An Efficient Compiler for Weighted Rewrite Rules
<|reference_start|>An Efficient Compiler for Weighted Rewrite Rules: Context-dependent rewrite rules are used in many areas of natural language and speech processing. Work in computational phonology has demonstrated that, given certain conditions, such rewrite rules can be represented as finite-state transducers (FSTs). We describe a new algorithm for compiling rewrite rules into FSTs. We show the algorithm to be simpler and more efficient than existing algorithms. Further, many of our applications demand the ability to compile weighted rules into weighted FSTs, transducers generalized by providing transitions with weights. We have extended the algorithm to allow for this.<|reference_end|>
@article{mohri1996an,
    title={An Efficient Compiler for Weighted Rewrite Rules},
    author={Mehryar Mohri (AT&T Research), Richard Sproat (Bell Laboratories)},
    journal={34th Annual Meeting of the ACL},
    year={1996},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={cmp-lg/9606026},
    primaryClass={cmp-lg cs.CL}
}