TY - BOOK AU - Dash,Niladri Sekhar TI - A descriptive study of Bengali words SN - 9781107064249 (hardback) AV - PK1669 .D37 2015 U1 - 491.445 DAS 1 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Bengali language KW - Morphology KW - Data processing KW - Study and teaching KW - Lexicology KW - Grammar N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-340) and indexes; Bengali vowel sounds in cardinal diagram; Roman and IPA codes for Bengali vowels and allographs; Bengali consonants; Roman and IPA codes for Bengali consonants; Introduction; 1. Word: a conceptual complexity; 2. Usage of some word formative elements in Bengali; 3. Frequency of use of words in Bengali; 4. Structural components of Bengali words; 5. Use of affixes with Bengali words; 6. Postpositions used in Bengali; 7. Compound nouns and adjectives; 8. Structure of reduplicated forms in Bengali; 9. Lexical naturalization in Bengali; Appendices; Bibliography; Index N2 - "Provides a solid empirical support for developing tools and systems for morphological analysis, morphological generation, lexical decomposition and lexical composition for Bengali language for machine learning and language teaching"-- ER -