Where is the Head Positioned in Indonesian Language?: A Corpus Study of Head Directionality from a Dependency Perspective

Lalitia Ansari; Totok Suhardijanto

doi:10.1109/IALP.2018.8629214

Where is the Head Positioned in Indonesian Language? A Corpus Study of Head Directionality from a Dependency Perspective

Lalitia Ansari, Totok Suhardijanto

Department of Linguistics

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Abstract

The link connecting two constituents in a syntactic dependency relation has been a key measure of interest in the studies of syntax. This include the positioning of a head word in regards to its dependent or the head directionality. The direction of the link connecting both constituents is a familiar topic in syntax through a phrase structure perspective. However, it is yet to be explored using dependency approach, particularly in Indonesian language. This study uses a large-scale corpus of Indonesian language in written and spoken manner. The preliminary findings exhibit that there are particular conditions in which head-initial dependency direction is preferred over head-final relation. The analysis also indicates a preference to position the head before its dependent albeit producing a longer dependency distance. Overall evaluation shows that aside to the minimization of dependency distance, Indonesian speakers might choose a certain position of the head to better facilitate cognitive demands and reduce the process happening in the working memory.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2018
Editors	Minghui Dong, Moch. Bijaksana, Herry Sujaini, Arif Bijaksana Putra Negara, Ade Romadhony, Fariska Z. Ruskanda, Elvira Nurfadhilah, Lyla Ruslana Aini
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	171-177
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728111766
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IALP.2018.8629214
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2018
Event	22nd International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2018 - Bandung, Indonesia Duration: 15 Nov 2018 → 17 Nov 2018

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2018

Conference

Conference	22nd International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2018
Country/Territory	Indonesia
City	Bandung
Period	15/11/18 → 17/11/18

Keywords

Indonesian
dependency
dependency direction
head directionality
syntax

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10.1109/IALP.2018.8629214

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Ansari, L., & Suhardijanto, T. (2018). Where is the Head Positioned in Indonesian Language? A Corpus Study of Head Directionality from a Dependency Perspective. In M. Dong, M. Bijaksana, H. Sujaini, A. B. P. Negara, A. Romadhony, F. Z. Ruskanda, E. Nurfadhilah, & L. R. Aini (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2018 (pp. 171-177). Article 8629214 (Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2018). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IALP.2018.8629214

Ansari, Lalitia ; Suhardijanto, Totok. / Where is the Head Positioned in Indonesian Language? A Corpus Study of Head Directionality from a Dependency Perspective. Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2018. editor / Minghui Dong ; Moch. Bijaksana ; Herry Sujaini ; Arif Bijaksana Putra Negara ; Ade Romadhony ; Fariska Z. Ruskanda ; Elvira Nurfadhilah ; Lyla Ruslana Aini. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. pp. 171-177 (Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2018).

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Ansari, L & Suhardijanto, T 2018, Where is the Head Positioned in Indonesian Language? A Corpus Study of Head Directionality from a Dependency Perspective. in M Dong, M Bijaksana, H Sujaini, ABP Negara, A Romadhony, FZ Ruskanda, E Nurfadhilah & LR Aini (eds), Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2018., 8629214, Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2018, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 171-177, 22nd International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2018, Bandung, Indonesia, 15/11/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/IALP.2018.8629214

Where is the Head Positioned in Indonesian Language? A Corpus Study of Head Directionality from a Dependency Perspective. / Ansari, Lalitia; Suhardijanto, Totok.
Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2018. ed. / Minghui Dong; Moch. Bijaksana; Herry Sujaini; Arif Bijaksana Putra Negara; Ade Romadhony; Fariska Z. Ruskanda; Elvira Nurfadhilah; Lyla Ruslana Aini. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 171-177 8629214 (Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2018).

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Ansari L, Suhardijanto T. Where is the Head Positioned in Indonesian Language? A Corpus Study of Head Directionality from a Dependency Perspective. In Dong M, Bijaksana M, Sujaini H, Negara ABP, Romadhony A, Ruskanda FZ, Nurfadhilah E, Aini LR, editors, Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018. p. 171-177. 8629214. (Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Asian Language Processing, IALP 2018). doi: 10.1109/IALP.2018.8629214