The Hebrewer

A Web-based Inflection Generator

Authors

  • James Q. Foster University of Texas at Austin
  • Lane Foster Harrell University of Texas at Austin
  • Esther Raizen University of Texas at Austin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.v21i3.523-540

Keywords:

Hebrew, bidirectional text, non-Roman script, segholate nouns, inflection

Abstract

This paper reports on the grammatical and programmatical production aspects of the Hebrewer, a cross-platform web-based reference work in the form of a Hebrew inflection generator. The Hebrewer, a Java applet/servlet combination, is currently capable of generating 2,500 nouns in full declension and 500 verbs in full conjugation, displaying the results in vocalized Hebrew and allowing users to print the inflection charts.

Author Biographies

  • James Q. Foster, University of Texas at Austin

    James Q. Foster (BSChE, Vanderbilt University, 1956; MSChE, the University of Texas, 1958), is retired from Exxon Research and Engineering Company and the Astronomy Department of The University of Texas at Austin. He now provides computing services on a contract basis. His web site can be found at http://www. hpmm.com.

  • Lane Foster Harrell, University of Texas at Austin

    Lane Foster Harrell received a BA in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Austin in 1982. After many years in research and development, she returned to The University of Texas at Austin and received an MA in Linguistics in 1995.

  • Esther Raizen, University of Texas at Austin

    Esther Raizen (Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education, The University of Texas at Austin, 1987) is Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches Biblical and Modern Hebrew. Her web site, the product of her long-time interest in Hebrew computer-assisted language instruction, can be found at http://www.laits.utexas.edu/hebrew.

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Published

2013-01-14

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2004)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Foster, J., Foster Harrell, L., & Raizen, E. (2013). The Hebrewer: A Web-based Inflection Generator. CALICO Journal, 21(3), 523-540. https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.v21i3.523-540

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