Prenominal modifier ordering in Bengali text generation

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a machine learning based approach for ordering adjectival premodifiers of a noun phrase (NP) in Bengali. We propose a novel method to learn the pairwise orders of the modifiers. Using the learned pairwise orders, longer sequences of pronominal modifiers are ordered following a graph based method. The proposed modifier ordering approach is compared with an existing approach using our own dataset. We have achieved approximately 4% increment in the F-measure with our approach indicating an overall improvement. The modifier ordering approach proposed here can be implemented in a Bengali text generation system resulting in more fluent and natural output. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.