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NL Seminar-How to Make a Frenemy: Multitape FSTs for Portmanteau Generation
Fri, May 29, 2015 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
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Speaker: Aliya Deri, USC/ISI
Talk Title: How to Make a Frenemy: Multitape FSTs for Portmanteau Generation
Abstract: A portmanteau is a type of compound word that fuses the sounds and meanings of two component words; for example, "frenemy" (friend + enemy) or smog (smoke + fog). We develop a system, including a novel multitape FST, that takes an input of two words and outputs possible portmanteaux. Our system is trained on a list of known portmanteaux and their component words, and achieves 45% exact matches in cross-validated experiments.
Biography: Aliya Deri is a PhD candidate at USC/ISI.
Host: Nima Pourdamghani and Kevin Knight
More Info: http://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar/
Location: 6th Flr Conf Rm # 689, Marina Del Rey
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Peter Zamar
Event Link: http://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar/
