Language in India www.languageinindia.com 9 9 : 10 October 2009 Gurpreet Singh Lehal, Ph.D. A Survey of the State of the Art in Punjabi Language Processing LANGUAGE IN INDIA Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow Volume 9 : 10 October 2009 ISSN 1930-2940 Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D. Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D. Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D. B. A. Sharada, Ph.D. A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D. Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D. K. Karunakaran, Ph.D. Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D. A Survey of the State of the Art in Punjabi Language Processing Gurpreet Singh Lehal, Ph.D.