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A software tool for research in linguistics and lexicography: Application to Somali

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General-purpose database management systems, whose structure is built in, are not an appropriate solution to situations where problems of translation or areas of research cannot be bounded in advance, for example, when lexicography and linguistic research are closely related. Consequently, an original system has been developed, and is being applied to linguistic and lexicographical data on the Somali language.

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  1. Jacqueline Lecarme (research associate)

    Present address: CNRS-LLAOR (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Langues et Langages en Afrique Orientale), Valbonne-Sophia Antipolis, France

  2. Carole Maury (so ftware engineer)

    Present address: Télémécanique, Valbonne-Sophia Antipolis, France

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    Jacqueline Lecarme has a master's degree in Lettres Classiques (University of Grenoble, 1969) and a Ph.D. in linguistics (University of Montreal, 1978). Carole Maury has a master's degree and a doctorate in computer science (University of Nice, 1986).

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    Lecarme, J., Maury, C. A software tool for research in linguistics and lexicography: Application to Somali. Mach Translat 2, 21–36 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01540131

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