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Main Authors: Sedrati, Anass, Afifi, Mounir, Benkhadra, Reda
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.29346
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author Sedrati, Anass
Afifi, Mounir
Benkhadra, Reda
author_facet Sedrati, Anass
Afifi, Mounir
Benkhadra, Reda
contents This paper introduces the L-ReLF (Low-Resource Lexical Framework), a novel, reproducible methodology for creating high-quality, structured lexical datasets for underserved languages. The lack of standardized terminology, exemplified by Moroccan Darija, poses a critical barrier to knowledge equity in platforms like Wikipedia, often forcing editors to rely on inconsistent, ad-hoc methods to create new words in their language. Our research details the technical pipeline developed to overcome these challenges. We systematically address the difficulties of working with low-resource data, including source identification, utilizing Optical Character Recognition (OCR) despite its bias towards Modern Standard Arabic, and rigorous post-processing to correct errors and standardize the data model. The resulting structured dataset is fully compatible with Wikidata Lexemes, serving as a vital technical resource. The L-ReLF methodology is designed for generalizability, offering other language communities a clear path to build foundational lexical data for downstream NLP applications, such as Machine Translation and morphological analysis.
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spellingShingle L-ReLF: A Framework for Lexical Dataset Creation
Sedrati, Anass
Afifi, Mounir
Benkhadra, Reda
Computation and Language
This paper introduces the L-ReLF (Low-Resource Lexical Framework), a novel, reproducible methodology for creating high-quality, structured lexical datasets for underserved languages. The lack of standardized terminology, exemplified by Moroccan Darija, poses a critical barrier to knowledge equity in platforms like Wikipedia, often forcing editors to rely on inconsistent, ad-hoc methods to create new words in their language. Our research details the technical pipeline developed to overcome these challenges. We systematically address the difficulties of working with low-resource data, including source identification, utilizing Optical Character Recognition (OCR) despite its bias towards Modern Standard Arabic, and rigorous post-processing to correct errors and standardize the data model. The resulting structured dataset is fully compatible with Wikidata Lexemes, serving as a vital technical resource. The L-ReLF methodology is designed for generalizability, offering other language communities a clear path to build foundational lexical data for downstream NLP applications, such as Machine Translation and morphological analysis.
title L-ReLF: A Framework for Lexical Dataset Creation
topic Computation and Language
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.29346