Multilingual Grammatical Error Annotation: Combining Language-Agnostic Framework with Language-Specific Flexibility

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Main Authors: Qiu, Mengyang, Nguyen, Tran Minh, Huang, Zihao, Li, Zelong, Gu, Yang, Gao, Qingyu, Liu, Siliang, Park, Jungyeul
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author Qiu, Mengyang
Nguyen, Tran Minh
Huang, Zihao
Li, Zelong
Gu, Yang
Gao, Qingyu
Liu, Siliang
Park, Jungyeul
author_facet Qiu, Mengyang
Nguyen, Tran Minh
Huang, Zihao
Li, Zelong
Gu, Yang
Gao, Qingyu
Liu, Siliang
Park, Jungyeul
contents Grammatical Error Correction (GEC) relies on accurate error annotation and evaluation, yet existing frameworks, such as $\texttt{errant}$, face limitations when extended to typologically diverse languages. In this paper, we introduce a standardized, modular framework for multilingual grammatical error annotation. Our approach combines a language-agnostic foundation with structured language-specific extensions, enabling both consistency and flexibility across languages. We reimplement $\texttt{errant}$ using $\texttt{stanza}$ to support broader multilingual coverage, and demonstrate the framework's adaptability through applications to English, German, Czech, Korean, and Chinese, ranging from general-purpose annotation to more customized linguistic refinements. This work supports scalable and interpretable GEC annotation across languages and promotes more consistent evaluation in multilingual settings. The complete codebase and annotation tools can be accessed at https://github.com/open-writing-evaluation/jp_errant_bea.
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spellingShingle Multilingual Grammatical Error Annotation: Combining Language-Agnostic Framework with Language-Specific Flexibility
Qiu, Mengyang
Nguyen, Tran Minh
Huang, Zihao
Li, Zelong
Gu, Yang
Gao, Qingyu
Liu, Siliang
Park, Jungyeul
Computation and Language
Grammatical Error Correction (GEC) relies on accurate error annotation and evaluation, yet existing frameworks, such as $\texttt{errant}$, face limitations when extended to typologically diverse languages. In this paper, we introduce a standardized, modular framework for multilingual grammatical error annotation. Our approach combines a language-agnostic foundation with structured language-specific extensions, enabling both consistency and flexibility across languages. We reimplement $\texttt{errant}$ using $\texttt{stanza}$ to support broader multilingual coverage, and demonstrate the framework's adaptability through applications to English, German, Czech, Korean, and Chinese, ranging from general-purpose annotation to more customized linguistic refinements. This work supports scalable and interpretable GEC annotation across languages and promotes more consistent evaluation in multilingual settings. The complete codebase and annotation tools can be accessed at https://github.com/open-writing-evaluation/jp_errant_bea.
title Multilingual Grammatical Error Annotation: Combining Language-Agnostic Framework with Language-Specific Flexibility
topic Computation and Language
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.07719