Celtic Knot Conference 2024/Submissions/Wikidata editing session on Lexemes

Submission no.

About the submission

Title of the submission: Wikidata editing session on Lexemes

Type of submission

Workshop

Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal)

Since 2018, Wikidata has also stored a new type of data: words, phrases and sentences, in many languages, described in many languages. This information is stored in new types of entities, called Lexemes (L), Forms (F) and Senses (S).

Lexicographical data will serve as the basis for Abstract Wikipedia's natural language generation capabilities.

This hands-on workshop will guide participants on editing the Lexicographical data namespace in their native languages, adhering to best modeling practices.

Theme of session

Visions Forged: Charting Paths in Language Advocacy.

What will attendees take away from this session?

Attendees will get a better understanding of how Lexemes work, ask questions, and learn how to contribute to the Lexicographical data namespace in their native languages following best modeling practices. This workshop is aimed at participants with some existing understanding of Lexemes. Even minimal prior interaction with Lexemes will be beneficial, as the workshop will not include an introductory presentation. For absolute beginner-level introduction, please refer to Wikidata:Events/Lexicodays_2024#See_also.

Language of presentation

English

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About the author

Author of the submission

E-mail address

mohammed.abdulaiwikimedia.de

alhassanawal77@gmail.com

Country of origin

Ghana

Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)

Wikimedia Deutschland

Slides or further information (optional)

tbd

Special requests

Is this Submission a Draft or Final?

Final

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