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RadicalLocator: A software tool for identifying the radicals in Chinese characters.
Lili Yu1, Erik D Reichle, Mathew Jones
1Tianjin Normal University (Balitai Campus), No. 57 (Zeng 1) Wujiayao Street, Hexi District, Tianjin City, China, 300374, lily.yu.96@gmail.com.
Behavior Research Methods
|August 30, 2014
Summary
RadicalLocator is a new software tool that automatically identifies radicals in Chinese characters. This aids researchers in tasks like selecting materials for psycholinguistic experiments.
Area of Science:
- Computational Linguistics
- Psycholinguistics
- Computer Vision
Background:
- Identifying individual radicals in written Chinese characters is complex.
- Automated tools are needed to assist in linguistic and cognitive research.
Purpose of the Study:
- Introduce RadicalLocator, a novel software tool.
- Facilitate the automatic identification of target radicals in Chinese characters.
Main Methods:
- Description of the RadicalLocator software.
- Guidance on downloading, installation, and usage.
- Explanation of the pattern recognition approach.
Main Results:
- Successful automatic identification of radicals in written Chinese characters.
- Demonstration of utility in preparing research materials.
Conclusions:
- RadicalLocator offers a valuable solution for researchers.
- Acknowledges software limitations and suggests workarounds for future development.
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