Challenges of language technologies for the indigenous languages of the Americas

Indigenous languages of the American continent are highly diverse. However, they have received little attention from the technological perspective. In this paper, we review the research, the digital resources and the available NLP systems that focus on these languages. We present the main challenges...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Mager, Manuel, Gutierrez-Vasques, Ximena, Sierra, Gerardo, Meza, Ivan
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LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 12.06.2018
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Languages
Native languages
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Summary:Indigenous languages of the American continent are highly diverse. However, they have received little attention from the technological perspective. In this paper, we review the research, the digital resources and the available NLP systems that focus on these languages. We present the main challenges and research questions that arise when distant languages and low-resource scenarios are faced. We would like to encourage NLP research in linguistically rich and diverse areas like the Americas.
ISSN:2331-8422