Papers by Christopher Cox
An Expanded Finite-State Transducer for Tsuut’ina Verbs (2022.lrec-1)
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| Challenge: | a finite state transducer (FST) for the transitive verb system of Tsuut'ina (ISO 639-3: srs) is described for the Dene (Athabaskan) language spoken in Alberta, Canada. |
| Approach: | They describe the expansion of a finite state transducer (FST) for the transitive verb system of Tsuut'ina (ISO 639-3: srs) Dene languages have unique templatic morphology, in which lexical, inflectional and derivational tiers are interlaced. |
| Outcome: | The proposed model can handle a great range of common and rare argument structure types, including ditransitive and uniquely Dene object experiencer verbs. |
A Computational Architecture for the Morphology of Upper Tanana (L18-1)
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| Challenge: | a computational model of Upper Tanana is described to model the Dene language . the model uses lexical-inflectional verb classes to predict possible derivations and their morphological behavior. |
| Approach: | They propose a computational model of Upper Tanana, a highly endangered Dene language . the model parses and generates inflected Upper Tanans and uses a lexical-inflectional verb system to predict possible derivations and their morphological behavior. |
| Outcome: | The proposed model parses and generates inflected Upper Tanana verb forms . it also uses the language's verb theme category system to predict possible derivations and their morphological behavior . |
Indigenous language technologies in Canada: Assessment, challenges, and successes (C18-1)
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Patrick Littell, Anna Kazantseva, Roland Kuhn, Aidan Pine, Antti Arppe, Christopher Cox, Marie-Odile Junker
| Challenge: | There are approximately 60 Indigenous languages currently spoken in Canada. |
| Approach: | They examine which technologies have been developed and which are feasible to develop for the 60 Indigenous languages spoken in Canada. |
| Outcome: | The proposed technologies are based on the existing technologies and are feasible for most or all of these languages. |
Endangered Languages meet Modern NLP (2020.coling-tutorials)
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| Challenge: | This tutorial will focus on NLP for endangered languages documentation and revitalization. |
| Approach: | This tutorial will focus on NLP for endangered languages documentation and revitalization . the goal is to motivate more NLP practitioners to work towards this important direction . |
| Outcome: | This tutorial will acquaint attendees with the process and the challenges of language documentation and revitalization. |
The Indigenous Languages Technology project at NRC Canada: An empowerment-oriented approach to developing language software (2020.coling-main)
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Roland Kuhn, Fineen Davis, Alain Désilets, Eric Joanis, Anna Kazantseva, Rebecca Knowles, Patrick Littell, Delaney Lothian, Aidan Pine, Caroline Running Wolf, Eddie Santos, Darlene Stewart, Gilles Boulianne, Vishwa Gupta, Brian Maracle Owennatékha, Akwiratékha’ Martin, Christopher Cox, Marie-Odile Junker, Olivia Sammons, Delasie Torkornoo, Nathan Thanyehténhas Brinklow, Sara Child, Benoît Farley, David Huggins-Daines, Daisy Rosenblum, Heather Souter
| Challenge: | This paper describes the first, three-year phase of a project at the National Research Council of Canada that is developing software to assist Indigenous communities in preserving their languages and extending their use. |
| Approach: | They describe the first phase of a project at the National Research Council of Canada that is developing software to assist Indigenous communities in preserving their languages. |
| Outcome: | The proposed software will help Indigenous communities preserve and revitalize their languages and extend their use. |