Difference between revisions of "Central Kurdish and English/Lexical selection"
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=== زمان → tongue, language === | === زمان → tongue, language === | ||
− | The word translates into " | + | 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" | ||
+ | * زمانی کوردی → "the Kurdish language" | ||
=== ژن → woman, wife === | === ژن → woman, wife === | ||
− | + | 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" | ||
+ | * ژنەکە هات → "the woman came" | ||
=== بیر → (water) well, thought === | === بیر → (water) well, thought === | ||
The translation defaults to "thought" unless the word is close to "water" or "oil." | The translation defaults to "thought" unless the word is close to "water" or "oil." | ||
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+ | * بیری ئاو → "water well" | ||
+ | * بیرێکی باش → "a good thought" |
Latest revision as of 22:45, 25 April 2021
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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"