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What is Compound Word

Handbook of Research on Digital Libraries: Design, Development, and Impact
Compound words are words that are composed of two or more simple words. The meaning of a compound word may not be the sum of the meanings of its parts, though it can be related to the meanings of its parts.
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Word Segmentation in Indo-China Languages for Digital Libraries
Jin-Cheon Na (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Tun Thura Thet (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Dion Hoe-Lian Goh (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Yin-Leng Theng (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), and Schubert Foo (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-879-6.ch024
Abstract
This chapter introduces word segmentation methods for Indo-China languages. It describes six different word segmentation methods developed for the Thai, Vietnamese, and Myanmar languages and compare different approaches in terms of their algorithms and results achieved. The discussion and comparison of these word segmentation methods will provide underlying views about how word segmentation can be achieved and employed in Indo-China languages to support search functionality in digital libraries.
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