languagesone

languagesone is an open, community-driven framework for representing linguistic data and processing tools across languages. It provides a shared data model, metadata standards, and reference implementations intended to facilitate research, documentation, and practical applications in natural language processing and language technology.

The core concept is modularity and extensibility. The framework defines a core data model for annotations such as tokens, morphosyntax, syntax trees, and semantic roles, and supports extension packs for phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, discourse, and pragmatics. It includes a registry of languages, corpora, tools, and resources, as well as an API for developers to access data and services.

History and purpose: languagesone emerged from collaborative efforts among linguists and software engineers in the early 2020s. It was designed to complement existing standards and ecosystems, with particular emphasis on interoperability, reproducibility, and long-term accessibility of linguistic data. The project aims to provide a unifying layer that integrates diverse annotation schemes and processing tools.

Applications and use: the framework is used for corpus creation and annotation, cross-lingual experiments, digital language documentation, and education. It prioritizes data provenance, versioning, and open licensing to support transparent research and broad reuse.

Governance and access: languagesone is hosted on public repositories with an open contribution model. A governance board and contributor guidelines help coordinate development, while documentation and tutorials are maintained in multiple languages to encourage broad participation.