For any language to attain or retain the status of a fully-fledged, official language of higher functions, the availability of sophisticated online lexicographic support tools is essential. In this paper we discuss the design and development of a multi-functional e-spelling-dictionary which is linked to the spelling rules of a particular language. The tool specifically caters for the on-the-fly user’s spelling needs but also provides for cognitive information. We refer to Afrikaans (AFR) and Northern Sotho (NSO), two of the official languages of South Africa. From the user’s perspective, the proposed tool has four functions, i.e. confirmation of correct spelling, direct spelling guidance, provision of cognitive information and guidance on frequently confused words.
@InProceedings{TALJARD18.7, author = {Elsabe Taljard and Daniel Prinsloo}, title = {Developing a Multi-Functional e-Spelling-Dictionary – a South African Perspective}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC 2018)}, year = {2018}, month = {may}, date = {7-12}, location = {Miyazaki, Japan}, editor = {}, publisher = {European Language Resources Association (ELRA)}, address = {Paris, France}, isbn = {979-10-95546-28-3}, language = {english} }
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