1994/07/26 by George Kiraz, Kiraz, George
Computer Science · Psychology · #Computation and Language (cs.CL) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Natural Language Processing Techniques #Phonetics and Phonology Research #Speech and dialogue systems #cmp-lg #cs.CL
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cmp-lg/9407023
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arxiv created 1994/07/26 · openalex publication_date 1994/07/26 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This paper presents an implemented multi-tape two-level model capable of describing Semitic non-linear morphology. The computational framework behind the current work is motivated by Kay (1987); the formalism presented here is an extension to the formalism reported by Pulman and Hepple (1993). The objectives of the current work are: to stay as close as possible, in spirit, to standard two-level morphology, to stay close to the linguistic description of Semitic stems, and to present a model which can be used with ease by the Semitist. The paper illustrates that if finite-state transducers (FSTs) in a standard two-level morphology model are replaced with multi-tape auxiliary versions (AFSTs), one can account for Semitic root-and-pattern morphology using high level notation.