Dear Magali and all
Many thanks for this important initiative. We're using the core metadata
schema as part of the Young German Learner English (https://www.ygle.de)
project. Overall I think it's working fine. One experience we've had is
that there is quite a number of variables that we're not covering or
that are not applicable to us, and I think under some circumstances it
might be a bit overwhelming or even alienating to researchers that there
is lots of stuff in the metadata schema that's just not applicable to
their use case. That said, I'm not sure there's an easy solution. The
schema needs to be comprehensive and there will inevitably be lots of
variation in terms of which variables are of interest in a particular case.
We'll be happy to continue to share our experiences as we make progress
with the corpus.
Best wishes
Robert
Prof. Dr. Robert Fuchs | Department of English, American and Celtic
Studies | University of Bonn | Rabinstr. 8 53113 Bonn, Germany |
https://uni-bonn.academia.edu/RFuchs |
https://www.iaak.uni-bonn.de/bael/en/people/chair/prof-dr-robert-fuchs |
https://sites.google.com/view/rflinguistics/
*Recent publications:*
*2024/to appear*
Fuchs, R., Wiltshire, C. & Sarmah, P. (to appear). *The role of English
in the linguistic ecology of Northeast India
<https://www.academia.edu/125365118/The_role_of_English_in_the_linguistic_ecology_of_Northeast_India>*.
In P. Siemund, et al. (Eds.), /World Englishes in their Local
Multilingual Ecologies/. Amsterdam: Benjamins.
Fuchs, R. (to appear). *Influencing people around the globe - The
linguistic expression of persuasion across varieties of English
worldwide*
<https://www.academia.edu/107491904/Influencing_people_around_the_globe_The_linguistic_expression_of_persuasion_across_varieties_of_English_worldwide_In_Dayter_Daria_and_Sofia>.
In D. Dayter, & S. Rüdiger (Eds.), /Manipulation, Influence, and
Deception: The Changing Landscape of Persuasive Language/. Cambridge: CUP.
Lange, C., & Fuchs, R. (to appear). *English in India*. In R. Hickey &
K. Burridge (Eds.), /New Cambridge History of the English Language/.
Cambridge: CUP.
*2023*
Meer, P., Fuchs, R., et al. (2023). *Prosodic variation of English in
Dominica, Grenada, and Trinidad
<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/weng.12615>*. /English
World-Wide, 42/(1), 48-72. Preprint
<https://www.academia.edu/91454117/Prosodic_variation_of_English_in_Dominica_Grenada_and_Trinidad>
Fuchs, R. (Ed). (2023). *Speech Rhythm in Learner and Second Language
Varieties of English
<https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-19-8940-7>*. Singapore:
Springer.
Fuchs, R. (2023). *A Synthesis of Research on Speech Rhythm in Native,
Learner and Second Language Varieties of English
<https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-8940-7_1> –
Introduction to the Volume*. In R. Fuchs (Ed.), /Speech Rhythm in
Learner and Second Language Varieties of English/ (pp. 1-14). Singapore:
Springer.
Fuchs, R. (2023). *Rhythm Metrics and the Perception of Rhythmicity in
Varieties of English as a Second Language
<https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-8940-7_8>*. In R.
Fuchs (Ed.), /Speech Rhythm in Learner and Second Language Varieties of
English/ (pp. 187-210). Singapore: Springer.
Fuchs, R. (2023). *Colonial lag or feature retention in postcolonial
varieties of English
<https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003227342-7/colonial-lag-feature-retention-postcolonial-varieties-english-robert-fuchs>.
The negative scalar conjunction “and that too” in South Asian Englishes
and beyond*. In P. Rautionaho, et al. (Eds.), /Social and Regional
Variation in World Englishes: Local and Global Perspectives/ (pp.
123-148). London: Routledge. Preprint
<https://www.academia.edu/93058351/Colonial_Lag_or_Feature_Retention_in_Postcolonial_Varieties_of_English_The_Negative_Scalar_Conjunction_and_that_too_in_South_Asian_Englishes_and_beyond>
Fuchs, R. (2023). *Analysing the speech rhythm of New Englishes
<https://benjamins.com/catalog/veaw.g68.07fuc>: A guide to researchers
and a case study on Pakistani, Philippine, Nigerian and British
English*. In G. Wilson & M. Westphal (Eds.), /New Englishes, New
Methods/ (pp. 132-155). Amsterdam: Benjamins. Preprint
<https://www.academia.edu/93058425/Analysing_the_speech_rhythm_of_New_Englishes_A_guide_to_researchers_and_a_case_study_on_Pakistani_Philippine_Nigerian_and_British_English>
Fuchs, R. (2023). *Spelling and punctuation*. In A. Borlongan (Ed.),
/Philippine English: Development, Structure, and Sociology of English in
the Philippines/ (pp. 113-122). London: Routledge. Preprint
<https://www.academia.edu/38277237/Spelling_and_punctuation_In_Philippine_English_Development_Structure_and_Sociology_of_English_in_the_Philippines_>
Chan, H. L. & Fuchs, R. (2023). *Revisiting the vowels of Hong Kong
English - the post-handover generation*. /Proceedings of the 20th
ICPhS/. Preprint
<https://www.academia.edu/100926741/Revisiting_the_vowels_of_Hong_Kong_English_The_post_handover_generation>
Payne, E., Maxwell, O., Fuchs, R., & Wang, Y. (2023). *Lexical Stress
Perception in Indian Englishes*. /Proceedings of the 20th ICPhS/.
Preprint
<https://www.academia.edu/100905996/Lexical_Stress_Perception_in_Indian_Englishes>
On 20/11/2024 11:12, Magali Paquot via Corpora wrote:
Dear colleagues,
As announced at LCR2024, we are pleased to confirm the formation of a
new Working Group on Metadata in Learner Corpus Research, established
under the aegis of the Learner Corpus Association (LCA) and in
collaboration with the CLARIN K-centre for Learner Corpora
(_https://uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/ilc/clarin-knowledge-centre-for-learner-corpora.html_
<https://uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/ilc/clarin-knowledge-centre-for-learner-corpora.html>).
This initiative follows the successful release of the second version
of the Core Metadata Schema for Learner Corpora (LC-meta), a milestone
that reflects our collective commitment to advancing the field. To
understand the rationale behind LC-meta, we invite you to read our
recently published open-access article in the International Journal of
Learner Corpus Research: _https://doi.org/10.1075/ijlcr.24010.paq_
<https://doi.org/10.1075/ijlcr.24010.paq>. Alternatively, if you
prefer listening to a lecture, you can tune into a talk given by M.
Paquot at the Corpus Linguistics and Applied Linguistics 2023 online
seminar series:
_https://www.um.es/languagecorpora/2023/09/14/the-core-metadata-schema-for-l2-data/_
<https://www.um.es/languagecorpora/2023/09/14/the-core-metadata-schema-for-l2-data/>.
The schema itself is downloadable at:
_https://doi.org/10.14428/DVN/AAUEM2_
<https://doi.org/10.14428/DVN/AAUEM2>.
The Working Group will focus on evaluating and refining the schema,
promoting its adoption, and addressing metadata-related challenges in
learner corpus research. It will also work towards integrating the
schema into relevant infrastructures and developing user-friendly
interfaces that enhance accessibility. We believe that by working
together, we can significantly enhance the quality, accessibility, and
impact of learner corpora.
As a first step, we invite interested colleagues to express their
interest in joining the working group by contacting us at
[email protected]_ <mailto:[email protected]> by
*January 20*. We extend our thanks to everyone who has already reached
out and will be in touch shortly. Due to busy schedules over the
coming months, we have decided to schedule the first WGT meeting for
early spring 2025. This additional time will allow us to better
organize the event and ensure we can share updates on accessibility
and user-friendliness.
In the meantime, we would greatly appreciate hearing from colleagues
who have already attempted to use the schema in new corpus compilation
projects. If that is the case, we would be delighted to discuss your
experiences with you!
We look forward to your active participation and to collectively
driving forward this important aspect of learner corpus research.
Best regards,
Magali Paquot, Jennifer-Carmen Frey, Alexander König, and Egon Stemle
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