International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology, 2024, 6(9); doi: 10.25236/IJFS.2024.060908.
Jingtao Liang1,2, Tingting Su3, Zhiping Zhang4
1Institute Department of Humanities and Management and Hebei Key Laboratory of Health Care with Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
2Institute for Language Policies and Standards, Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, China
3School of International Education of Chinese Language, Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, China
4School of Journalism and Communication, Shijiazhuang University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Language data is an interdisciplinary concept, representing an observation and research perspective on language based on Data Science and Political Economy. As Chinese government has put data into production factors, language data, as a significant type of data, also possesses the attributes of production factor. This paper explores the understanding of language data from the perspectives of its attributes and characteristics, arguing that language data can be used as production factors, living factors, and language resources, and shows the characteristics of diversity and systematicness. Based on this understanding of language data, a dynamic and collaborative concept of language data governance should be established.
Language Data, Production Factors, Renewed Understanding, Language Data Governance
Jingtao Liang, Tingting Su, Zhiping Zhang. A Study of Language Data and Its Governance Concept. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2024), Vol. 6, Issue 9: 50-56. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2024.060908.
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