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Wiktionary matches OED in dialect coverage, study finds

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A new paper explores the potential of Wiktionary as a crowdsourced lexicon for English dialects, finding it comparable to traditional dictionaries like the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The research involved analyzing Wiktionary's coverage for 12 national English varieties and testing its performance on social media data. Results indicated strong alignment with the OED for New Zealand English and effective application to geo-referenced social media language, though challenges related to language contact and register effects were also noted. AI

IMPACT This research could inform the development of more comprehensive and ethically sourced language resources for AI models.

RANK_REASON Academic paper analyzing a crowdsourced lexicon. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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Wiktionary matches OED in dialect coverage, study finds

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Sidney Wong ·

    Wiktionary as a Crowdsourced Lexicon for English Dialects

    arXiv:2608.15641v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This paper evaluates Wiktionary as an ethically crowdsourced lexicon for English dialects. We took a two-phase approach, providing an in-depth descriptive analysis of the crowdsourced lexicon for 12 national varieties of English bef…

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