Research archive framework stabilized
The shared article structure, metadata system, glossary, references, smart index, publication layer, contributor system, and landing pages were stabilized for the /che/ archive.
Project Updates / News
Milestones, revisions, and archive development notes
Updates
Project Updates and News
This page records major milestones, archive revisions, new pages, technical improvements, and speech technology progress within the Bishnupriya Manipuri research and documentation project.
About this page.
The updates page serves as a running public log of archive development.
It can record publication milestones, dictionary progress, TTS improvements,
audio-resource work, structural changes, and future release notes.
Recent Updates
Professional landing and about pages added
A dedicated landing page and an About the Language / About the Project page were added to improve the public-facing presentation of the archive.
Contributors and credits layer added
A shared contributor system was introduced to support author, project lead, editorial support, audio contribution, and future collaborator roles.
Ten-article research series completed
The archive completed a ten-article documentation series on script processing, IPA conversion, phoneme inventory, diphones, recording workflows, segmentation, TTS, dictionary integration, and future speech technology directions.
Combined book structure prepared
A combined HTML book framework was prepared, including front matter, back matter, glossary, references, index, and print-friendly structure.
Search system added to /che/
A lightweight PHP search layer was designed for articles, glossary entries, references, and index terms, making the archive easier to navigate.
Shared bibliography and index systems added
Shared references, glossary, and smart auto-index systems were designed so the archive can behave like a structured academic publication.
Diphone documentation workflow expanded
Documentation around diphone inventory design, audio normalization, segmentation, validator workflows, and TTS implementation was expanded and formalized.
Suggested Update Categories
Research Milestone
New article series, chapter completions, glossary expansion, new references, and publication milestones.
Dictionary Progress
New entries, lexical cleanup, metadata normalization, part-of-speech tagging, and pronunciation fields.
Speech Technology
IPA converter revisions, phoneme modeling changes, diphone inventory updates, TTS improvements, and validator milestones.
Audio Resource Update
Recording sessions, normalization passes, segmentation improvements, safe filename fixes, and diphone rebuild progress.
Site Update
Landing pages, search tools, contributor pages, print styles, metadata improvements, and archive structure updates.
Future Work
Notes on ASR, neural TTS, educational features, corpus preparation, and larger research directions.
How to Use This Page
This page works best as a chronological log. Each new milestone can be added to the top of the updates list with:
- date
- title
- type
- brief summary
Over time, this becomes a public history of the archive and the Bishnupriya Manipuri speech technology project.
Archive note.
A well-maintained updates page makes the project feel active, transparent,
and research-oriented. It is especially useful for long-term language technology work,
where progress happens through many small but meaningful improvements.