Masheli: A Choctaw-English Bilingual Chatbot

Abstract

We present the implementation of an autonomous Choctaw-English bilingual chatbot. Choctaw is an American indigenous language. The intended use of the chatbot is for Choctaw language learners to practice. The systems backend is NPCEditor, a response selection program that is trained on linked questions and answers. The chatbots answers are stories and conversational utterances in both languages. We experiment with the ability of NPCEditor to appropriately respond to language mixed utterances, and describe a pilot study with Choctaw-English speakers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1154285

Entities

People

  • David R Traum
  • Jacqueline Brixey

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Intelligence
  • Education
  • English Language
  • Foreign Languages
  • Grammars
  • Language
  • Learning
  • Linguistics
  • Machine Learning
  • Phrase Structure Grammars
  • Pilot Studies
  • Standards
  • Switching
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • STEM Education
  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.