/wals-parser

Tool to parse WALS data

Primary LanguageC#GNU General Public License v3.0GPL-3.0

Wals-Parser

Commands

  • dist [language] - get distance of other languages from this one
    • eg. dist eng
  • sprachbund [region] - get majority (>50%) typological characteristics of a linguistic area
    • eg. sprachbund MESOAMERICA
  • typicality [region] - get score of how typical a region's language are relative to regional average
    • eg. typicality EUROPE

Directory Structure

  • must be placed in a directory adjacent to the /wals/ repository
  • must be placed in a directory containing regions.png