictionary to solve the problem of XML dictionaries in the context of small Uralic languages. XML is good at representing structured data, but it does not fare well in a situation where multiple users are editing the dictionary simultaneously. Furthermore, XML is overly complicated for non-technical users due to its strict syntax that has to be maintained valid at all times. Our system solves these problems by making a synchronized editing of the same dictionary data possible both in a MediaWiki environment and XML files in an easy fashion. In addition, we describe how the dictionary knowledge in the MediaWiki-based dictionary can be enhanced by an additional Semantic MediaWiki layer for more effective searches in the data. In addition, an API access to the lexical information in the dictionary and morphological tools in the form of an open source Python library is presented.
Session Software Demonstrations
Keywords online dictionary, collaborative editing of XML, Semantic MediaWiki dictionary
BibTex 
@InProceedings{ELX2018-085,
	author={Mika Hämäläinen, Jack Rueter},
	title={Advances in Synchronized XML-MediaWiki Dictionary Development in the Context of Endangered Uralic Languages},
	pages={967-978},
	booktitle={Proceedings of the XVIII EURALEX International Congress: Lexicography in Global Contexts},
	year={2018},
	month={jul},
	date={17-21},
	address={Ljubljana, Slovenia},
	editor={Jaka Čibej, Vojko Gorjanc, Iztok Kosem, Simon Krek},
	publisher={Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts},
	isbn={978-961-06-0097-8}, }
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