DMLEX on Wikibase : legacy dictionaries as collaboratively editable dataset

Krek, Simon (avtor), Ponikvar, Primož (avtor), Repar, Andraž (avtor), Kosem, Iztok (avtor), Lindemann, David (avtor)

This paper presents an experimental workflow for converting legacy digitized dictionaries into the DMLex standard and subsequently importing them into a Wikibase instance. DMLex, a serialization-independent model developed by the OASIS LEXIDMA Technical Committee, aims to provide a universal and modular representation of lexicographic data. The study tested whether dictionaries from heterogeneous sources—originally encoded in internal XML formats—could be reliably transformed into DMLex-compliant representations and repurposed for collaborative editing and enrichment on a structured linked data platform. The transformation was achieved through a combination of rule-based scripts, manual refinement, and large language model assistance. While DMLex proved adaptable to a wide range of lexical phenomena, several limitations became apparent during the Wikibase integration phase. These findings suggest that practical deployment of DMLex benefits from clearer conventions and validation strategies when applied beyond theoretical modeling. The results confirm DMLex’s potential for future-proof dictionary modeling, while also highlighting areas where further specification and community consensus are needed to support its application in digital infrastructures and collaborative environments.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: legacy dictionaries, conversion, standardization, semantic web, linked data
• Vrsta gradiva: Drugo
• Tipologija: 1.08 - Objavljeni znanstveni prispevek na konferenci
• Organizacija: FF - Filozofska fakulteta ; FRI - Fakulteta za računalništvo in informatiko
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2025
• Št. strani: Str. 175-189
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-179795
• UDK: 81'322
• ISSN pri članku: 2533-5626
• COBISS.SI-ID: 269235459
• Datum objave v RUL: 25.02.2026

Gradivo je del zbornika

• Naslov: eLex 2025
• COBISS.SI-ID: 258410499

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Electronic lexicography in the 21st century. Proceedings of eLex ... conference
• Skrajšan naslov: Electron. lexicogr. 21st cent., Proc. eLex ... conf.
• Založnik: Lexical Computing
• ISSN: 2533-5626
• COBISS.SI-ID: 1537552579

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Nekomercialno-Deljenje pod enakimi pogoji 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: Licenca Creative Commons, ki prepoveduje komercialno uporabo in zahteva, da uporabnik predelana dela objavi z enako licenco.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: tradicionalni slovarji, pretvorba, standardizacija, semantični splet, povezani podatki

Projekti

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P6-0411-2019
• Naslov: Jezikovni viri in tehnologije za slovenski jezik

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: GC-0002-2024
• Naslov: Veliki jezikovni modeli za digitalno humanistiko