The evolution of Kaom.net
Guyin xiaojing 古音小鏡 is a database that gathers data and tools for Old Chinese linguistics, but not exclusively. I previously … Continue reading The evolution of Kaom.net
Category: Sinology
Can I automate the boring stuff with ChatGPT?
A quick API solution for a Chinese text classification task– and its limitations. This is a guest post by Tilman … Continue reading Can I automate the boring stuff with ChatGPT?
A Review of MARKUS: More than Marking Up Classical Chinese
The technology of Natural Language Processing (NLP) identifies named entities, which are words or phrases referring to specific people, places, … Continue reading A Review of MARKUS: More than Marking Up Classical Chinese
The Database of Medieval Chinese Texts: A Critical Overview (part two)
This is a guest post by Laurent Van Cutsem (Ghent University). Part II: The Database of Medieval Chinese Texts: A Critical … Continue reading The Database of Medieval Chinese Texts: A Critical Overview (part two)
Digital Resources for Chinese Bronze Research: The Academia Sinica Collection (Part 2)
Part I of this two-part assessment of the Academia Sinica’s bronze inscription research tools examined key features of the ‘Shang … Continue reading Digital Resources for Chinese Bronze Research: The Academia Sinica Collection (Part 2)
The Database of Medieval Chinese Texts: A Critical Overview (part one)
This is a guest post by Laurent Van Cutsem (Ghent University). Part 2 can be read here. Part I: The … Continue reading The Database of Medieval Chinese Texts: A Critical Overview (part one)
Databases of premodern Chinese manuscripts and languages upped their game.
And they are playing to win. In a post from 2021, I introduced the database Guyin xiaojiing 古音小鏡 (Little Mirrors … Continue reading Databases of premodern Chinese manuscripts and languages upped their game.
Digitizing Chinese Minority Textiles: An Interview with Sun Xiaolin
This is an interview with Sun Xiaolin, former M.A. student at Loyola University Chicago and current Ph.D. student at the … Continue reading Digitizing Chinese Minority Textiles: An Interview with Sun Xiaolin
The Books in China Database
This is a guest post by Prof. Joseph Dennis. Introduction The Books in China Database (BIC) is designed to address … Continue reading The Books in China Database
Convincing DH: Jing Hu, “Mining networks in MARKUS: A study of Chosŏn interpreters’ trade networks in Qing China”
With the proliferation of digital tools and databases meant to engage a wide range of users from the serious scholar … Continue reading Convincing DH: Jing Hu, “Mining networks in MARKUS: A study of Chosŏn interpreters’ trade networks in Qing China”
The Digital Orientalist 