Online helyesírási tanácsadásmint nyelvmenedzselés –fejlesztői és felhasználói nézőpontból
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: In managing language problems, especially spelling problems, that language users encounter when producing and/or proofreading written texts, online writing assistants have proven to be an effective and modern support tool. Since 2013, the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics has been operating the online spelling advisory portal Helyesiras.mta.hu,which aims to communicate Hungarian spelling norms to users in a fast and accessible way, using language technology resources and tools.The aim of the paper is to explore and interpret the role of the spelling advisory portal in language management processes. It adopts Language Management Theory (LMT) as an interpretative framework for meta-activities related to language use, including language consulting, as this theoretical framework provides a coherent approach for describing different levels and varieties of reflection upon language activity at both individual and community levels.The paper presents the spelling advisory portal as a language management tool from the perspective of both developers and users. From the developer perspective, the implementation and maintenance of the online spelling advisory portal Helyesiras.mta.hu can be interpreted as instantiating organised language management on behalf of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, aimed at the management of so-called meta-problems (“type problems”) related to normative spelling, which can be formally described and turned into algorithms. From a user perspective, the tools of the spelling advisory portal are used in simple language management situations where speakers address specific instances of spelling problems (“problem tokens”). The advisory portal thus creates a bridge between the macro and micro levels of language management. The paper presents various organised language management decisions that have been shaped the portal’s web tools and other content. It also provides a user perspective on the role of the website in simple language management processes.
Author: Zsófia Ludányi
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409414866