My colleague, Geraint, has so far provided you with a broad overview of the history of lexicograp... more My colleague, Geraint, has so far provided you with a broad overview of the history of lexicographical work in Wales to the present day as well as our dreams for the future. I would like to provide you now with some more detail of the content of our work. The three major contemporary Welsh dictionaries cited by Geraint may be categorized as follows:
In this chapter, based on Prys et al. (2022), an update to the META-NET White Paper (Evas 2014), ... more In this chapter, based on Prys et al. (2022), an update to the META-NET White Paper (Evas 2014), we present Language Technology (LT) for the Welsh language, providing an overview of the status of Welsh in Wales and a summary of the Welsh writing system and typology. We describe key tools and our recommendations for Welsh LT and associated resource development.
Cynnwys 2,500 gair ysgrifenedig Cymraeg amlaf eu defnydd yn Gymraeg 500 gair ysgrifenedig Saesneg... more Cynnwys 2,500 gair ysgrifenedig Cymraeg amlaf eu defnydd yn Gymraeg 500 gair ysgrifenedig Saesneg amlaf eu defnydd yn Gymraeg Contents the 2500 most frequently used written Welsh words. the 500 most frequently used English words in the written Welsh.
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics, 2020
This paper describes how international standards, particularly ISO 704, have been adopted for use... more This paper describes how international standards, particularly ISO 704, have been adopted for use in term formation and standardization in the Welsh language. It discusses some additional factors that have also influenced methods of term formation in Welsh, such as Welsh morphosyntactic peculiarities and the sociolinguistic environment in Wales. The hope, in explaining the Welsh situation, is that this will provide a useful case study for other language communities.
In Scotland, as many of MacTalla’s readers are aware, there was a man known as Simple Archie, who... more In Scotland, as many of MacTalla’s readers are aware, there was a man known as Simple Archie, who was always ready to open his mouth and speak, and too often it wouldn’t be quite the best comment that he would make. For fear of earning his enmity, everybody wanted to keep on his right side. A neighbour of his once took a great fancy to a beautiful, young girl living nearby. In the midst of the rest of their conversation, he asked her to marry him but she wouldn’t have him: like many a woman before and after her, she expected to find someone better. Whether she would have done so or not as she then was, something unfortunate happened that lessened her chances. A goat had struck her in the eye with its horn, wounding her so badly that she lost it completely. Dear Archie knew all the ins and outs of what happened. Whether anybody else wanted her or not, she didn’t marry. Although she had only one eye, Donald would be satisfied with her as she was; finally, he offered himself to her aga...
This paper discusses two environments in which concept definitions are published, namely terminol... more This paper discusses two environments in which concept definitions are published, namely terminological dictionaries which deal specifically with technical subjects and general online encyclopaedias such as Wikipedia. It compares the intended function of both resource types, justifies and explores their differences, and considers whether a mutually beneficial relationship can exist between both knowledge formats. This discussion will focus on a real world exercise undertaken to enrich term entries and definitions relating to the natural world in Welsh terminological dictionaries. The paper also investigates the technological methods used to incorporate Wiki content into terminological dictionaries, and examines some of the licensing issues arising from sharing content between different resources. It concludes by examining how the interconnection between the environments of Welsh Wicipedia and of Welsh terminological dictionaries might be developed in the future.
Datblygu Tagiwr rhannau ymadrodd a Chorpws o Frawddegau Hyfforddi ar gyfer y Gymraeg Gruffudd Pry... more Datblygu Tagiwr rhannau ymadrodd a Chorpws o Frawddegau Hyfforddi ar gyfer y Gymraeg Gruffudd Prys, Gareth Watkins 8 Model Word2vec Cymraeg: cynrychioliad fector o gydberthynas semantig geiriau Cymraeg ar sail eu mewnblaniadau o fewn corpws enfawr Cymraeg Gruffudd Prys, Gareth Watkins 9 Gwreiddio NMT mewn cwmni cyfieithu Cymraeg Myfyr Prys 4 5 6 9 20 42 86 5 Mae rhwydweithiau cymdeithasol (yn enwedig Twitter) wedi dod yn adnodd pwysig ar gyfer adnabod neu drin amrywiadau a thafodieithoedd 12 Yn ogystal â hyn, rydym am bwysleisio sut y gall y cymunedau ieithyddol ac academaidd gydweithredu wrth eu datblygu. Mewn rhai achosion, e.e. trychinebau naturiol, gall ymateb yn gyflym fod yn bwysig [11], ond yn gyffredinol mae'n well gosod cynllun sy'n seiliedig ar sefyllfa benodol yr iaith: nifer y siaradwyr, eu cysylltedd, yr adnoddau digidol sydd ar gael, lefel yr integreiddio mewn addysg, ac ati. Os oes grŵp pwysig o ddefnyddwyr rhyngrwyd, mae datblygu offer cydweithredol yn llwybr cynhyrchiol iawn. Offer Wikimedia (Wiktionary, Wikipedia, ac ati) yw'r rhai mwyaf adnabyddus, ond mae adnoddau eraill, fel y llwyfannau torfoli [12] y gellir eu defnyddio gan gymunedau ieithyddol. Pan fydd defnyddwyr rhyngrwyd yn brin, mae dod o hyd i gydweithwyr yn y byd academaidd ac mewn ysgolion yn fwy addas. 4 ADNODDAU A RHAGLENNI ALLWEDDOL Yn yr isadrannau nesaf byddwn yn cynnig map ffordd cadarn ar gyfer ieithoedd prin eu hadnoddau, gan ddechrau o'r adnoddau, offer a rhaglenni mwyaf sylfaenol. Rydym wedi dewis adnoddau ac offer cod agored yn bennaf. Mae'r map hwn yn seiliedig ar ein profiad ni ac ar gynnig Streiter et al. [9]. Ni fyddwn yn cynnwys cyfieithu peirianyddol ymysg y rhaglenni gan fod angen mwy o adnoddau ar y dechnoleg hon na sydd ar gael i ieithoedd yn yr ystod 4 i 5. Beth bynnag, os oes gan ieithoedd sy'n perthyn yn agos fwy o adnoddau, gellir llunio peiriant cyfieithu ar sail ieithoedd tebyg heb fawr o ymdrech. Mae Apertium 6 [10] yn enghraifft dda o'r dechneg hon. Mae'n bwysig tanlinellu nad yw'r adnoddau rydyn ni'n eu cynnig yn seiliedig ar ddysgu peirianyddol na dysgu dwfn gan fod angen rhagor o adnoddau cyfrifiadurol a data ar gyfer y dulliau hyn. Fodd bynnag, yn ystod y blynyddoedd diwethaf, gwnaed datblygiadau pwysig o ran cymhwyso technegau niwral i ieithoedd sy'n brin o ddata. Rydyn ni o'r farn bod angen cymryd camau i ddatblygu technolegau iaith sylfaenol cyn symud ymlaen i arbrofion niwral neu ystadegol.
We are delighted to hereby present the proceedings of CHAT 2012. Altogether, 7 papers have been s... more We are delighted to hereby present the proceedings of CHAT 2012. Altogether, 7 papers have been selected for presentation (4 regular papers and 3 short papers). The workshop papers cover various topics on automated approaches to terminology extraction and creation of terminology resources, compiling multilingual terminology, ensuring interoperability and harmonization of terminology resources, integrating these resources in language processing applications, distributing and sharing terminology data, and other. Electronically published at Linköping University Electronic Press (Sweden) http://www.ep.liu.se/ecp_home/index.en.aspx?issue=072
Gwynedd Local Education Authority (LEA) in North West Wales, UK, is funding a small-scale autism-... more Gwynedd Local Education Authority (LEA) in North West Wales, UK, is funding a small-scale autism-specific specialist education service using ABA methodology. The program is available through the medium of Welsh, English or bilingually, depending on the individual needs of the child (Jones and Hoerger in Eur J Behav Anal 10:249-253, 2009). Delivering an ABA curriculum within a Welsh context raises issues regarding how ABA interventions work in a non-Anglo-American cultural and linguistic context. We describe one part of the program, as well as the mechanics of translation and interpretation: How ABA fits conceptually in a different language, how Skinner's original ideas about developing a scientific terminology to describe behavior can be applied to a different cultural and linguistic tradition, and cultural variation in reinforcement practices.
Proceedings of the First Celtic Language Technology Workshop, 2014
This paper reports on ongoing research into developing large-vocabulary continuous speech recogni... more This paper reports on ongoing research into developing large-vocabulary continuous speech recognition (LVCSR) for the Welsh language. We address data design issues and the method for data collection using a purposely designed application for mobile devices. We also discuss the application of the data including the design and collection of a small speech corpus to cover the commands used to control a robotic arm in Welsh on a Raspberry Pi computer the licensing of the project and our hopes for the application of the project resources to other languages.
My colleague, Geraint, has so far provided you with a broad overview of the history of lexicograp... more My colleague, Geraint, has so far provided you with a broad overview of the history of lexicographical work in Wales to the present day as well as our dreams for the future. I would like to provide you now with some more detail of the content of our work. The three major contemporary Welsh dictionaries cited by Geraint may be categorized as follows:
In this chapter, based on Prys et al. (2022), an update to the META-NET White Paper (Evas 2014), ... more In this chapter, based on Prys et al. (2022), an update to the META-NET White Paper (Evas 2014), we present Language Technology (LT) for the Welsh language, providing an overview of the status of Welsh in Wales and a summary of the Welsh writing system and typology. We describe key tools and our recommendations for Welsh LT and associated resource development.
Cynnwys 2,500 gair ysgrifenedig Cymraeg amlaf eu defnydd yn Gymraeg 500 gair ysgrifenedig Saesneg... more Cynnwys 2,500 gair ysgrifenedig Cymraeg amlaf eu defnydd yn Gymraeg 500 gair ysgrifenedig Saesneg amlaf eu defnydd yn Gymraeg Contents the 2500 most frequently used written Welsh words. the 500 most frequently used English words in the written Welsh.
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics, 2020
This paper describes how international standards, particularly ISO 704, have been adopted for use... more This paper describes how international standards, particularly ISO 704, have been adopted for use in term formation and standardization in the Welsh language. It discusses some additional factors that have also influenced methods of term formation in Welsh, such as Welsh morphosyntactic peculiarities and the sociolinguistic environment in Wales. The hope, in explaining the Welsh situation, is that this will provide a useful case study for other language communities.
In Scotland, as many of MacTalla’s readers are aware, there was a man known as Simple Archie, who... more In Scotland, as many of MacTalla’s readers are aware, there was a man known as Simple Archie, who was always ready to open his mouth and speak, and too often it wouldn’t be quite the best comment that he would make. For fear of earning his enmity, everybody wanted to keep on his right side. A neighbour of his once took a great fancy to a beautiful, young girl living nearby. In the midst of the rest of their conversation, he asked her to marry him but she wouldn’t have him: like many a woman before and after her, she expected to find someone better. Whether she would have done so or not as she then was, something unfortunate happened that lessened her chances. A goat had struck her in the eye with its horn, wounding her so badly that she lost it completely. Dear Archie knew all the ins and outs of what happened. Whether anybody else wanted her or not, she didn’t marry. Although she had only one eye, Donald would be satisfied with her as she was; finally, he offered himself to her aga...
This paper discusses two environments in which concept definitions are published, namely terminol... more This paper discusses two environments in which concept definitions are published, namely terminological dictionaries which deal specifically with technical subjects and general online encyclopaedias such as Wikipedia. It compares the intended function of both resource types, justifies and explores their differences, and considers whether a mutually beneficial relationship can exist between both knowledge formats. This discussion will focus on a real world exercise undertaken to enrich term entries and definitions relating to the natural world in Welsh terminological dictionaries. The paper also investigates the technological methods used to incorporate Wiki content into terminological dictionaries, and examines some of the licensing issues arising from sharing content between different resources. It concludes by examining how the interconnection between the environments of Welsh Wicipedia and of Welsh terminological dictionaries might be developed in the future.
Datblygu Tagiwr rhannau ymadrodd a Chorpws o Frawddegau Hyfforddi ar gyfer y Gymraeg Gruffudd Pry... more Datblygu Tagiwr rhannau ymadrodd a Chorpws o Frawddegau Hyfforddi ar gyfer y Gymraeg Gruffudd Prys, Gareth Watkins 8 Model Word2vec Cymraeg: cynrychioliad fector o gydberthynas semantig geiriau Cymraeg ar sail eu mewnblaniadau o fewn corpws enfawr Cymraeg Gruffudd Prys, Gareth Watkins 9 Gwreiddio NMT mewn cwmni cyfieithu Cymraeg Myfyr Prys 4 5 6 9 20 42 86 5 Mae rhwydweithiau cymdeithasol (yn enwedig Twitter) wedi dod yn adnodd pwysig ar gyfer adnabod neu drin amrywiadau a thafodieithoedd 12 Yn ogystal â hyn, rydym am bwysleisio sut y gall y cymunedau ieithyddol ac academaidd gydweithredu wrth eu datblygu. Mewn rhai achosion, e.e. trychinebau naturiol, gall ymateb yn gyflym fod yn bwysig [11], ond yn gyffredinol mae'n well gosod cynllun sy'n seiliedig ar sefyllfa benodol yr iaith: nifer y siaradwyr, eu cysylltedd, yr adnoddau digidol sydd ar gael, lefel yr integreiddio mewn addysg, ac ati. Os oes grŵp pwysig o ddefnyddwyr rhyngrwyd, mae datblygu offer cydweithredol yn llwybr cynhyrchiol iawn. Offer Wikimedia (Wiktionary, Wikipedia, ac ati) yw'r rhai mwyaf adnabyddus, ond mae adnoddau eraill, fel y llwyfannau torfoli [12] y gellir eu defnyddio gan gymunedau ieithyddol. Pan fydd defnyddwyr rhyngrwyd yn brin, mae dod o hyd i gydweithwyr yn y byd academaidd ac mewn ysgolion yn fwy addas. 4 ADNODDAU A RHAGLENNI ALLWEDDOL Yn yr isadrannau nesaf byddwn yn cynnig map ffordd cadarn ar gyfer ieithoedd prin eu hadnoddau, gan ddechrau o'r adnoddau, offer a rhaglenni mwyaf sylfaenol. Rydym wedi dewis adnoddau ac offer cod agored yn bennaf. Mae'r map hwn yn seiliedig ar ein profiad ni ac ar gynnig Streiter et al. [9]. Ni fyddwn yn cynnwys cyfieithu peirianyddol ymysg y rhaglenni gan fod angen mwy o adnoddau ar y dechnoleg hon na sydd ar gael i ieithoedd yn yr ystod 4 i 5. Beth bynnag, os oes gan ieithoedd sy'n perthyn yn agos fwy o adnoddau, gellir llunio peiriant cyfieithu ar sail ieithoedd tebyg heb fawr o ymdrech. Mae Apertium 6 [10] yn enghraifft dda o'r dechneg hon. Mae'n bwysig tanlinellu nad yw'r adnoddau rydyn ni'n eu cynnig yn seiliedig ar ddysgu peirianyddol na dysgu dwfn gan fod angen rhagor o adnoddau cyfrifiadurol a data ar gyfer y dulliau hyn. Fodd bynnag, yn ystod y blynyddoedd diwethaf, gwnaed datblygiadau pwysig o ran cymhwyso technegau niwral i ieithoedd sy'n brin o ddata. Rydyn ni o'r farn bod angen cymryd camau i ddatblygu technolegau iaith sylfaenol cyn symud ymlaen i arbrofion niwral neu ystadegol.
We are delighted to hereby present the proceedings of CHAT 2012. Altogether, 7 papers have been s... more We are delighted to hereby present the proceedings of CHAT 2012. Altogether, 7 papers have been selected for presentation (4 regular papers and 3 short papers). The workshop papers cover various topics on automated approaches to terminology extraction and creation of terminology resources, compiling multilingual terminology, ensuring interoperability and harmonization of terminology resources, integrating these resources in language processing applications, distributing and sharing terminology data, and other. Electronically published at Linköping University Electronic Press (Sweden) http://www.ep.liu.se/ecp_home/index.en.aspx?issue=072
Gwynedd Local Education Authority (LEA) in North West Wales, UK, is funding a small-scale autism-... more Gwynedd Local Education Authority (LEA) in North West Wales, UK, is funding a small-scale autism-specific specialist education service using ABA methodology. The program is available through the medium of Welsh, English or bilingually, depending on the individual needs of the child (Jones and Hoerger in Eur J Behav Anal 10:249-253, 2009). Delivering an ABA curriculum within a Welsh context raises issues regarding how ABA interventions work in a non-Anglo-American cultural and linguistic context. We describe one part of the program, as well as the mechanics of translation and interpretation: How ABA fits conceptually in a different language, how Skinner's original ideas about developing a scientific terminology to describe behavior can be applied to a different cultural and linguistic tradition, and cultural variation in reinforcement practices.
Proceedings of the First Celtic Language Technology Workshop, 2014
This paper reports on ongoing research into developing large-vocabulary continuous speech recogni... more This paper reports on ongoing research into developing large-vocabulary continuous speech recognition (LVCSR) for the Welsh language. We address data design issues and the method for data collection using a purposely designed application for mobile devices. We also discuss the application of the data including the design and collection of a small speech corpus to cover the commands used to control a robotic arm in Welsh on a Raspberry Pi computer the licensing of the project and our hopes for the application of the project resources to other languages.
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