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==WIC==
 
==WIC==
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Initial Evaluation of Ambiguity: 1.0
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Initial Evaluation of Ambiguity: 1.23
  
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Coverage: 69.11%
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Initial Coverage: 69.11%
  
 
Final Evaluation of Ambiguity: 1.0
 
Final Evaluation of Ambiguity: 1.0
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Final Coverage: 71.26%
  
 
https://github.swarthmore.edu/Ling073-sp26/ling073-wic-eng
 
https://github.swarthmore.edu/Ling073-sp26/ling073-wic-eng
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===Third Form of Ambiguity===
 
===Third Form of Ambiguity===
  
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hiː = ditch and water
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neˀeːh = chicken and turkey
  
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arahéːˀiras = He found it in the water.
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neˀeːh háskeˀekíːchaseˀéːskih = They used to dance the turkey dance
  
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árahaːhanniwih = He threw it into the ditch.
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teːs tacˀarharaˀas neˀeːh  = He was bringing corn to chickens
  
 
==WIC→ENG==
 
==WIC→ENG==
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2. "Khac" can mean "white" or "pure". "White" is used when describing animals and "pure" is used anywhere else.
 
2. "Khac" can mean "white" or "pure". "White" is used when describing animals and "pure" is used anywhere else.
  
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<rule weight="1.2">
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  <rule weight="1.2">
 
     <match lemma="khac" tags="adj.*">
 
     <match lemma="khac" tags="adj.*">
 
       <select lemma="white" tags="adj.*"/>
 
       <select lemma="white" tags="adj.*"/>
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   </rule>
 
   </rule>
  
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3. "Hiː" refers to both "water" and "ditch". "Ditch" is used in the context of throwing things (into it) and "water" is used anywhere else.
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3. "neˀeːh" refers to both "chicken" and "turkey". "Turkey" is prominently only used in the form of 'turkey-dance' a Wichita cultural dance, while chicken is used in most other contexts.
  
 
   <rule weight="1.2">
 
   <rule weight="1.2">
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     <match lemma="haː"/>
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     <match lemma="neˀeːh" tags="n.*">
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    <match lemma="hirahr" tags="v.*">
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       <select lemma="turkey" tags="n.*"/>
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       <select lemma="ditch" tags="n.*"/>
 
 
     </match>
 
     </match>
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    <match lemma="ˀichasaˀiː"/>
 
   </rule>
 
   </rule>
  
 
   <rule>
 
   <rule>
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     <match lemma="haː" tags="n.*">
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     <match lemma="neˀeːh" tags="n.*">
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       <select lemma="water" tags="n.*"/>
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       <select lemma="chicken" tags="n.*"/>
 
     </match>
 
     </match>
 
   </rule>
 
   </rule>
  
 
[[Category: Sp26_AmbiguityResolution]] [[Category: Wichita]] [[Category: English]]
 
[[Category: Sp26_AmbiguityResolution]] [[Category: Wichita]] [[Category: English]]

Latest revision as of 00:12, 5 May 2026

WIC

Initial Evaluation of Ambiguity: 1.23

Initial Coverage: 69.11%

Final Evaluation of Ambiguity: 1.0

Final Coverage: 71.26%

https://github.swarthmore.edu/Ling073-sp26/ling073-wic-eng

First Form of Ambiguity

hita = edge and bank

nahitéːhárih aːríːwaːwaˀas. = They ate beside the creek.

wahitéːtiskih nahiˀiyassissah kiyakí;ctawiːːˀi hakoːcitih = When he was getting onto the bank, having gotten across the water, it was hard for him to get back outside.

Second Form of Ambiguity

khac = white and pure

kˀítaːkskhac wéraˀ hasˀaːˀákicitaːheˀeh. = White coyote must he had his knife with him.

keˀeséːcˀiriyari hinníˀ keˀeskihaːkhachanniwihi. = You will shake your head and you will throw me into the pure water.

Third Form of Ambiguity

neˀeːh = chicken and turkey

neˀeːh háskeˀekíːchaseˀéːskih = They used to dance the turkey dance

teːs tacˀarharaˀas neˀeːh = He was bringing corn to chickens

WIC→ENG

Generalizations:

1. In Wichita, "hita" can mean "bank" (as in riverbank), or "edge". When used in the context of a river, "bank" is used, edge is used anywhere else. 

 <rule weight="1.2">
   <match lemma="hita"/>
   <match lemma="haː" tags="n.*">
     <select lemma="bank" tags="n.*"/>
   </match>
 </rule>

 <rule>
   <match lemma="hita" tags="n.*">
     <select lemma="edge" tags="n.*"/>
   </match>
 </rule>

2. "Khac" can mean "white" or "pure". "White" is used when describing animals and "pure" is used anywhere else. 

  <rule weight="1.2">
   <match lemma="khac" tags="adj.*">
     <select lemma="white" tags="adj.*"/>
   </match>
   <or>
     <seq n="nonhumanthings"/>
   </or>
 </rule>

 <rule>
   <match lemma="khac" tags="adj.*">
     <select lemma="pure" tags="adj.*"/>
   </match>
 </rule>

3. "neˀeːh" refers to both "chicken" and "turkey". "Turkey" is prominently only used in the form of 'turkey-dance' a Wichita cultural dance, while chicken is used in most other contexts. 

 <rule weight="1.2">
   <match lemma="neˀeːh" tags="n.*">
     <select lemma="turkey" tags="n.*"/>
   </match>
    <match lemma="ˀichasaˀiː"/>
 </rule>

 <rule>
   <match lemma="neˀeːh" tags="n.*">
     <select lemma="chicken" tags="n.*"/>
   </match>
 </rule>
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