Zinan Liang / Tsinam Leung (梁梓楠)

Zinan Liang / Tsinam Leung (梁梓楠)

he/him

MA by Research in Linguistics @ NUS | Language contact in Yue and related Sinitic languages

TypeDuck: Cantonese IME with Multilingual Dictionary

TypeDuck

TypeDuck is a Cantonese input method project with multilingual dictionary support, developed to assist Cantonese learners from diverse ethnic backgrounds and planned for introduction in Hong Kong primary and middle schools. My work focused on the engineering and lexical-resource side of the project: IME algorithm server work, dictionary interface development, and refinement of Cantonese lexical entries for practical input use.

Contributions

  • Built and deployed the IME algorithm server.
  • Designed and implemented the dictionary user interface.
  • Refined Cantonese lexical entries and removed obsolete or rare terminology where appropriate.
  • Worked with dictionary and N-gram processing for input-method use.

Relevance

This project connects language-resource work with usable language technology: turning lexical data into an input method and dictionary interface that can support Cantonese learners and users.

Project Period: Sept 2022 - Dec 2024 Role: Developer / Research Assistant PI: Dr. Chaak Ming Lau, EduHK Website: typeduck.hk