Tracking morphophonemic transformation in arabic word generation and root extraction

Joint Authors

Yaghi, Sane
Yaghi, jim

Source

The International Arab Journal of Information Technology

Issue

Vol. 4, Issue 3 (31 Jul. 2007), pp.206-213, 8 p.

Publisher

Zarqa University

Publication Date

2007-07-31

Country of Publication

Jordan

No. of Pages

8

Main Subjects

Information Technology and Computer Science

Topics

Abstract EN

Performing root-based searching, concordancing, and grammar checking in Arabic requires an efficient method for matching stems with roots and vice versa.

Such mapping is complicated by the hundreds of manifestations of the same root; the radicals often undergo replacement, fusion, inversion, and / or deletion.

It is a challenge, therefore, to keep track of original radicals.

An algorithm based on methods used by native speakers is proposed here to track root radicals in the generation process and the subsequent reversal process of root extraction.

Verb roots are classified by the types of their radicals and the stems they generate.

Roots are molded with morphosemantic and morphosyntactic patterns to generate stems modified for tense, voice, and mode, affixed for different subject number, gender, and person.

The surface forms of applicable morphophonemic transformation are then derived using finite state machines.

This paper defines what is meant by `stem, describes a stem generation engine that the authors developed, and outlines how a generated stem database is compiled for all Arabic verbs.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Yaghi, Sane& Yaghi, jim. 2007. Tracking morphophonemic transformation in arabic word generation and root extraction. The International Arab Journal of Information Technology،Vol. 4, no. 3, pp.206-213.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-11678

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Yaghi, Sane& Yaghi, jim. Tracking morphophonemic transformation in arabic word generation and root extraction. The International Arab Journal of Information Technology Vol. 4, no. 3 (Jul. 2007), pp.206-213.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-11678

American Medical Association (AMA)

Yaghi, Sane& Yaghi, jim. Tracking morphophonemic transformation in arabic word generation and root extraction. The International Arab Journal of Information Technology. 2007. Vol. 4, no. 3, pp.206-213.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-11678

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

includes bibliographical references : p. 212

Record ID

BIM-11678