Creating a Basic Language Resource Kit for Faroese

Annika Simonsen, Sandra Saxov Lamhauge, Iben Nyholm Debess, Peter Juel Henrichsen


Abstract
The biggest challenges we face in developing LR and LT for Faroese is the lack of existing resources. A few resources already exist for Faroese, but many of them are either of insufficient size and quality or are not easily accessible. Therefore, the Faroese ASR project, Ravnur, set out to make a BLARK for Faroese. The BLARK is still in the making, but many of its resources have already been produced or collected. The LR status is framed by mentioning existing LR of relevant size and quality. The specific components of the BLARK are presented as well as the working principles behind the BLARK. The BLARK will be a pillar in Faroese LR, being relatively substantial in both size, quality, and diversity. It will be open-source, inviting other small languages to use it as an inspiration to create their own BLARK. We comment on the faulty yet sprouting LT situation in the Faroe Islands. The LR and LT challenges are not solved with just a BLARK. Some initiatives are therefore proposed to better the prospects of Faroese LT. The open-source principle of the project should facilitate further development.
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2022.lrec-1.495
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Proceedings of the Thirteenth Language Resources and Evaluation Conference
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June
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2022
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Marseille, France
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Nicoletta Calzolari, Frédéric Béchet, Philippe Blache, Khalid Choukri, Christopher Cieri, Thierry Declerck, Sara Goggi, Hitoshi Isahara, Bente Maegaard, Joseph Mariani, Hélène Mazo, Jan Odijk, Stelios Piperidis
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European Language Resources Association
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4637–4643
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Annika Simonsen, Sandra Saxov Lamhauge, Iben Nyholm Debess, and Peter Juel Henrichsen. 2022. Creating a Basic Language Resource Kit for Faroese. In Proceedings of the Thirteenth Language Resources and Evaluation Conference, pages 4637–4643, Marseille, France. European Language Resources Association.
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