Natural Language Processing and Language Technologies for the Basque Language

IF 0.2 Q4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Cuadernos Europeos de Deusto Pub Date : 2022-07-22 DOI:10.18543/ced.2477

Itziar Gonzalez-Dios, Begoña Altuna

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Abstract

The presence of a language in the digital domain is crucial for its survival, as online communication and digital language resources have become the standard in the last decades and will gain more importance in the coming years. In order to develop advanced systems that are considered the basics for an efficient digital communication (e.g. machine translation systems, text-to-speech and speech-to-text converters and digital assistants), it is necessary to digitalise linguistic resources and create tools. In the case of Basque, scholars have studied the creation of digital linguistic resources and the tools that allow the development of those systems for the last forty years. In this paper, we present an overview of the natural language processing and language technology resources developed for Basque, their impact in the process of making Basque a “digital language” and the applications and challenges in multilingual communication. More precisely, we present the well-known products for Basque, the basic tools and the resources that are behind the products we use every day. Likewise, we would like that this survey serves as a guide for other minority languages that are making their way to digitalisation. Recibido: 05 abril 2022Aceptado: 20 mayo 2022

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巴斯克语的自然语言处理与语言技术

一种语言在数字领域的存在对其生存至关重要，因为在线交流和数字语言资源在过去几十年中已经成为标准，并将在未来几年变得更加重要。为了开发被认为是高效数字通信基础的先进系统（例如机器翻译系统、文本到语音、语音到文本转换器和数字助理），有必要将语言资源数字化并创建工具。以巴斯克为例，学者们在过去四十年中研究了数字语言资源的创建以及允许这些系统发展的工具。在本文中，我们概述了为巴斯克开发的自然语言处理和语言技术资源，它们在使巴斯克成为“数字语言”的过程中的影响，以及在多语言交流中的应用和挑战。更准确地说，我们展示了巴斯克地区的知名产品、基本工具和我们每天使用的产品背后的资源。同样，我们希望这项调查能为其他正在走向数字化的少数民族语言提供指导。收货日期：2022年3月5日收货时间：2022年5月20日

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Cuadernos Europeos de Deusto Multiple-

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0.50

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20.00%

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审稿时长

16 weeks

期刊介绍： Deusto Journal of European Studies (DJES) is a university journal specialised in the study of the European Union from an interdisciplinary perspective. It primarily aims at disseminating knowledge on the different aspects of the European construction process (historical, political, legal, economic, social, cultural issues, etc.). It also aims at encouraging reflection on and critical assessment of the different factors that determine European Union''s evolution and transformation. First published in 1987, Deusto Journal of European Studies (DJES) is issued twice a year. Its contents include a section on doctrinal articles, a section commenting the jurisprudence of the EU Court of Justice and a section on current European issues.