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When Words Don't Mean What They Say: Figurative Understanding in Bengali Idioms
Adib Sakhawat, Shamim Ara Parveen, Md Ruhul Amin +3
Figurative language understanding remains a significant challenge for Large Language Models (LLMs), especially for low-resource languages. To address this, we introduce a new idiom…
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BanglaIPA: Towards Robust Text-to-IPA Transcription with Contextual Rewriting in Bengali
Jakir Hasan, Shrestha Datta, Md Saiful Islam +2
Despite its widespread use, Bengali lacks a robust automated International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription system that effectively supports both standard language and regiona…