Linguistic Data Consortium

The Linguistic Data Consortium (LDC) is an open consortium of universities, libraries, corporations and government research laboratories. It was formed in 1992 to address the critical data shortage then facing language technology research and development. Initially, LDC's primary role was as a repository and distribution point for language resources. Since that time, and with the help of its members, LDC has grown into an organization that creates and distributes a wide array of language resources. LDC also supports sponsored research programs and language-based technology evaluations by providing resources and contributing organizational expertise. LDC is hosted by the University of Pennsylvania and is a center within the University’s School of Arts and Sciences.

语言数据联盟（Linguistic Data Consortium，简称LDC）是由大学、图书馆、企业以及政府研究实验室组成的开放性联盟。该联盟成立于1992年，旨在应对当时语言技术研究和开发所面临的严峻数据短缺问题。最初，LDC的主要职能作为语言资源的存储库和分发中心。自那时起，在成员的支持下，LDC已发展成为一个创建和分发各类语言资源的机构。LDC还通过提供资源和贡献组织专长来支持资助的研究项目以及基于语言技术的评估。语言数据联盟由宾夕法尼亚大学承办，并成为该校艺术与科学学院的一个研究中心。