Lexical splits

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Chichimec verb paradigm visualisations

The inflectional morphology of Chichimec, an Oto-Manguean language of Mexico, involves complex stem alternations patterns which may co-occur with tonal contrasts. These interactive visualisations allow users to rearrange the paradigm and view the effects of each process in isolation, illustrating how technology can aid us in viewing – and understanding – complex linguistic data. The website was designed not only with linguists and language enthusiasts in mind, but also speakers and learners of the Chichimec language; as such, it is available in both English and Spanish.

Skolt Saami verb paradigm visualisations

The inflectional morphology of Skolt Saami, a Finno-Ugric language of Finland, involves three morphophonological processes which cross-cut each other, giving rise to multiple stem allomorphs. These interactive visualisations allow users to rearrange the paradigm and view the effects of each process in isolation, illustrating how technology can aid us in viewing – and understanding – complex linguistic data. The website was designed not only with linguists and language enthusiasts in mind, but also speakers and learners of the Skolt Saami language; as such, it is available in both English and Finnish.