Hope Speech detection in under-resourced Kannada language

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2108.04616v1
• Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 11:59:42 GMT
• Title: Hope Speech detection in under-resourced Kannada language
• Authors: Adeep Hande, Ruba Priyadharshini, Anbukkarasi Sampath, Kingston Pal Thamburaj, Prabakaran Chandran, Bharathi Raja Chakravarthi
• Abstract summary: We propose creating an English-Kannada Hope speech dataset, KanHope. The dataset consists of 6,176 user-generated comments in code mixed Kannada scraped from YouTube. We introduce DC-BERT4HOPE, a dual-channel model that uses the English translation of KanHope for additional training to promote hope speech detection.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Numerous methods have been developed to monitor the spread of negativity in modern years by eliminating vulgar, offensive, and fierce comments from social media platforms. However, there are relatively lesser amounts of study that converges on embracing positivity, reinforcing supportive and reassuring content in online forums. Consequently, we propose creating an English-Kannada Hope speech dataset, KanHope and comparing several experiments to benchmark the dataset. The dataset consists of 6,176 user-generated comments in code mixed Kannada scraped from YouTube and manually annotated as bearing hope speech or Not-hope speech. In addition, we introduce DC-BERT4HOPE, a dual-channel model that uses the English translation of KanHope for additional training to promote hope speech detection. The approach achieves a weighted F1-score of 0.756, bettering other models. Henceforth, KanHope aims to instigate research in Kannada while broadly promoting researchers to take a pragmatic approach towards online content that encourages, positive, and supportive.

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