Cvetana Krstev
ABSTRACT
In this paper we present a versatile language processing tool that can be successfully used for many Balkan languages. For its work, this tool relies on several sophisticated textual and lexical resources that have been developed for most Balkan languages. These resources are based on several de facto standards in natural language processing.
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Index Terms
- E-connecting Balkan languages
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