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DOC 1988: The modernization of a chinese dialect dictionary on computer

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The following paper argues against the abandonment of outdated computer-based research projects in favor of the redevelopment of such projects to take advantage of the recently available computer technology. Specifically, the paper reviews the rebirth of the Dictionary on Computer (DOC) of the Project on Linguistic Analysis at the University of California, Berkeley. A team of students and faculty have redesigned this research system and are implementing it on a personal computer to increase its availability compared with the previous implementation on an obsolete mainframe computer. In addition, changes to the system which take advantage of the features available in today's modern personal computers are reviewed.

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The author, Jonathan Scott Yaruss, is a recent graduate (1989) of the University of California, who worked at POLA as the primary database programmer in the new DOC project while studying for his Baccalaureate degrees in Linguistics and Psychology. Mr. Yaruss will be continuing his linguistic studies during the coming years in the Department of Communication Disorders at Syracuse University.

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Yaruss, J.S. DOC 1988: The modernization of a chinese dialect dictionary on computer. Comput Hum 24, 207–219 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00117343

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