Title
Automatic Gloss Dictionary for Sign Language Learners
Abstract
A multi-language dictionary is a fundamental tool for language learning, allowing the learner to look up unfamiliar words. Searching an unrecognized word in the dictionary does not usually require deep knowledge of the target language. However, this is not true for sign language, where gestural elements preclude this type of easy lookup. This paper introduces GlossFinder, an online tool supporting 2, 000 signs to assist language learners in determining the meaning of given signs. Unlike alternative systems of complex inputs, our system requires only that learners imitate the sign in front of a standard webcam. A user study conducted among sign language speakers of varying ability compared our system against existing alternatives and the interviews indicated a clear preference for our new system. This implies that GlossFinder can lower the barrier in sign language learning by addressing the common problem of sign finding and make it accessible to the wider community.
Year
DOI
Venue
2022
10.18653/v1/2022.acl-demo.8
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 60TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS (ACL 2022): PROCEEDINGS OF SYSTEM DEMONSTRATIONS
DocType
Volume
Citations 
Conference
Proceedings of the 60th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics: System Demonstrations
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Chenchen Xu100.68
Dongxu Li243.77
Hongdong Li31724101.81
Hanna Suominen436033.41
Ben Swift500.34