Towards a New Standard Arabic Test Collection for Mono- and Cross-Language Information Retrieval

Khiroun, Oussama Ben; Ayed, Raja; Elayeb, Bilel; Bounhas, Ibrahim; Saoud, Narjès Bellamine Ben; Evrard, Fabrice

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“…Darwish and Orad (2002a) developed 25 topics and exhaustively searched the collection for relevant documents. Finally, the third collection was built by Ben Khiroun et al. (2014).…”

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Meta-search based approach for Arabic information retrieval

Guirat

Bounhas

Slimani

2022

OIR

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PurposeThe semantic relations between Arabic word representations were recognized and widely studied in theoretical studies in linguistics many centuries ago. Nonetheless, most of the previous research in automatic information retrieval (IR) focused on stem or root-based indexing, while lemmas and patterns are under-exploited. However, the authors believe that each of the four morphological levels encapsulates a part of the meaning of words. That is, the purpose is to aggregate these levels using more sophisticated approaches to reach the optimal combination which enhances IR.Design/methodology/approachThe authors first compare the state-of-the art Arabic natural language processing (NLP) tools in IR. This allows to select the most accurate tool in each representation level i.e. developing four basic IR systems. Then, the authors compare two rank aggregation approaches which combine the results of these systems. The first approach is based on linear combination, while the second exploits classification-based meta-search.FindingsCombining different word representation levels, consistently and significantly enhances IR results. The proposed classification-based approach outperforms linear combination and all the basic systems.Research limitations/implicationsThe work stands by a standard experimental comparative study which assesses several NLP tools and combining approaches on different test collections and IR models. Thus, it may be helpful for future research works to choose the most suitable tools and develop more sophisticated methods for handling the complexity of Arabic language.Originality/valueThe originality of the idea is to consider that the richness of Arabic is an exploitable characteristic and no more a challenging limit. Thus, the authors combine 4 different morphological levels for the first time in Arabic IR. This approach widely overtook previous research results.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-11-2020-0515

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“…Darwish and Orad (2002a) developed 25 topics and exhaustively searched the collection for relevant documents. Finally, the third collection was built by Ben Khiroun et al. (2014).…”

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“…Darwish and Orad (2002a) developed 25 topics and exhaustively searched the collection for relevant documents. Finally, the third collection was built by Ben Khiroun et al (2014). KUNUZ is composed of all the hadiths of Sahih al-Bukhari structured in the XML format freely available.…”

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Meta-search based approach for Arabic information retrieval

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Slimani

2022

OIR

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“…This corpus was used in various research works [31,37,47,[53][54][55][56]66]. The corpus is composed of six books: Sahih Al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Ettermidhi, Sunan Ibn Majah, Sunan Annasaii, and Sunan Abi Dawud [57].…”

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A hybrid possibilistic approach for Arabic full morphological disambiguation

Bounhas

Ayed

Elayeb

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Data & Knowledge Engineering

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“…It was one of the first studies to measure language proficiency in Arabic for foreign speakers. Consequently, research about the standardization of language proficiency examinations emerged and became the primary focus of Arabic linguists' research (Ben Khiroun et al, 2014;de Graaf, 2021;Masrai & Milton, 2019;Rifaie et al, 2021;Winke & Aquil, 2014).…”

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Development of an Arabic Receptive Proficiency Test Instrument Based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Gazali,

Saefuloh

2023

AlTarib

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This research develops a Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)-based Arabic receptive proficiency test instrument at the Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Sheikh Nurjati Cirebon. This study addresses the lack of international standard measures to test Arabic receptive competency, including listening and reading. This work created a CEFR-compliant test instrument that matches Arabic language specifics. The Research and Development (RnD) strategy using the ADDIE model—analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation—is applied. The steps include identifying needs, instrument design, feedback-based iterative development, implementation in an authentic setting, and detailed efficacy evaluation. This study found that the instrument is valid, reliable, and effective in testing CEFR-level Arabic receptive proficiency. The instrument considers Arabic's intricacies and complexities to assess receptive performance holistically and contextually. This work enriches Arabic language competency measuring literature and provides a valuable measurement tool for educators and learners, particularly in Islamic education.

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Towards a New Standard Arabic Test Collection for Mono- and Cross-Language Information Retrieval

Cited by 11 publications

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Meta-search based approach for Arabic information retrieval

Meta-search based approach for Arabic information retrieval

A hybrid possibilistic approach for Arabic full morphological disambiguation

Development of an Arabic Receptive Proficiency Test Instrument Based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

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