Keywords

Lushootseed word forms, Two-level model, Finite-state technology

Abstract

This paper describes the implementatio of a computer system that processes Lushootseed word forms. Built on the two-level model and leveraging finite-state technology, the system is able both to parse surface forms to arives at the underlying morphemic decomposition, and to generate surface forms given such a representation. Components of the system are discussed including the lexicon architecture, rule formulation and specification, ans the word-structurer grammar. Issues relevant to processing Lushootseed are discussed including reduplication, allomorphic variation, inflectional and derivational affixation, and morphophonemic alternations.

Original Publication Citation

Deryle Lonsdale (2001). A Two-level Implementation for Lushootseed Morphology; Proceedings of the 36th International Conference on Salish and Neighboring Languages; UBCWorking Papers in Linguistics, pp. 203-214; Vancouver, BC, Canada.