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A Prototype Punjabi Text To Sign Language Automatic Translator


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Sign language, which is a method of communication for the hearing-impaired community, conveys meaning through manual communication and body language rather than through sound. This paper describes a Punjabi text to sign language translation method in prototype form. The suggested method accepts Punjabi text as input and produces Sign Language equivalents using synthetic animations. This system will help to disseminate information to deaf people in public utility places like railways, banks, hospitals, etc. This will also act as an educational tool in learning Sign Language.

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Indian Sign Language, Stemmer, Part of Speech Tagger.
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Authors

Gurdeep Singh
Department of Computer Science, Punjabi University, Patiala, India

Abstract


Sign language, which is a method of communication for the hearing-impaired community, conveys meaning through manual communication and body language rather than through sound. This paper describes a Punjabi text to sign language translation method in prototype form. The suggested method accepts Punjabi text as input and produces Sign Language equivalents using synthetic animations. This system will help to disseminate information to deaf people in public utility places like railways, banks, hospitals, etc. This will also act as an educational tool in learning Sign Language.

Keywords


Indian Sign Language, Stemmer, Part of Speech Tagger.

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