International Symposium and Workshop “Compiling GIS for Integrating Linguistic and Non-linguistic Information”
| Date | September 22nd (Fri) – 25th (Mon), 2023 |
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| Location | National Museum of Ethnology, Seminar Room 3 on September 22nd & 25th (Invited participants only) National Museum of Ethnology, Seminar Room 4 on September 23rd & 24th (Open to the public) |
| Organizer | National Museum of Ethnology |
| Languages Used | English and Japanese (with simultaneous / consecutive interpretation) |
| Participants | Admission is free; please register in advance. Onsite Participation: Max 50 seats Online Participation: No capacity limit (access information will be sent to the registered email address) |
| Inquiries & Registration | Researchers in related diciplines https://forms.gle/FZQStfd8SVx4S9UQ8 General Participants https://forms.gle/Eedyd7rqbubj8g229 Inquiries: 2023 Minpaku GIS Symposium Preparation Office Email Address: k4109★minpaku.ac.jp (replace ★ with @) |
Aim
The aim of this symposium and its satellite workshops is to rethink traditional methods of using maps in historical linguistics and to explore the potential of using GIS as a new analytical tool. To this end, members of three research projects that have used GIS to date will meet to discuss how each project has used GIS for linguistic and non-linguistic analysis, the questions they’ve addressed, and the challenges that remain. Of particular importance is the exploration of the potential of GIS to identify correlations between linguistic and non-linguistic data, as well as to capture temporal transitions, both of which are crucial elements for methodological breakthroughs.
Satellite Workshop 1 will bring together all members and invited speakers for a hands-on exploration and understanding of the GIS systems developed in three different projects.
The symposium will be held over two days, with four sessions on different topics in the following order 1) traditional geolinguistic analysis with GIS maps, 2) digitisation of GIS data processing, 3) handling temporal depth with GIS, and 4) paving the way for new analyses in historical linguistics with GIS.
Satellite Workshop 2 aims to follow up on the results of the symposium. Incorporating input from members of other projects, discussions will be held to produce tangible results using Fiji GIS data. Two analytical perspectives on the linguistic data incorporated in the GIS will be explored: i) from the distribution of document names to language evolution, and ii) from the distribution of linguistic data to the movement of people and the transfer and transmission of documents. Discussions in the workshop will focus on how the insights gained during the two-day symposium can be translated into concrete research.
Program Details
Friday 22, September
Satellite Workshop 1:
Data Sharing Session among the Three Project Members and Invited Participants
| 10:00-13:30 | (Optional: Visiting Museum Exhibits) | |
| Seminar Room #3 + Online |
13:30-14:00 | Introducing Ourselves: Meeting w/ members from other projects |
| 14:00-15:00 | Show and Tell Session 1: JSPS Endo Project: Final Geolinguistics Map Products 1. Introduction (ENDO Mitsuaki) 2. Result Maps (SUZUKI Hiroyuki) |
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| 15:00-16:00 | Show and Tell Session 2: JSPS Kikusawa Project: On-going GIS data (β version, available online) 1. Introduction (KIKUSAWA Ritsuko) 2. Demonstration (John LOWRY) |
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| 16:00-17:00 | Show and Tell Session 3: JSPS Watanabe Project: Integration of the Spatial Information with Archaeological Data Introduction and Demonstration (WATANABE Nobuya) |
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| Senri-Chūō | 18:00- | Casual Dinner |
Saturday 23, September
| Seminar Room #4 + Online |
9:00-9:15 | Welcome: Professor YOSHIDA Kenji (Director-General, Minpaku) About This Symposium: KIKUSAWA Ritsuko (Minpaku) Business Announcements: KIKUSAWA Ritsuko (Minpaku) |
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| Session 1: Traditional Geolinguistics Analyses and Utilization of Maps: Languages, Maps and Peoples’ Movement in China and Southeast Asia | ||
| 9:15-9:45 | 1-1. Geolinguistics Analyses: Languages, Maps and Peoples’ Movement in China and Southeast Asia: An Overview ENDO Mitsuaki (Aoyama Gakuin University) |
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| 9:45-10:15 | 1-2. Austronesian Toponyms in Vietnam: Geolinguistic Approach to Vietnamese Vocabulary and Using GIS Data TRINH Cam Lan and Tran Thi Hong HANH (University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi) |
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| 10:15-10:45 | 1-3. Commentary on 1-2. From an Austronesian View Point Weera OSTAPIRAT (University of Mahidol, Thailand) |
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| 10:45-11:05 | Discussion open to the floor on 1-2. and 1-3. | |
| 11:05-11:20 | Break | |
| 11:20-11:50 | 1-4. A Geolinguistic Approach to the Qiangic Linguistic Area SHIRAI Satoko (University of Tokyo) |
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| 11:50-12:20 | 1-5. Various Geolinguistic Patterns of Tibetic Languages SUZUKI Hiroyuki (Kyoto University) |
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| (Seminar Room #5) | 12:20-14:00 | Lunch Break + Visiting Museum Exhibits |
| Seminar Room #4 + Online |
Session 2: “Language Data and GIS” Sharing Tips for Compilation and Technical Issues for Making Future GIS Versatile |
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| 14:00-14:30 | 2-1. [Online, Tokyo] Finding Correlation between the Distribution of Japanese Dialects and Non-linguistic Facts Using GIS ONISHI Takuichiro (National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics NINJAL) |
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| 14:30-15:00 | 2-2. Travelogue to Map: Extracting Travel Trajectories from Text and Reflecting Them on a Map OUCHI Hiroki (Nara Institute of Science and Technology NAIST) |
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| 15:00-15:30 | 2-3. The Process of Data Creation and Converting Analogue Data to Digital Format YOTSUI Keisuke (Community & Research Assist Network co., ltd.) |
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| 15:30-15:45 | Break | |
| 15:45-16:15 | 2-4. Integrating Linguistic and Non-linguistic Data: A Case Study and Potentials of Future GIS KIKUSAWA Ritsuko (Minpaku) |
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| 16:15-16:45 | 2-5. Why Do We Need an Entity Relationship (ER) Diagram? Making Future GIS Versatile KIKUSAWA Ritsuko (Minpaku) and WATANABE Nobuya (Chubu University) |
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| 16:45-17:15 | 2-6. [Online, England] Bridging Dialectometry with Spatial Statistics: Application and Limitation HUANG He (Fudan University, Shanghai) |
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| 17:15-17:45 | 2-7. Session 2: Discussion | |
| Entrance Hall | 18:15-20:00 | Dinner Reception |
Sunday 24, September
| Seminar Room #4 + Online |
Session 3: Geospatial Analysis and Visualization Methods (of Changes) | |
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| 9:00-9:45 | 3-1. The Formation of Prehistoric ‘Regions’ from a Dynamic Model: the Southern Regions of the ‘Chinese’ Civilization WATANABE Nobuya (Chubu University) |
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| 9:45-10:30 | 3-2. A Model for Simulating Emergent Patterns of Cities and Roads on Real-World Landscapes AOKI Takaaki (Shiga University) |
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| 10:30-10:45 | Break | |
| 10:45-11:30 | 3-3. [Online] Geospatial Analysis of Toponyms in Geotagged Tweets HIRAOKA Takayuki (Aalto University), KIRIMURA Takashi (Kyoto Sangyo University), FUJIWARA Naoya (Tohoku University) |
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| 11:30-12:00 | 3-4. Discussion | |
| (Seminar Room #5) | 12:00-13:00 | Lunch Break |
| Seminar Room #4 + Online |
Session 4: Fiji GIS Pilot Projects and the Future of Geolinguistics Analyses |
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| 13:00-13:30 | 4-1. FIJI GIS: A Pilot Study (Geographical and Technical Aspects) John LOWRY (Massey University) |
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| 13:30-14:00 | 4-2. FIJI GIS: A Pilot Study (Linguistic Aspects) Paul GERAGHTY (University of the South Pacific, Fiji) |
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| 14:00-14:30 | 4-3. Toward Statistical Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Dialects MURAWAKI Yugo (Kyoto University) |
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| 14:30-14:45 | Break | |
| 14:45-15:15 | 4-4. Noun Incorporation in Fijian Languages: Using Map Data for Analyses OKAMOTO Susumu (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) |
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| 15:15-15:45 | 4-5. Analyzing Color Terms in Fijian languages Using GIS Data Apolonia TAMATA (University of the South Pacific, Fiji) |
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| 15:45-16:15 | 4-6. Panel Discussion: From Here: How We Will Use This GIS Data Facilitator: KIKUSAWA Ritsuko (Minpaku) |
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| 16:15-16:30 | Closing Remarks | |
| 16:30-16:45 | Break | |
| Seminar Room #4 + Online |
16:30-17:30 | Session 5 (Invited Participants Only): Concluding Discussion: Possible Collaborations and How They Will Proceed Forward |
Monday 25, September
| Seminar Room #3 + Online |
10:00-12:00 | Fish List data and maps—where are we heading and what needs to be done? From the distribution of material names to linguistic prehistory Discussant: TAMATA Apolonia and Mikaele SELA |
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| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:00-17:00 | 2. 100 WL data and maps—where are we heading and what needs to be done? From the distribution of linguistic data to prehistory Discussant: TAMATA Apolonia and Mikaele SELA |