Multitiered Nonlinear Morphology Using Multitape Finite Automata: A Case Study on Syriac and Arabic
Year: 2000
Type: article
Abstract: This paper presents a computational model for nonlinear morphology with illustrations from Syriac and Arabic. The model is a multitiered one in that it allows for multiple lexical representations corresponding to the multiple tiers of autosegmental phonology. The model consists of three main components: (i) a lexicon, which is made of sublexica, with each sublexicon representing lexical material from a specific tier, (ii) a rewrite rules component that maps multiple lexical representations into one surface form and vice versa, and (iii) a morphotactic component that employs regular grammars. The system is finite-state in that lexica and rules can be represented by multitape finite-state machines.
Source: Computational Linguistics
Author: George Anton Kiraz
Institution: Alcatel-Lucent (France)
Language: English
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2050065334