Method and apparatus for learning the morphology of a natural language
The present invention relates generally to a method and apparatus for learning the morphology of a natural language. More particularly, the present invention relates to unsupervised acquisition, particularly using automatic means such as a computer, of the morphology of languages, particularly Europ...
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| Format | Patent |
| Language | English |
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11.06.2002
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| Summary: | The present invention relates generally to a method and apparatus for learning the morphology of a natural language. More particularly, the present invention relates to unsupervised acquisition, particularly using automatic means such as a computer, of the morphology of languages, particularly European languages.
A method and system () provide automatic and unsupervised morphological analysis of a corpus of a natural language. An optimal division of each word in the corpus is determined () and identified stems and suffixes are combined as signatures (). Major patterns of stem allomorphy are identified () and a morphological analysis is produced () for subsequent processing. |
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