Extracting information from French obituaries

Authors

Deryle W. Lonsdale, Brigham Young UniversityFollow
David W. Embley, Brigham Young UniversityFollow
Stephen W. Liddle, Brigham Young UniversityFollow
Joseph Park, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

Keywords

extracting information, French obituaries, French system

Abstract

This paper discusses ongoing efforts to develop a system for extracting information from French obituaries. The approach is based on prior work on ontology-based English obituary extraction, which we first summarize. Then we mention sources for, and characteristics of, typical French obituaries. We sketch ongoing knowledge source development and the relevant tools, as well as an evaluation procedure we intend to follow for quantifying performance of the French system. Throughout we mention some lessons learned in the process.

Original Publication Citation

Deryle W. Lonsdale, David W. Embley, Stephen W. Liddle, and Joseph Park (2012). Extracting information from French obituaries. Proceedings of RootsTech 2012 Family History TechnologyWorkshop (4 pages).

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Lonsdale, Deryle W.; Embley, David W.; Liddle, Stephen W.; and Park, Joseph, "Extracting information from French obituaries" (2012). Faculty Publications. 6861.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/6861

Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

2012

Publisher

Roots Tech

Language

English

College

Humanities

Department

Linguistics

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

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