It refers to a linguistic process that occurs when a language loses its last native speaker, thus leading to its extinction. In addition to this loss, the most serious problem occurs when there is no oral or written record of that language. Such a process is different from what has happened with Latin, since although this language lost its acoustic registers, in contrast it has extensive documentation, in addition to its evolution giving rise to new languages. The death of a language may be due to historical wear, or it may be caused by linguistic policies, e. g., in cases where a country decides to adopt one or more official languages, those that are not recognized with this status may tend to disappear over time.
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A Critical Review of the Current State of Natural Language Processing in Mexico and Chile
César Aguilar (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile) and Olga Acosta (Singularyta SpA, Chile)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4240-8.ch015
Abstract
This chapter presents a critical review of the current state of natural language processing in Chile and Mexico. Specifically, a general review is made regarding the technological evolution of these countries in this area of research and development, as well as the progress they have made so far. Subsequently, the remaining problems and challenges are addressed. Specifically, two are analyzed in detail here: (1) the lack of a strategic policy that helps to establish stronger links between academia and industry and (2) the lack of a technological inclusion of the indigenous languages, which causes a deep digital divide between Spanish (considered in Chile and Mexico as their official language) with them.