dicta-il/hebrew_suffix_verbal_forms

Suffixed Verbal Forms Detection Dataset for Modern Hebrew

Dataset Summary

This dataset contains annotated Hebrew sentences containing verbal forms that are ambiguous as to whether they include a pronominal suffix or not (e.g., the Hebrew word lamed-yod-mem-daled-vav can be understood as either "he taught him" or "they taught"). The goal of the dataset is to support tasks involving the identification and disambiguation of verbs with pronominal suffixes in Hebrew literature and texts.

The dataset was used for the development of the OtoBERT model released here, which aims to identify and simplify these suffixed verb forms in Hebrew texts.

Example Usage:

from datasets import load_dataset

dataset = load_dataset("dicta-il/hebrew_suffix_verbal_forms")

# Display an example
print(dataset['test'][0])

Dataset Structure

The dataset is provided in the following format:

• text: The full sentence containing the ambiguous Hebrew verb.
• startOffset: The start position of the ambiguous verb in the sentence.
• endOffset: The end position of the ambiguous verb in the sentence.
• label: Whether the ambiguous verb contains a pronominal suffix (With_Suffix) or does not contain a suffix (No_Suffix).

Sample Entry:

{
    "text": "בעולם הישיבות לא היה נהוג ללמוד תנ\"ך באופן רשמי וחידשנו לימוד פרק יומי בבוקר אחרי התפילה כחלק מתכנית היום.",
    "startOffset": 48,
    "endOffset": 55,
    "label": "No_Suffix"
}

Annotations

The dataset has been manually annotated to indicate whether the ambiguous verb in each sentence includes a pronominal suffix or not. The labels are:

• With_Suffix: The ambiguous verb contains a pronominal suffix.
• No_Suffix: The ambiguous verb does not contain a pronominal suffix.

Split Information:

• Test: Contains 2,589 examples with the No_Suffix label, and 264 instances with With_Suffix label.

Use Cases

This dataset is useful for tasks related to:

• Hebrew Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Morphological analysis in Semitic languages
• Training models for disambiguation of suffixed verbs in Hebrew literature
• Complex Word Identification

Dataset Creation

The dataset was created by manually annotating naturally occurring Hebrew sentences, primarily sourced from Hebrew literature and newspapers. Each ambiguous verb was labeled according to its correct morphological form (suffixed or not suffixed).

Citation

If you use this dataset in your research, please cite:

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License

Shield:

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.