TY - JOUR
T1 - Automating the Proposition of Neologisms for the Quechua Language
AU - Camacho, Luis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The International Phonetic Association.
PY - 2024/12/1
Y1 - 2024/12/1
N2 - I introduce a discussion about the importance of coining new words for endangered languages. Coining new words is one of the many tasks that must be done to revitalize endangered languages. I propose a method for automating the process of coining new words and evaluate the method in the Quechua language. The method starts by collecting a list of English words, then translating these words into several other languages, generating a list for each language, and performing IPA notation of all lists; finally, a rule-based algorithm identifies words that match the phonotactics of the target language. The method can propose thousands of words as neologisms in the target language.
AB - I introduce a discussion about the importance of coining new words for endangered languages. Coining new words is one of the many tasks that must be done to revitalize endangered languages. I propose a method for automating the process of coining new words and evaluate the method in the Quechua language. The method starts by collecting a list of English words, then translating these words into several other languages, generating a list for each language, and performing IPA notation of all lists; finally, a rule-based algorithm identifies words that match the phonotactics of the target language. The method can propose thousands of words as neologisms in the target language.
KW - lexical creativity
KW - loanwords
KW - phonotactics
KW - quechua
KW - under-resourced languages
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105004442434
U2 - 10.1017/S0025100324000227
DO - 10.1017/S0025100324000227
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105004442434
SN - 0025-1003
VL - 54
SP - 922
EP - 938
JO - Journal of the International Phonetic Association
JF - Journal of the International Phonetic Association
IS - 3
ER -