LINGUIST List 16.1441|
Thu May 05 2005
Qs: Arabic Generator; Films on Endangered Languages
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2. Ole Stig
Films and Documentaries on Endangered Languages
Message 1: Arabic Generator
From: Ahmed Hafez <scientist01egyahoo.com>
Subject: Arabic Generator
I am a researcher working on an English - Arabic Transfer MT system. Could
you guide me to a suitable Arabic generator?
My Research is based on the transfer approach to MT (English-Arabic). The
reseach is divided into three stages: analysis, transfer and synthesis. The
analysis is based on the HPSG with LKB parser. The Transfer stage is based on
semantic (MRS)and syntactic transfer. I need for the synthesis a generator that
can take the output of the transfer stage in order to generate the Arabic target
language equivalent of the source language sentence.
Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics
Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (ABV)
Message 2: Films and Documentaries on Endangered Languages
From: Ole Stig Andersen <osaolestig.dk>
Subject: Films and Documentaries on Endangered Languages
I am looking for TV documentaries and films about Endangered Languages, or
where language endangerment or revitalization is part of the story told. I
am only aware of two such productions: ''Vanishing Voices'' on Chulym
(Turkic) by American PBS and ''De lêste lûden fan in taal'' (''The last
sounds of a language'') by Frisian Television, also on Siberian lgs, I
believe. But surely there must be (many?) more?
I will post a summary.
Thank you for your help.
Ole Stig Andersen, Copenhagen
Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics
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