Reconstruction Module

The reconstruction tools can be used only after you have selected a dataset.
You can select a dataset in the "dataset" menu (in the Breadcrumb trail) in the "data" tab or directly in the "Reconstruction" tab.
The menu of the module is organised as follow: "Datasets", "Search in dataset", "Cognate sets", "Alignments", Correspondence sets".

Dataset tools and operations

Selecting and loading a dataset

To use the reconstruction tools, you need to select a dataset in the list of datasets.

The dataset list appears in the Explorer zone, when you click on the "datasets" menu.

You can display the datasets by "Natural dataset", "Public dataset", "Own dataset" or "Shared dataset".

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The dataset list is organised alphabetically.

There are two ways of loading a dataset in the Active elements zone:

Adding a comment to a dataset

As for all objects, it is possible to add a (private or public) comment to a dataset via the comment icon. You need to load the cognate set up to the Active elements zone and use the comment icon (in the Toolbar).

The dialog box below appears and you can choose to make a private comment or a public comment.

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Adding a tag to a dataset

As for all objects, it is possible to add a tag to a dataset via thetag icon.

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Cognate sets tools and operations

In RefLex, the cognate set is created in relation with a dataset.

Identifying a cognate set

There are different ways to isolate records which may belong to a cognate set:

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Creating / saving a cognate set

From dynamic clouds or query results, you can load records up to the Active elements zone to save them as a cognate set.

When records are loaded in the Active elements, you can save a cognate set by using either of two icons:

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Creating a new cognate set from existing cognate set

When a cognate set is loaded in the Active elements zone, you can create a new cognate set by using either of the two icons (new and save cogante) presented above (see create a cognate set).

Browsing cognate sets

When you select the "cognates" menu, the list of created cognate sets associated with a dataset is displayed in the Explorer zone.

There are two visualization options:

Cognate sets can be filter by the following criteria: "Sort by records", "Sort by aligned records", "Exclude aligned records".

The list of cognate sets is organised alphabetically. You can browse cognate sets list through letter of alphabet.

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Displaying the records contained in a cognate set

To view the content of a cognate set, you need to click on the attached info icon. The records contained in the cognate set appear in the Available elements zone.

You also can visualize the records contained in several cognate sets by checking the cognate sets and use the info icon on the top of the Explorer zone.

On the bottom of the Explorer zone, in a box named "Select fields to display", you can choose the fields you want to visualize .

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Loading a cognate set

To load a cognate set up to the Active elements zone, you need to use the caddy icon associated to the cognate set in the Explorer zone.

Modifying a cognate set

When a cognate set is loaded in the Active elements zone, you can modify it by using the pencil icon (in the Toolbar).

Renaming a cognate set

To rename a cognate set, you need to load a cognate set and to click on the pencil icon in the Toolbar. Then, you need to modify the name in the dialog box that appears and you need to save it by using the save button.

You can modify a cognate set by using the pencil icon (in the Toolbar) when a cognate set is loaded in the Active elements zone.

It is possible to add, modify or delete comments.

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Other changes are possible:

Adding records to a cognate set

To add records to a cognate set, first, you need to load the cognate set in the Active elements zone.
Then, you need to search in the dataset in order to display records in the Available elements zone.
Then, you can choose the records you want to add by using the add icon.
When records are added in the Active elements zone, you can save the modified cognate set by using the pencil icon.

Deleting records from a cognate set

When a cognate set is loaded in the Active elements zone, you can select records you want to delete from the set by checking the box and use the delete icon in the Toolbar.
Then, you need to save the modified cognate set by using the pencil icon.

Dividing a cognate set in two

When a cognate set is loaded in the Active elements zone, you can create a new cognate set by using the save icon (in the Toolbar). You can keep certain records from the original cognate set by dragging them over the pink bar.

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Then, you can name the new cognate set and save it by using the save button.

When the dialog box is closed, the remaining records (unsaved records) are displayed in the Active elements zone.
You can save these records discarded from the original cognate set (if you want to keep only these records) by using the new icon.

Deleting a cognate set

To delete a cognate set, you need to load the cognate set up to the Active elements zone and use the cancel icon (in the Toolbar).

The dialog box below appears and you need to confirm the deletion.

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Adding a comment to a cognate set

To add a comment to a cognate set, you need to load the cognate set up to the Active elements zone and use the comment icon in the "Recordset" part of the Toolbar.

The dialog box below appears and you can choose to make a private comment or a public comment.

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Adding a comment to the selected record(s)

When a cognate set is loaded up to the Active elements zone, it is possible to add a comment to the selected record(s) by using the comment icon in the "Records" part of the Toolbar.

The dialog box below appears and you can choose to make a private comment or a public comment.

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Adding a tag to a cognate set

To add a tag to a cognate set, you need to load the cognate set up to the Active elements zone and use the tag icon in the "Records" part of the Toolbar.

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Adding a tag to the selected records

When a cognate set is loaded up to the Active elements zone, it it possible to add a tag to the selected record(s) by using the tag icon in the "Records" part of the Toolbar. On the image below, the two tags “animal” and “reptile” are added to the records.

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Map visualization of a cognate set

When a cognate set is loaded in the Active elements zone, you can view on a map the languages that are represented in the recordset by selecting the map icon.

Tree visualization of a cognate set

When a cognate set is loaded in the Active elements zone, you can view on a tree the languages that are represented in the recordset by selecting thetree icon.

Displaying the associated alignment(s)

When a cognate set is loaded in the Active elements zone, you can visualize the alignment(s) that have been created by using the down icon on the bottom of the Active elements zone.

Alignment tools and operations

Creating an alignment

It is possible to create several alignments per cognate set (see Advanced uses). There are the steps to follow:

Default alignment

When a cognate set is saved and loaded in the Active elements zone, you can use the alignment icon to create an alignments.

The default table is left aligned with three blank cells on each side.

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The elements can be moved from one cell to another (See modify an alignment).

Modifying an alignment

From the default alignment, you can create your own alignment. There are different ways to move elements from one cell to another:

Validating / saving an alignment

To validate an alignment, you need to use the save icon.
An additional line appears where you can suggest correspondence labels for each correspondence set by clicking on the add icon.

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Browsing alignments

When you select the "Alignments" item in the Breadcrumb trail, the list of created alignments associated with a dataset is displayed in the Explorer zone.

There are several visualization options:

You can filter alignments by the following criteria: "No public alignment", "Recent submit", "My alignments".

The list of cognate sets is organised alphabetically. You can browse cognate sets list through letter of alphabet.

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Displaying the records contained in an alignment

To view the content of an alignment, you need to click on the attached info icon. The records contained in the alignment appear in the Available elements zone.

You also can visualize the records contained in several alignments by checking the alignments and use the info icon on the top of the Explorer zone.

On the bottom of the Explorer zone, you can choose the fields you want to visualize .

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Loading an alignment

You can load a saved alignment in the Active elements zone:

You can display a saved alignment below a loaded cognate set in the Active elements zone by using the downicon.

Adding records to an alignment

When records have been added to a cognate set, you can add them to the alignment already saved by using the tag icon in the Toolbar.

The new records appear and you can modify the default alignment. Don't forget to save the new alignment by using the save icon in the "Alignment" part of the Toolbar.

Removing records from an alignment

You can remove records from an alignment: you need to select the record(s) you want to delete and click on the save icon in the
"Alignment" part of the Toolbar.

A new default alignment appears and you need to modify it.

Deleting an alignment

The delete icon deletes the loaded alignment in the Active elements zone.

Adding a comment to an alignment

To add a comment to an alignment, you need to load the alignment up to the Active elements zone and use the comment icon (in the Toolbar).

The dialog box below appears and you can choose to make a private comment or a public comment.

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Displaying the associated cognate set

When an alignment is loaded in the Active elements zone, you can visualize the associated cognate set by using the down icon on the bottom of the Active elements zone.

Sharing an alignment

When you create an alignment, you can choose this alignment to be "personal" or "shared", on the right side of the Active elements zone.

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Obsolete alignment

On the right side of the Active elements zone, it is also possible to consider an alignment as "obsolete" alignment. The alignment becomes grey.

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Correspondence sets tools and operations

Creating a correspondence set

To create a correspondence set, you need, first, to validate an alignment.

When the additional line appears, you can propose a correspondence label by using the add icon.

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If you use the add icon, a dialog box appears where you can suggest a correspondence label and associate tags such as V1, C1, etc...

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A proposed convention is: the correspondence labels not preceded by a symbol are considered as hypotheses. If you want to validate a hypothesis as a reconstructed segment, an asterisk must be added to the correspondence label.

Modifying a correspondence label

To modify a correspondence label in a displayed alignment (in the Active elements zone), you need to click on the correspondence label and to make changes in the dialog box that appears. Changes must be saved by using the save button.

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Deleting a correspondence label

To delete a correspondence label in a displayed alignment (in the Active elements zone), you need to select the correspondence label and to click on the delete button in the dialog box that appears.

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Associating tag to a correspondence set

To associate a tag to a correspondence set, there are several possibilities:

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Note: The tag are associated to a correspondence set in a specified cognate set.

See other uses of tags.

Browsing correspondence sets

The created correspondence sets are grouped in the list of correspondence sets organised by correspondence labels.

To browse in the list of correspondence sets, you need to select the "Correspondence set" item of the Breadcrumb trail under the "Reconstruction" tab.

There are several visualization options:

Several display choices are possible. You can display:

The list of correspondence labels is displayed alphabetically in the Explorer zone. You can choose to differentiate correspondence labels based on their diacritics or not ("remove diacritics").

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Displaying cognate sets attached to a correspondence set

There are two ways to display cognate sets attached to one or more correspondence sets:

Displaying a synthetic view of the correspondence sets

The reconstruction icon allows you to display a synthetic view in tabular form of the correspondence set(s) checked in the Explorer zone.

The list of cognate sets attached to the selected correspondence set(s) appears in a table in the Available elements zone.

The columns are:

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If you click on the column title, you can sort the content alphabetically.

It is possible to filter the cognate sets attached to a correspondence set via tags or to filter them via column headings.

Filtering the cognate sets attached to a correspondence set

Tag filter

When the cognate sets attached to one or more correspondence set(s) are displayed in the Available elements zone, it is possible to filter them via tags.The relevant rows will be extracted and display above the main table:

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Column heading sorting

When the cognate sets attached to one or more correspondence set(s) are displayed in the Available elements zone, you can sort them alphabetically via the column headings by clicking on the title.

Validating a "hypothesis" as a "reconstructed segment"

To validate one or more hypotheses as reconstructed segments, you need to select (by checking the boxes) the cognate set(s) in the list of the cognate sets attached to the correspondence set displayed in the Available elements zone. Then, you need to use the award icon. An asterisk is added in front of the selected correspondence labels and they become "reconstructed segments" and are no longer "hypotheses".

Defining a "reconstructed segment" as a "hypothesis"

To change one or more reconstructed segments into hypotheses, you need to select (by checking the boxes) the cognate set(s) in the list of the cognate sets attached to the correspondence set displayed in the Available elements zone. Then, you need to use the award icon. The asterisk in front of the selected correspondence labels disappears and they become "hypotheses" and no longer "reconstructed segments".

Displaying the associated alignment

When one or more correspondence set(s) are selected (by checking the box) in the Explorer zone, you can display the associated alignments by clicking on the align icon. The alignments appear in the Available elements zone.

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Loading the associated alignment

When the cognate sets attached to one or more correspondence set(s) are displayed in the Available elements zone, you can load the alignment associated with a cognate set by clicking on the cognate set in the list. The alignments appear in the Active elements zone.

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Displaying the associated cognate set

When an alignment is loaded up in the Active elements zone, you can display the associated cognate set by clicking on the down icon. The cognate set appears below the alignment.

Loading the associated cognate set

When an alignment is loaded up in the Available elements zone, you can load the associated cognate set by clicking on the cognat icon in the Toolbar. The  cognate set appears in the Active elements zone.

Displaying the records contained in the associated cognate set

To visualize the records contained in the cognate sets attached to a correspondence set, you need to check the correspondence set box in the Explorer zone and to click on the info icon. The cognate sets' records appear one below the other in the Available elements zone.

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Searching

Searching in a dataset

In the reconstruction module, The "search in a dataset" item in the Breadcrumb trail is used to identify and create cognate sets.

See Search options.

The search results are displayed in the Available elements zone.

Searching in cognate sets

To search in a dataset's cognate set, you can:

Then, you can choose the language(s) you want to search in and you can choose the fields to display.
By default, all source boxes are checked, you can invert the selection by using the fleche icon.

See Search options.

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Searching in alignments

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Saving a query

When the results appear in the Available elements zone, you can save the query by using the query icon. The dialog box below appears. You can name the query and save by using thesave button.

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