TR-2005-06

An algorithm for the unsupervised learning of morphology

John Goldsmith. 18 May, 2005.
Communicated by John Goldsmith.

Abstract

This paper describes in detail an algorithm for the unsupervised learning of natural language morphology, with emphasis on challenges that are encountered in languages typologically similar to European languages. It utilizes the Minimum Description Length analysis described in Goldsmith 2001, and has been implemented in software that is available for downloading and testing.

Original Document

The original document is available in PDF (uploaded 18 May, 2005 by John Goldsmith).