From DELA based dictionary to Leximirka lexical database

Abstract

In this paper, we will present an approach in transforming Serbian language Morphological dictionaries from a DELA text format to a lexical database dubbed Leximirka. Considering the benefits of storing data within a database when compared to storing them in textual documents, we will outline some of the functionality that the database has made possible. We will also show how hand-made rules that use category labels  lexical entries are marked with can be used to link lexical entries. The initial morphological dictionaries were Serbian Morphological Dictionaries. However, we will show multilingual application of Leximirka using French Morphological Dictionaries.