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== HFST: possible to overcome compound overgeneration? ==
==Implementing automatic trimming in lttoolbox==
The simplest method seems to be to first create the analyser in the normal way, then loop through all its states (see transducer.cc:Transducer::closure for a loop example), trying to do the same steps in parallel with the compiled bidix:


Assuming we ''don't use flags'', we can compile an HFST transducer through [[ATT]] format to a working lttoolbox transducer.
<pre>
trim(current_a, current_b):


Now the issue is that compounds are plain transitions back into some lexicon, without the compound-only-L/compound-R tags, so even though lt-trim should trim the compounds correctly (by treating them like &lt;j/&gt; transitions), the resulting analyser will over-generate:
for symbol, next_a in analyser.transitions[current_a]:


<pre>jīvitarēkha/jīvitarēkha<n><sg><nom>/jīvitaṁ<n><cmp>+rēkha<n><sg><nom></pre>
found = false


Ie. we will get non-lexicalised compound analyses along with the lexicalised ones.
for s, next_b in bidix.transitions[current_b]:
if s==symbol:
trim(next_a, next_b, seentag)
found = true


One way to overcome this is to first compile the analyser from the ATT, then:
if !found && !current_b.isFinal():
* go through it building a new version, but on seeing a +, we:
delete symbol from analyser.transitions[current_a]
** replace the transition with a single compound-only-L tag transitioning into final state
** let partial=copy_until_final(the_plus_transition) and make a transition from start into partial, and we connect the final state of partial with a single tag compound-R into the final state of our new FST


If the function copy_until_final sees a +, that transition is discarded, but a compound-only-L tag is added.
// else: all transitions from this point on will just be carried over unchanged by bidix


trim(analyser.initial, bidix.initial)
</pre>


Note: this compounding method won't let you do stuff like "only allow adj adj or noun noun compounds" like you can in HFST.


::You can do that in the morphotactics though (e.g. adjective paradigms only redirect to the adjectivestem lexicon.) - [[User:Francis Tyers|Francis Tyers]] ([[User talk:Francis Tyers|talk]]) 13:33, 22 May 2014 (CEST)
Trimming while reading the XML file might have lower memory usage, but seems like more work, since pardefs are read before we get to an "initial" state.

: Uh, what happens if you simply specify compound-R and compound-only-L tags in the lexc?

::This is also an option, while we were at it I'd choose a prettier couple of symbols though ;) - [[User:Francis Tyers|Francis Tyers]] ([[User talk:Francis Tyers|talk]]) 13:33, 22 May 2014 (CEST)


Say we have the FST "bidix", can we create "<code>bidix [^+]* (+ bidix [^+]*)*</code>" (where + is just the literal join symbol) and trim with that?
: seems to work!

Latest revision as of 14:47, 20 June 2014

HFST: possible to overcome compound overgeneration?[edit]

Assuming we don't use flags, we can compile an HFST transducer through ATT format to a working lttoolbox transducer.

Now the issue is that compounds are plain transitions back into some lexicon, without the compound-only-L/compound-R tags, so even though lt-trim should trim the compounds correctly (by treating them like <j/> transitions), the resulting analyser will over-generate:

jīvitarēkha/jīvitarēkha<n><sg><nom>/jīvitaṁ<n><cmp>+rēkha<n><sg><nom>

Ie. we will get non-lexicalised compound analyses along with the lexicalised ones.

One way to overcome this is to first compile the analyser from the ATT, then:

  • go through it building a new version, but on seeing a +, we:
    • replace the transition with a single compound-only-L tag transitioning into final state
    • let partial=copy_until_final(the_plus_transition) and make a transition from start into partial, and we connect the final state of partial with a single tag compound-R into the final state of our new FST

If the function copy_until_final sees a +, that transition is discarded, but a compound-only-L tag is added.


Note: this compounding method won't let you do stuff like "only allow adj adj or noun noun compounds" like you can in HFST.

You can do that in the morphotactics though (e.g. adjective paradigms only redirect to the adjectivestem lexicon.) - Francis Tyers (talk) 13:33, 22 May 2014 (CEST)
Uh, what happens if you simply specify compound-R and compound-only-L tags in the lexc?
This is also an option, while we were at it I'd choose a prettier couple of symbols though ;) - Francis Tyers (talk) 13:33, 22 May 2014 (CEST)


Say we have the FST "bidix", can we create "bidix [^+]* (+ bidix [^+]*)*" (where + is just the literal join symbol) and trim with that?

seems to work!