{"ID":2898151,"CreatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","UpdatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","DeletedAt":null,"paper_url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.04070","arxiv_id":"2507.04070","title":"XISM: an eXploratory and Interactive Graph Tool to Visualize and Evaluate Semantic Map Models","abstract":"Semantic map models visualize systematic relations among semantic functions through graph structures and are widely used in linguistic typology. However, existing construction methods either depend on labor-intensive expert reasoning or on fully automated systems lacking expert involvement, creating a tension between scalability and interpretability. We introduce \\textbf{XISM}, an interactive system that combines data-driven inference with expert knowledge. XISM generates candidate maps via a top-down procedure and allows users to iteratively refine edges in a visual interface, with real-time metric feedback. Experiments in three semantic domains and expert interviews show that XISM improves linguistic decision transparency and controllability in semantic-map construction while maintaining computational efficiency. XISM provides a collaborative approach for scalable and interpretable semantic-map building. The system\\footnote{https://app.xism2025.xin/} , source code\\footnote{https://github.com/hank317/XISM} , and demonstration video\\footnote{https://youtu.be/m5laLhGn6Ys} are publicly available.","short_abstract":"Semantic map models visualize systematic relations among semantic functions through graph structures and are widely used in linguistic typology. However, existing construction methods either depend on labor-intensive expert reasoning or on fully automated systems lacking expert involvement, creating a tension between s...","url_abs":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.04070","url_pdf":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.04070v3","authors":"[\"Zhu Liu\",\"Zhen Hu\",\"Lei Dai\",\"Yu Xuan\",\"Ying Liu\"]","published":"2025-07-05T15:21:42Z","proceeding":"cs.CL","tasks":"[\"cs.CL\"]","methods":"[\"LoRA\"]","project_urls":"[\"https://app.xism2025.xin/\"]","has_code":false,"code_links":[{"ID":612391,"CreatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","UpdatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","DeletedAt":null,"paper_id":2898151,"paper_url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.04070","paper_title":"XISM: an eXploratory and Interactive Graph Tool to Visualize and Evaluate Semantic Map Models","repo_url":"https://github.com/hank317/XISM","is_official":false,"mentioned_in_paper":false,"mentioned_in_github":true,"github_stars":0}]}