UNL Based Bangla Natural Text Conversion - Predicate Preserving Parser Approach
Universal Networking Language (UNL) is a declarative formal language that is used to represent semantic data extracted from natural language texts. This paper presents a novel approach to converting Bangla natural language text into UNL using a method known as Predicate Preserving Parser (PPP) technique. PPP performs morphological, syntactic and semantic, and lexical analysis of text synchronously. This analysis produces a semantic-net like structure represented using UNL. We demonstrate how Bangla texts are analyzed following the PPP technique to produce UNL documents which can then be translated into any other suitable natural language facilitating the opportunity to develop a universal language translation method via UNL.
Keywords: UNL, Bangla Natural Text, Predicate Preserving Parser, Morphological Analysis, Language Conversion
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Md. Nawab Yousuf Ali
Md. Nawab Yousuf Ali obtained PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is serving as an Asst. Prof. at East West University, Bangladesh. He is interested in Natural Language Processing, UNL, Bangla text conversion to UNL. He has published several research papers in national and International journal and conferences.
Shamim Ripon
Shamim Ripon received his PhD in computer Science from University of Southampton, UK. He is an Asst. Prof. at East West University, Bangladesh where he also leads Software Engineering and Formal Method Research group. His primary research interests are focused on Formal Methods, Requirement Engineering, Software Product Line and Natural Language Processing.
Shaikh Muhammad Allayear
Shaikh Muhammad Allayear completed his MSc and PhD in Computer Science & Engineering from Anyang University, South Korea. He was also a part time lecturer of Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Anyang University. Currently he is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. His research interest includes Network Storage, Internet Computing, Parallel & Distributed System, High Performance Computing, Mobile Computing, and Information Security.
Md. Nawab Yousuf Ali
Md. Nawab Yousuf Ali obtained PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is serving as an Asst. Prof. at East West University, Bangladesh. He is interested in Natural Language Processing, UNL, Bangla text conversion to UNL. He has published several research papers in national and International journal and conferences.
Shamim Ripon
Shamim Ripon received his PhD in computer Science from University of Southampton, UK. He is an Asst. Prof. at East West University, Bangladesh where he also leads Software Engineering and Formal Method Research group. His primary research interests are focused on Formal Methods, Requirement Engineering, Software Product Line and Natural Language Processing.
Shaikh Muhammad Allayear
Shaikh Muhammad Allayear completed his MSc and PhD in Computer Science & Engineering from Anyang University, South Korea. He was also a part time lecturer of Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Anyang University. Currently he is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. His research interest includes Network Storage, Internet Computing, Parallel & Distributed System, High Performance Computing, Mobile Computing, and Information Security.
