Summary of Emotion Classification in Low and Moderate Resource Languages, by Shabnam Tafreshi et al.
Emotion Classification in Low and Moderate Resource Languages
by Shabnam Tafreshi, Shubham Vatsal, Mona Diab
First submitted to arxiv on: 28 Feb 2024
Categories
- Main: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper proposes a novel approach to building emotion classifiers for low-resource and endangered languages. The authors develop a cross-lingual emotion classifier that leverages transfer learning from resource-rich languages like English to lower-resourced languages. Specifically, they compare two approaches: parallel corpus projection and direct transfer. Using six languages (Farsi, Arabic, Spanish, Ilocano, Odia, and Azerbaijani), the authors demonstrate that their methods outperform random baselines and successfully transfer emotions across languages. Interestingly, the direct cross-lingual transfer approach yields better results for all languages. The paper also creates annotated emotion-labeled resources for four languages (Farsi, Azerbaijani, Ilocano, and Odia). This research has significant implications for understanding and analyzing emotional states globally, particularly in regions where language barriers exist. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Imagine if you could understand how people feel around the world, no matter what language they speak. That’s what this paper is all about! The authors developed a special tool that can analyze emotions across different languages. They used English as a “training” language and then applied it to other languages like Farsi, Arabic, Spanish, Ilocano, Odia, and Azerbaijani. This helped them understand how emotions are expressed differently in each language. The results show that this method works well for all the languages tested. What’s even more exciting is that they created labeled resources (like a dictionary of emotional words) for four languages: Farsi, Azerbaijani, Ilocano, and Odia. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Transfer learning
