Launch of the Frisian dialects project
The Digital Humanities Lab, together with a group of researchers from Utrecht University and Fryske Akademy, launched the Frisian dialects application to collect Frisian language data in an online experiment in the form of a game.
The Frisian dialects application, built by developer Ben Bonfil, tests the knowledge of language variation within Frisia (Northern part of the Netherlands). Users of the application hear voices of Frisian speakers with different accents. They can then locate the origin of the speakers on a map of Frisia by clicking on a Google map interface. The answers are stored and used for linguistic research. The app has already been used by more than 5000 people.
Participate in the game
Do you know a little Frisian? Then visit the project website and take part in the Frisian dialects game and help collect data for linguistic research.