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Finite Automata in

Natural Language
Processing
Finite automata are a fundamental concept in computer
science and find widespread use in natural language
processing (NLP). They are mathematical models of
computation that can be used to represent and process
sequential data like text and speech.
by 22IZ014 HARSHAN R
Introduction to Finite
Automata
Finite automata are abstract machines with a finite number of
states. They process input symbols one at a time and transition
between states based on the input.

1 States 2 Transitions
Each state represents a Transitions occur based
specific point in the on input symbols and
computation. lead to new states.

3 Start State 4 Accepting State


The initial state where A state that signifies
the computation begins. successful processing of
the input.
Applications of Finite
Automata in NLP
Finite automata play a crucial role in NLP tasks like lexical analysis,
morphological analysis, and syntax parsing.

Task How Finite Automata Are Used

Lexical Analysis Identifying and classifying


tokens in text, such as words,
punctuation, and numbers.

Morphological Analysis Analyzing word structures,


identifying stems, prefixes, and
suffixes.

Syntax Parsing Determining the grammatical


structure of sentences,
identifying phrases and
dependencies.
Advantages and Limitations of Finite Automata
Finite automata offer advantages in terms of simplicity, efficiency, and ease of implementation.

Advantages Limitations

• Simple to design and implement. • Limited in handling complex language structures.


• Efficient for processing regular language patterns. • Cannot recognize languages beyond regular expressio
• • May not be as expressive for advanced NLP tasks.
Well-suited for tasks with limited memory requirements.
Real-world Examples and Future Directions
Finite automata are used in various NLP applications like text editors, search engines, and chatbots.

Lexical Analysis
Identifying and classifying words in text.

Morphological Analysis
Analyzing word structures, identifying stems, prefixes, and suffixes.

Speech Recognition
Converting speech into text, recognizing phonemes and words.

Machine Translation
Translating text from one language to another.

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