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== ckb → eng ==
 
== ckb → eng ==
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There are several cases of one-to-many mappings of lexemes from Sorani Kurdish to English. The objective of this assignment is to be able to choose the correct mapping in different situations depending on the context a lexeme is used. In order to pick a default for each pair of translations, I cited the [http://corpus.leeds.ac.uk/frqc/internet-en.num frequency distribution of English lemmae] to get an idea of which one is more commonly used.
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=== زمان → tongue, language ===
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The word translates into "language" if the sentence contains the names of some other languages. The default translation is "tongue."
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* زمانی سەگەکە → "the dog's tongue"
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* زمانی کوردی → "the Kurdish language"
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=== ژن → woman, wife ===
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This is not a real solution; the default translation is just set as "woman" because it's more frequent.
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* ژن و مێرد → "husband and wife"
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* ژنەکە هات → "the woman came"
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=== بیر → (water) well, thought ===
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The translation defaults to "thought" unless the word is close to "water" or "oil."
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* بیری ئاو → "water well"
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* بیرێکی باش → "a good thought"

Latest revision as of 22:45, 25 April 2021


ckb → eng

There are several cases of one-to-many mappings of lexemes from Sorani Kurdish to English. The objective of this assignment is to be able to choose the correct mapping in different situations depending on the context a lexeme is used. In order to pick a default for each pair of translations, I cited the frequency distribution of English lemmae to get an idea of which one is more commonly used.

زمان → tongue, language

The word translates into "language" if the sentence contains the names of some other languages. The default translation is "tongue."

  • زمانی سەگەکە → "the dog's tongue"
  • زمانی کوردی → "the Kurdish language"

ژن → woman, wife

This is not a real solution; the default translation is just set as "woman" because it's more frequent.

  • ژن و مێرد → "husband and wife"
  • ژنەکە هات → "the woman came"

بیر → (water) well, thought

The translation defaults to "thought" unless the word is close to "water" or "oil."

  • بیری ئاو → "water well"
  • بیرێکی باش → "a good thought"