Xerox Research Centre Europe: Arabic System Information

The Arabic Morphology System is implemented using Xerox Finite-State Technology, a mathematically beautiful and computationally efficient framework for natural-language processing.

More information will soon be available about

• The Xerox Arabic Morphology System
  • Summary System Description
    • System Overview
      • Java Interface
        • Applet
        • Font
      • NLP Engine
    • Sample Input/Output
    • Capabilities
    • What it Doesn't Do
    • Brief History
  • Some Terminology
    • Morphology
      • Analysis
      • Generation
      • Morphotactics
      • Variation
    • Finite-State Theory
      • Finite-State Machine
      • Finite-State Transducer
    • Input Methods
      • Romanization
        • Transliteration vs. Transcription
        • Buckwalter Transliteration
      • Rendering Arabic script
  • Arabic Linguistic Theory
    • Morphotactics
      • Roots
      • Patterns
      • Affixes
      • Constraints
    • Phonological/Orthographical Variation
      • Assimilation
      • Semiconsonants
      • Glottal stops
    • Orthographical Conventions
      • Historical consonants
      • Representing long vowels
      • Diacritics
  • Morphology Engine Components
    • Lexicons
      • Format
      • Coverage
    • Rules
    • Filters
  • Human Interface
    • Motivation
    • Input Methods
    • Output Formats
      • Interpretation
      • Options
      • Future Possibilities
  • Known Problems
  • Possible Future Development
  • The Developers
    • Ken Beesley, XRCE, Computational Linguist
    • Tim Buckwalter, Qamus, Arabic Lexicographer
• Xerox Finite-State Calculus
  • Finite-State Theory and Technology
  • Other Xerox Lexical Projects and Demos
  • Possible Research Licensing
• Xerox Commercial Lexical Products from Inxight

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