A Mixed-principle Rule-based Approach to the Automatic Syllabification of Serbian
A Mixed-principle Rule-based Approach to the Automatic Syllabification of Serbian
Author(s): Aniko Kovač, Maja MarkovićSubject(s): Phonetics / Phonology, Computational linguistics, South Slavic Languages
Published by: Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino
Keywords: syllable; rule-based approach; sonority; computational linguistics; phonology;
Summary/Abstract: In this paper we present a mixed-principle rule-based approach to the automatic syllabification of Serbian, based on prescriptive rules from traditional grammar in combination with the Sonority Sequencing Principle. We explore the problems and limitations of the existing rule set and sonority-based approaches, introduce an algorithm that utilizes both means in an attempt to produce a more accurate segmentation of words into syllables that is better aligned with the intuition of the native speakers, and present the statistical data related to the distribution of syllables and their structure in Serbian.
Journal: Prispevki za novejšo zgodovino (before 1960: Prispevki za zgodovino delavskega gibanja)
- Issue Year: 59/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 120-139
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English
