"Lavorare" il dato linguistico: prospettive e limiti. Alcune considerazioni dall'esperienza dell'Atlante Linguistico della Sicilia (ALS)

Abstract

The present work focuses on the relationship between linguistic research and the use of new technologies for linguistic data processing and analysis. Starting from the experience of the Atlante Linguistico della Sicilia (ALS), this paper describes a XML schema, based on the theory of trasferenza (transference) by Regis (2013), for the annotation and analysis of the data from the onomasiological questions of the ALS sociovariational questionnaire. Moreover, this modest case study tries to make clear the pros and cons of technological devices in linguistic research.