Title :
Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) in orthography system development
Author :
Chin, Sook Kuan ; Yeo, Alvin W.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Technol., Univ. Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia
Abstract :
The main focus of this study is to investigate how Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) can be applied in the development process of an orthography system. An orthography system (or spelling system) is necessary to preserve and maintain indigenous languages. The approach we take is to observe how linguists and communities work together in building an orthography system. The findings from this research will serve as a foundation to build the orthography system and will be used to preserve other indigenous languages of Borneo. We will use the Melanau (Matu-Daro), an indigenous language in Sarawak which does not have a spelling system, as our test case.
Keywords :
groupware; natural language processing; Borneo language preservation; Melanau language; computer supported cooperative work; orthography system development; spelling system; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Communities; Computers; Documentation; Pragmatics; Prototypes; Borneo; CSCW; Indigenous Languages; Orthography system; Sarawak;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Applications and Industrial Electronics (ICCAIE), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9054-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAIE.2010.5735147