A database design for complex linguistic data in collaborative web application

Recent studies involving the linguistic analysis of texts has shown the importance of the interrelationships across the various strata of language. A network based collaborative system represents a major step forward in carrying out such cross-stratum analysis. Two vital prerequisites for developing this system include facilities for retrieval of text resources and a mechanism for capturing complex linguistic information. In this paper, a database framework for collaborative retrieval of complex linguistic information is presented. The framework provides a platform for combining both syntactic and semantic processes of parallel multilingual corpora leading to pattern visualization, speech analysis, speech-to-text transcription and statistical analysis.