Linguistic visualization

Vat Lexicon

A MapReduce/p5.js visualization for exploring vocabulary, distribution, similarity, and morphological patterns in a synthetic social world.

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What it does

Vat Lexicon turns a data-processing pipeline into an explorable visual surface. It traces inputs through a MapReduce-style process, then surfaces word frequency, Jaccard similarity, and morphological “nonce” patterns.

Why this page is not an iframe

The full visualizer is intentionally opened in its own responsive context. Embedding its wide interactive canvas inside the portfolio created cropping and navigation problems; this page provides the project framing and a stable launch point instead.

Data boundary

The public explanation focuses on the simulation and visualization method. It does not turn private logs or personal data into a portfolio artifact.

Grouped bar chart comparing Mauk and Abaci alpha-only nonce hapaxes by edit distance to the nearest real English word. — Morphology view: visually grouping nonce-pattern relationships.

Vat Lexicon results table comparing Mauk-only, shared, and Abaci-only vocabulary alongside distribution summaries. — Results view: distribution summaries and speaker-exclusive or shared vocabulary.