Unsung Challenges of Building and Deploying Language Technologies for Low Resource Language Communities
@article{Joshi2019UnsungCO, title={Unsung Challenges of Building and Deploying Language Technologies for Low Resource Language Communities}, author={Pratik M. Joshi and Christain Barnes and Sebastin Santy and Simran Khanuja and Sanket Shah and A. Srinivasan and S. Bhattamishra and Sunayana Sitaram and M. Choudhury and K. Bali}, journal={ArXiv}, year={2019}, volume={abs/1912.03457} }
In this paper, we examine and analyze the challenges associated with developing and introducing language technologies to low-resource language communities. While doing so, we bring to light the successes and failures of past work in this area, challenges being faced in doing so, and what they have achieved. Throughout this paper, we take a problem-facing approach and describe essential factors which the success of such technologies hinges upon. We present the various aspects in a manner which… CONTINUE READING
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