Category Archives: Digital Humanities

I was very happy to be given the opportunity to introduce some aspects of the Chinese Text Project at this workshop hosted by the Compilation Center of Korean Confucian Classics at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul. I’ve uploaded a handout (Chinese) … Continue reading →

Update to the CTP: The dictionary section of the site has been updated to make better use of English translations. Dictionary pages now cite English translations of example sentences together with the corresponding Chinese examples. Additionally, dictionary look-ups for passages … Continue reading →

Update to the CTP: Word clouds have been added for all texts on the site. These show a graphical representation of unexpectedly frequent words and characters in a particular text, with more frequent and/or unusual words in larger fonts. To … Continue reading →

Update to the CTP: The semantic linking data is now used to automatically suggest related searches when performing a full-text search. Textual searches continue to work as previously, but searching for any term that has an entry in the CTP … Continue reading →

Update to the CTP: A few minor updates have been made to the site. Firstly, the traditional Chinese editions will now display standard traditional Chinese punctuation (「、」、『、』); simplified Chinese editions will continue to use simplified punctuation (“、”、‘、’). Secondly, the dictionary … Continue reading →

Update to the CTP: Dictionary entries now link to scanned copies of the Guangyun and Kangxi dictionaries. Look up a character using the main dictionary page, then click on the links listed under “Dictionary references” to jump to the corresponding … Continue reading →