New Intelligent Collection Feature on YiCorpus: Build a High-Quality, Personalized Monolingual Corpus
YiCorpus has launched a new intelligent collection tool designed to automatically gather and clean large volumes of data based on user needs. Whether you’re navigating vast datasets, searching for precise information, or visualizing the collected data, YiCorpus is here to help you efficiently build a high-quality, personalized monolingual corpus. The intelligent collection tool offers three modes: full web collection, single-site collection, and link list collection, catering to your diverse data-gathering needs. Click the LINK to learn more details about the newly launched function.
Written and edited by Jin Dai
China Language Resources Protection Research Center (Yubao 语宝)
Founded in March 2015, the China Language Resources Protection Research Center is a research center under the National Language Commission and is affiliated with Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU). The center’s development goal is to become China’s leading center for language resources survey and research, preservation and display, development and application, and talent training. The center aims to establish a new type of think tank that serves society and the country.
Through the center, you can access information about:
- The provided standards for language resources protection under the guidance of language science theory.
- The latest information on the organized investigation and protection of language resources using modern technology.
- The research results based on the first phase of the “Language Protection Project” from 2015 to 2020, which includes tasks on:
- A survey of language resources in China.
- Construction of the Chinese Language Resources Platform.
- Chinese Language Resources Protection Research.
Access more information about the center by visiting the official website of Yubao.
Written and edited by Jin Dai
Yi Xue Yan Jiu
(Research on Yi 彝学研究网)
Yi Xue Yan Jiu (Research on Yi 彝学研究网) is an online academic platform dedicated to Yi ethnic studies, based in Kunming, Yunnan Province. Co-founded through private initiatives and by scholar Li Jinfa (李金发), the website primarily publishes research updates, academic achievements, and scholar profiles related to Yi studies. It features specialized columns on traditional culture, including Yi script, customs, medicine, and calendrical systems. The platform also provides various Yi-language software tools and apps for users to download and use.
While emphasizing Yunnan’s Yi cultural heritage, it also extensively covers the cultural traditions and recent academic developments of Yi communities in Sichuan Province, consistently upholding its founding mission: “Focus on Yi Studies, Research Yi Studies, Connect Yi Studies” (关注彝学，研究彝学，网聚彝学).
For more information, please visit: Yi Xue Yan Jiu (Research on Yi 彝学研究网)
Written and edited by Tingting Tang
Yunnan Minority Languages and Cultures Website/Application
The Yunnan Minority Languages and Cultures Website, operating under the Yunnan Provincial Committee for Ethnic Minority Language Work, is dedicated to promoting and safeguarding minority languages and cultures. It undertakes various roles such as disseminating laws and policies on minority languages, safeguarding language rights, supervising standard language usage, and fostering cross-disciplinary collaborations.
The website undertakes extensive data collection on 23 ethnic minority languages including Yi, Dai, Miao, Bai, and Hani, offering a vast repository of lexical materials, audio recordings, and multimedia content. Based on the achievements on the website, an app mini-program named “Ethnic Language Inheritance and Protection Voice Electronic Dictionary” has been developed. This app provides direct access to these resources through expert-reviewed content.
To access this app and utilize the available resources, you can search for “民族语言传承保护有声电子词典” on WeChat or visit the official website: 云南少数民族语言文化网
Written and edited by Keyi Liu
Audios Collection on Meige
The ECura team collaborates with Meige culture bearer Xiaowei Guo and shares Meige audio recordings. The Meige audio was collected by Guo Xiaowei between 2009 and 2019 in the Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan, documenting the Meige singing of Yi folk musicians. The collected audio serves as the foundational material for Guo’s compiled series of books on Meige, which is divided into four main themes: Meige Sadness, Meige Origins, Meige Rituals, and Meige Love Songs. ECura has translated the titles of each audio recordings and compiled the duration. Detailed information on the audio content is available in the document on the right. If you are interested in the content of these audios and would like to listen to them further, please feel free to contact the ECura project team.
Translated and edited by Jin Dai