A computational model of Blackfoot noun and verb morphology

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dc.contributor.authorKadlec, Dominik Miroslav
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorGenee, Inge
dc.contributor.supervisorArppe, Antti
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-24T22:04:22Z
dc.date.available2023-11-24T22:04:22Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.description.abstractThis thesis describes the construction of a computational model of Blackfoot word structure. This model was developed so that it could provide a foundation for Blackfoot language technologies such as spelling and grammar checkers, search suggestion generators, paradigm generators for pedagogical purposes, intelligent dictionaries, automated corpus parsers for linguistic research and more. Many Indigenous languages in Canada have been declining in use. In response, many Indigenous communities and activists have implemented revitalization strategies which vary in effectiveness. One way to help language efforts to be more effective is to ensure that tools for research and revitalization are freely available to community members. In the 21st century this can be achieved in part through technology, particularly with the help of the internet, which offers information freely (in most cases) to those who wish to access it. In this thesis I describe the early developments of a project that will be used to augment currently available digital resources and provide a basis for future technology for the Blackfoot language. I use Finite State Transducer technology to develop a computational model of Blackfoot noun and verb morphology and test the model using a corpus of modern Blackfoot text that was constructed from a curated collection of available texts.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6635
dc.language.isoen
dc.proquest.subject0290
dc.proquest.subject0741
dc.proquest.subject0984
dc.proquestyesYes
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Indigenous Studies
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Indigenous Studies
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Science
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)
dc.subjectBlackfoot
dc.subjectBlackfoot language
dc.subjectlanguages
dc.subjectlinguistics
dc.subjectcomputational linguistics
dc.subjectIndigenous languages
dc.subjectAlgonquian languages
dc.subjectmorphology
dc.subject.lcshLanguage and languages--Research
dc.subject.lcshLanguage and languages--Computer assisted instruction--Research
dc.subject.lcshLinguistics
dc.subject.lcshComputational linguistics
dc.subject.lcshIndigenous peoples--Languages--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshAlgonquian languages--Computer assisted instruction--Research--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshGrammar, Comparative and general--Morphology
dc.subject.lcshSiksika language--Study and teaching--Alberta
dc.subject.lcshSiksika language--Grammar
dc.subject.lcshSiksika language--Noun
dc.subject.lcshSiksika language--Verb
dc.subject.lcshSiksika language--Morphology
dc.subject.lcshSiksika language--Computer assisted instruction
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.titleA computational model of Blackfoot noun and verb morphology
dc.typeThesis
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