Dataset
Domestic and International Common Language Database (DICL)
2024
Abstract
The database contains index measures of linguistic similarity both domestically and internationally. The domestic measures capture linguistic similarities present among populations within a single country while the international indexes capture language similarities between two different countries. The 8 indices reflect three different aspects of language: common official languages, common native and acquired spoken languages, and linguistic proximity across different languages. This database has many uses, such as in models of bilateral flows—including FDI, migration, and international trade—as well as in regional or country level analyses.
Extensive and detailed coverage:
Bilateral indexes for 242 countries
Based on 6,674 individual languages
Metrics
42 Record Views
Details
- Title
- Domestic and International Common Language Database (DICL)
- Creators
- Tamara Gurevich - United States International Trade CommissionPeter Herman - United States International Trade CommissionFarid Toubal - Université Paris Dauphine-PSLYoto Yotov - Drexel University
- Publisher
- United States International Trade Commission
- Resource Type
- Dataset
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Economics (School of Economics)
- Other Identifier
- 991022032773104721