langiographie

Langiiographie is a field that concerns the graphical representation and documentation of language phenomena. In this usage, language data—from phonetic recordings and transcriptions to written texts, dialect variation, and semantic networks—are organized, analyzed, and presented as visual artifacts such as maps, charts, spectrograms, and annotated corpora.

Practitioners employ a range of methods and tools, including field collection and corpus data, phonetic transcription using the International Phonetic Alphabet, acoustic analysis with spectrograms and waveforms, isogloss maps for language variation, and data visualization facilitated by GIS and statistical software.

Langiiographie intersects linguistics, anthropology, and information visualization. Its aims include documenting language variation and change, supporting cross-linguistic comparison, facilitating language preservation, and informing language technology, education, and policy.

Challenges include achieving standardization of terminology and methods, avoiding representational bias, addressing ethics and consent in fieldwork, and ensuring data access and reuse. Because the term is not universally adopted, its scope can vary between communities and projects, with some scholars preferring alternative labels such as linguography or language visualization.