An Electronic Dictionary and Translation System for Murrinh-Patha

This paper presents an electronic dictionary and translation system for the Australian language Murrinh-Patha. Its complex verbal structure makes learning Murrinh-Patha very difficult. Design learning materials or a dictionary which is easy to understand and to use also presents a challenge. This pa...

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Published inEuropean Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL)
Main Authors Seiss, Melanie, Nordlinger, Rachel
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL) 2012
Subjects
Australia
Dictionaries
Educational Technology
Electronic Publishing
Foreign Countries
Grammar
Indigenous Populations
Languages
Morphemes
Phonology
Second Language Learning
Teaching Methods
Technology Uses in Education
Translation
Verbs
Australia
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Summary:This paper presents an electronic dictionary and translation system for the Australian language Murrinh-Patha. Its complex verbal structure makes learning Murrinh-Patha very difficult. Design learning materials or a dictionary which is easy to understand and to use also presents a challenge. This paper discusses some of the difficulties posed by the Murrinh-Patha verb system and proposes electronic resources which build on deep language processing to perform the required tasks.