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| Title: | A finite-state morphological grammar of Hebrew |
| Author: | S. Yona |
| Institution: | University of Haifa |
| Author: | Shuly Wintner |
| Institution: | University of Haifa |
| Linguistic Field: | Computational Linguistics; Morphology; Phonology; Writing Systems |
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Hebrew
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| Abstract: | Morphological analysis is a crucial component of several natural language processing tasks, especially for languages with a highly productive morphology, where stipulating a full lexicon of surface forms is not feasible. This paper describes HAMSAH (HAifa Morphological System for Analyzing Hebrew), a morphological processor for Modern Hebrew, based on finite-state linguistically motivated rules and a broad coverage lexicon. The set of rules comprehensively covers the morphological, morpho-phonological and orthographic phenomena that are observable in contemporary Hebrew texts. Reliance on finite-state technology facilitates the construction of a highly efficient, completely bidirectional system for analysis and generation. |
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This article appears in Natural Language Engineering Vol. 14, Issue 2, which you can read on Cambridge's site or on LINGUIST . |
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