Compiling an Online Dictionary based on Field Data: The Case of Kelabit Utilizing TEI/XML, XSLT and ChatGPT
This is the presentation file at JADH2024 about making an online dictionary of Kelabit, an indigenous language spoken in Borneo Island.
This presentation reports the case of compiling online dictionary with help of NLP technologies including chatGPT.
The present study introduces an ongoing project of the present author that aims to produce an online dictionary of Kelabit (ODK hence forth), an endangered Austronesian language spoken in Malaysia. In particular, the report focuses on the unique approach taken by the present author in compiling ODK, highlighting how Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology played an active role in the process of compiling ODK. Specifically, it will be discussed how using ChatGPT enables a non-expert of NLP, including the present author, to generate an online dictionary with a search function.