Finite State Morphology

Download or read book Finite State Morphology written by Kenneth R. Beesley and published by Center for the Study of Language and Information Publica Tion. This book was released on 2003 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The finite-state paradigm of computer science has provided a basis for natural-language applications that are efficient, elegant, and robust. This volume is a practical guide to finite-state theory and the affiliated programming languages lexc and xfst. Readers will learn how to write tokenizers, spelling checkers, and especially morphological analyzer/generators for words in English, French, Finnish, Hungarian, and other languages. Included are graded introductions, examples, and exercises suitable for individual study as well as formal courses. These take advantage of widely-tested lexc and xfst applications that are just becoming available for noncommercial use via the Internet.