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FST technology |
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| – | broad coverage,
accurate, efficient |
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| – | 1-2 person-years
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| • | native
speaker/linguist/programmer combination |
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| – | application
adaptation is also understood |
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| • | More informal
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| – | often less
demanding applications such as stemmers |
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| – | sui generis
algorithms developed for single language |
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| – | typically more
human effort |
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