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Medieval Irish and computational linguistics

Lynn, Teresa (2012) Medieval Irish and computational linguistics. Australian Celtic journal, 10 . pp. 13-27. ISSN 1030-2611

Abstract
This paper will consider the application of some NLP (Natural Language Processing) techniques to Medieval Irish texts to provide an alternative perspective on linguistic analyses of such texts. Using Táin Bó Fraích as a case study, I present the outcome of some preliminary experiments. The pilot study starts with the creation of an annotated lexicon as a basis of automated text analysis. Linguistic features such as part of speech information are recorded in a machine-readable representation to assist with subsequent linguistic analysis of this well-studied text. Using CELT’s electronic version of Meid’s 1974 edition, I conduct both statistical and linguistic analyses of textual features such as sentence structure, lexical frequency and grammatical types. I use the results of this analysis to raise some tentative suggestions regarding Táin Bó Fraích, and in particular the frequently noted relationship between the two distinct sections. On this basis I hope to make some suggestions about the potential usefulness of applying some NLP techniques to Medieval Irish.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Computer Science > Machine translating
Humanities > Irish language
Humanities > Linguistics
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Computing
Research Initiatives and Centres > ADAPT
Publisher:Celtic Council of Australia and University of Sydney's Celtic Studies Foundation.
Copyright Information:© 2012 The Celtic Council of Australia and the author.
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:23600
Deposited On:26 Jul 2019 11:37 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 26 Jul 2019 11:37
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