Language technology into high schools for revitalization of endangered languages

Luis Camacho; Rodolfo Zevallos

doi:10.1109/INTERCON50315.2020.9220197

Language technology into high schools for revitalization of endangered languages

Luis Camacho
, Rodolfo Zevallos

Pontifical Catholic Univ. of Peru

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Abstract

Language technology is the missing piece of the puzzle that will bring us closer to a complete revitalization of endangered languages. Almost every digital product uses and is dependent on language; language technology is not anymore an option but the key enabler and solution to boosting future growth. Technical issues are hard but the lesser problems on the building of the corpus of endangered languages, centuries of oppression managed to dent the pride and sense of belonging which is reflected in a lack of awareness of the loss of the own language. In order to reach a revitalization based on language technology, powered by artificial intelligence, to be successful, it is necessary to show a value proposition from the very beginning, from the creation of the corpus. In that direction, we propose the inclusion of the fundamentals of linguistics into high schools with the twofold goal of building corpus from the grassroots and providing highly valued skills to teenagers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE 27th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728193779
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/INTERCON50315.2020.9220197
State	Published - Sep 2020
Event	27th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020 - Virtual, Lima, Peru Duration: 3 Sep 2020 → 5 Sep 2020

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Name	Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE 27th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020

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Conference	27th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020
Country/Territory	Peru
City	Virtual, Lima
Period	3/09/20 → 5/09/20

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corpus building
endangered languages
language technology

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Camacho, L., & Zevallos, R. (2020). Language technology into high schools for revitalization of endangered languages. In Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE 27th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020 Article 9220197 (Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE 27th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/INTERCON50315.2020.9220197

Camacho, Luis ; Zevallos, Rodolfo. / Language technology into high schools for revitalization of endangered languages. Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE 27th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. (Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE 27th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020).

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Camacho, L & Zevallos, R 2020, Language technology into high schools for revitalization of endangered languages. in Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE 27th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020., 9220197, Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE 27th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 27th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020, Virtual, Lima, Peru, 3/09/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/INTERCON50315.2020.9220197

Language technology into high schools for revitalization of endangered languages. / Camacho, Luis; Zevallos, Rodolfo.
Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE 27th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. 9220197 (Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE 27th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020).

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Camacho L, Zevallos R. Language technology into high schools for revitalization of endangered languages. In Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE 27th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2020. 9220197. (Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE 27th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2020). doi: 10.1109/INTERCON50315.2020.9220197

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