Arabic Word Class Tagging Based on the Analysis of Affix Structure
Suleiman Hussein Mustafa, Sari Awwad · 2006
This study was based on a major assumption that the lexical structure of Arabic textual words involves semantic content that could be used to determine the class of a given word and its functional features within a given text. Hence, the purpose of the study was to explore the extent at which we can rely on word structure to determine word class without the need for using language glossaries and word lists or using the textual context. The results indicate that the morphological structure of Arabic textual word was helpful in achieving a rate of success approaching 79% of the total number of words in the sample used in the study. In certain cases, the approach adopted in the investigation was not adequate for class tagging due to two major reasons, the first of which was the absence of prefixes and suffixes and the second was the incapability of distinguishing affixes from original letters. It was concluded that the approach adopted in this study should be supplemented by using other techniques adopted in other studies, particularly the textual context.