Linguistic Variation in Chinese Speech Communities

泛华语地区汉语共时语料库



LIVaC is a tool for linguistic researchers. It is based on a large corpus of over 6 billion characters that shows the continuing evolution of the Chinese language over time and across Chinese speaking communities.

LIVaC has been in continuous operation since 1995. LIVAC is a unique synchronous Chinese corpus providing insights into linguistic developments across the Chinese communities of Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai, Singapore and Taiwan. LIVaC continuously draws and analyzes data from their Chinese printed news media. It enables the monitoring of linguistic and social developments over time.

More information about LiVaC can be found on Wikipedia.

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