mˈælɪt wʌz dɪvˈɛləpt pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli baɪ ˈændɹuː mə kˈæləm, ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts ˈæmhɚst, wɪð ɐsˈɪstəns fɹʌm ɡɹˈædʒuːət stˈuːdənts ænd fˈækəlti fɹʌm bˈoʊθ jˈuːmæs ænd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə.
MALLET was developed primarily by Andrew McCallum, of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with assistance from graduate students and faculty from both UMASS and the University of Pennsylvania.