Tools for supporting language learning for Sakha

Sardana Ivanova, Anisia Katinskaia, Roman Yangarber


Abstract
This paper presents an overview of the available linguistic resources for the Sakha language, and presents new tools for supporting language learning for Sakha. The essential resources include a morphological analyzer, digital dictionaries, and corpora of Sakha texts. Based on these resources, we implement a language-learning environment for Sakha in the Revita CALL platform. We extended an earlier, preliminary version of the morphological analyzer/transducer, built on the Apertium finite-state platform. The analyzer currently has an adequate level of coverage, between 86% and 89% on two Sakha corpora. Revita is a freely available online language learning platform for learners beyond the beginner level. We describe the tools for Sakha currently integrated into the Revita platform. To the best of our knowledge, at present, this is the first large-scale project undertaken to support intermediate-advanced learners of a minority Siberian language.
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W19-6117
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Proceedings of the 22nd Nordic Conference on Computational Linguistics
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September–October
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2019
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Turku, Finland
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Mareike Hartmann, Barbara Plank
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NoDaLiDa
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Linköping University Electronic Press
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155–163
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Sardana Ivanova, Anisia Katinskaia, and Roman Yangarber. 2019. Tools for supporting language learning for Sakha. In Proceedings of the 22nd Nordic Conference on Computational Linguistics, pages 155–163, Turku, Finland. Linköping University Electronic Press.
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