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== Approach == | == Approach == | ||
| + | # We first generated a parallel corpus of verb phrases in Munsee and English. | ||
| + | # We added verb stems to our bilingual dictionary (.dix) and monolingual transducer (.lexd), creating twol rules as necessary. | ||
| + | # We then created syntax trees to model the breakdown of various verb phrases. | ||
| + | ## Structural transfer rules were developed by tracking tags backwards up the trees | ||
| + | ## Attributes currently being tracked: | ||
| + | ### Transitivity | ||
| + | # We implemented structural transfer rules for translation from Munsee to English. | ||
| + | # Finally, we evaluated our output (see evaluation section below) | ||
== Outstanding Tasks == | == Outstanding Tasks == | ||
Revision as of 16:01, 9 May 2025
Project Focus
Despite ongoing efforts to revitalize the Munsee language, relatively few pedagogical resources are readily available to the public. Our tool aims to support a crucial step in the learning of this language;: the translation of the grammatically complex verbs in Munsee to English, a language likely to be spoken by learners of Munsee.
Approach
- We first generated a parallel corpus of verb phrases in Munsee and English.
- We added verb stems to our bilingual dictionary (.dix) and monolingual transducer (.lexd), creating twol rules as necessary.
- We then created syntax trees to model the breakdown of various verb phrases.
- Structural transfer rules were developed by tracking tags backwards up the trees
- Attributes currently being tracked:
- Transitivity
- We implemented structural transfer rules for translation from Munsee to English.
- Finally, we evaluated our output (see evaluation section below)
Outstanding Tasks
- Develop structural transfer rules so that objects of verbs can be tracked and translated
- This will allow our tool to handle transitive verbs
- Account for differences between stable and unstable verb stems
- This will require work on both .lexd and .twol files
- Implement future 'tense' with modal word 'uch'
Relevant Links
- Munsee Corpus Repository
- Munsee Transducer Repository
- Repository for English transducer
- Repository for Munsee-English language pair
Evaluation
As of May 8, 2025
Line Evaluation Results
- Number of words in reference: 175
- Number of words in test: 82
- Number of unknown words in test: 50
- Percentage of unknown words: 60.98%
- Word Error Rate (WER): 97.14%
- Position-Independent Word Error Rate (PER): 97.14%
