Linguistic annotation of cuneiform texts using treebanks and deep learning.

We describe an efficient pipeline for morpho-syntactically annotating an ancient language corpus which takes advantage of bootstrapping techniques. This pipeline is designed for ancient language scholars looking to jump-start their own treebank projects, which can in turn serve further pedagogical r...

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Publicado en:Digital Scholarship in the Humanities Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 296 - 308
Autores principales: Ong, Matthew, Gordin, Shai
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Apr2024
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          Ong, Matthew
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          Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, UC Berkeley , Berkeley, CA, United States
          Digital Pasts Lab, Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology, Ariel University , Ariel, Israel
          Digital Humanities and Social Sciences Hub, Open University of Israel , Ra'anana, Israel
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        Language models
        Machine learning
        Deep learning
        Annotations
        Corpora
        Assyria
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          Assyria
          Language models
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          Deep learning
          Annotations
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        Akkadian treebank
        bootstrapping
        cuneiform
        Neo-Assyrian letters
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