Methodology for Syntactic Annotation of Uzbek Language Texts

Abstract

This paper examines the history of syntactic studies into coordinating structures and the methods for syntactic annotation in the Uzbek language, evolving from traditional descriptive studies to system-structural and functional orientations. The syntax of Uzbek is viewed as a system possessing properties that characterize the Turkic language family, with both the word combination and the sentence as its fundamental units of research. Syntax is generally organized in terms of the sentence, then, a sentence being anything capable of speech. There has been not just theoretical interest but also practical implications of syntactic annotation. It serves as a basis for NLP tasks such as automatic syntactic parsing, machine translation, and intelligent information retrieval. By accurate tagging of the sintactic system of language Uzbeks, electronic language corpora are obtaining for exploring deep lingual Habitat and development certain style software products. Uzbek syntax is characterized by verb final (V-final) word order, a higher number of non-finite forms and analytical tense-aspect-mood forms, high levels of structures mounted on affixation, and flexible word-order. The technique of syntactic annotation allows formalization of these traits, systematic annotations and application to empirical as well as applied research. Research along these lines contributes not just to linguistic theory but also has an impact on the foundation of modern information technology and artificial intelligence.