JPH064568A - Machine translation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform the same equivalent substitution also for conjugation for not only the substitution of one text but the whole input file in the equivalent substitution when an equivalent is se-: lected. CONSTITUTION:In a machine translation device equipped with an input control part 12 which inputs an original text, a translation control part 13 which performs translation, and an output control part 18 which outputs a translation result to an output file 19, an equivalent selection input control part 16 inputs the equivalent desired to change by a user, and displays an equivalent candidate, and instructs the batch substitution of the equivalent. A dictionary consultation control part 171 inputs the equivalent candidate of the equivalent desired to change from a dictionary file 14. A conjugation developing part 172 generates an equivalent character string at every conjugation. An equivalent substitution part 173 selects the conjugation in an actual translation text, and performs the substitution for the equivalent in the translation text. A retrieval part 174 retrieves the equivalent set as the target of batch substitution.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a machine translation device having a translation word selection function, and more particularly to a machine translation device for performing batch replacement of translation words.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional machine translation system, it is technically difficult to obtain a complete correct interpretation by primary translation. Especially in meaning selection, there is no definitive information,
The translated words translated by machine translation often do not reflect the actual meaning of the original text. In such a case, the user must manually correct the translation or change the translation using the translation selection function in order to correct the translation.

The conventional translation word selection function is to perform a dictionary lookup for a translation word that the user wants to change, display translation word candidates in the dictionary, and replace the translation word on the translation sentence with the translation word selected by the user. However, the replacement of the translated word is performed only for one sentence.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional technique, when there are a plurality of sentences to be replaced with the same translated word in the translation result of the input file, there are two methods for converting the translated words of other sentences. is there.

The first method is a function of learning translated words. The learning function is a function of writing a selected translated word in a dictionary when selecting a translated word and preferentially translating the translated word when translating. In this method, in order to select the translated word in one sentence and reflect the result in another sentence, it is necessary to select all the sentences again.

The second method is character string replacement. By using this method, it is possible to collectively replace the translated words by designating the character string before replacement and the character string after replacement without selecting the translated words. However, in this method, in order to replace a vocabulary such as a verb to be used, the character string must be replaced as many times as the usage pattern.

In either of the above methods, many operations are required to replace the translated word of the same word scattered in many sentences in the input file with another translated word including the inflectional form. is necessary.

[0008]

The present invention provides a machine translation apparatus comprising an input control unit for inputting an original sentence, a translation control unit for translating, and an output control unit for outputting a translation result to an output file. Enter the translation you want to change,
A translation word selection input control unit that displays translation word candidates to instruct collective replacement of translation words, a dictionary lookup control unit that inputs translation word candidates for translation words that you want to change from a dictionary file, and an inflectional form that creates translation word strings for each inflectional word The present invention is characterized by comprising an expansion unit, a translation word replacement unit for selecting a practical form in an actual translation sentence and replacing it with a translation word in the translation sentence, and a search unit for searching for translation words to be collectively replaced. It is a thing.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the embodiment of FIG.

First, the original sentence is input from the input file 11 by the input control unit 12 and passed to the translation control unit 13 (step 21).

The translation control unit 13 performs translation by referring to the dictionary file 14 and the knowledge base 15 having language information necessary for translation (step 22).

The translation word selection control unit 17 receives from the translation control unit 13 parallel translation information such as an original sentence, a translated sentence, correspondence information between an original language and a translated word, an original language original form character string, a translated word original form character string, and a translated word utilization form information.

The translated word selection input control unit 16 displays the original sentence, the translated sentence, and the correspondence information between the original word and the translated word passed from the translated word selection control unit 17. Based on this display, the user determines whether or not there is an incorrect translation, and if there is an incorrect translation, the user indicates that word (step 23).

The dictionary lookup control unit 171 performs a dictionary lookup for the word designated by the user from the dictionary file 14 and passes the translation word candidate to the translation word selection input control unit 16.

The translated word selection input control unit 16 displays the translated word candidates, and the user selects the correct translated word from the translated word candidates (step 24).

Further, when the user replaces the translation word in the entire input file, the user instructs to perform the batch replacement (step 25).

The inflectional form expanding unit 172 has a knowledge base 15 having information for inflectional form expansion passed from the translated word selection input control unit 16, a dictionary file 14, and a translated word original form character string passed from the translation control unit 13. Use to create translation strings for all inflected forms.

The translated word replacement unit 173 is a translated word character string of all inflected forms passed from the inflectional form expansion unit 172, and the translation control unit 1.
Based on the inflectional form information passed from 3, the inflectional form to be replaced is selected, and the original translation is replaced.

When the user has previously instructed the translation word selection input control unit 16 to perform a batch replacement, the original word original character string and the translated word original character string specified by the user are passed to the search unit 174. .

The retrieving unit 174 retrieves a sentence including the original word original form character string passed from the translated word replacing unit 173 and a sentence including the translated word original form character string. Hand it to 173.

The translated word replacement unit 173 replaces the translated word in the sentence passed from the search unit 174. The translated word replacement unit 173 and the search unit 174 repeat this process while the original word original character string designated by the user and the sentence that matches the translated word original character string exist (step 27).

First, the user selects the translation selection input control unit 16
In the case of not instructing to perform the batch replacement, only one sentence is processed and no search is performed (step 26).

The output control unit 18 outputs the correct translated sentence delivered from the translated word replacing unit 173 to the output file 19 (step 28).

Description will be made using specific example sentences.

"This system is running." And "The syst
Assume that you have translated an input file consisting of multiple sentences including the sentence "em runs." and obtained translated sentences "this system is working." and "system is working." for each original sentence. When the user modifies the translation "This system is working." To the translation "This system is working.", The user must first change the translation of "motion" to another translation. The translation selection input control unit 16 is instructed.

The dictionary lookup control unit 171 receives from the translation word selection input control unit 16 the "movement" of the translation word for which the dictionary lookup is to be performed and the original language original character string "run" connected to the translation word, and the dictionary lookup is performed from the dictionary file 14 Is passed to the translated word selection input control unit 16. At this time, all the translation word candidates obtained from the dictionary file 14 are original forms.

The translated word selection input control unit 16 displays the translated word candidates received from the dictionary lookup control unit 171, and the user selects "activate" from among them.

Further, when the user wants to reflect this translated word selection in other sentences, the translated word selection input control unit 16 instructs the batch replacement.

The inflectional expansion unit 172 is a dictionary lookup control unit 1
From 71, the original word part-of-speech, the inflectional type, and the translated word original form character string are received from the dictionary information of “in operation”, and using the knowledge base 15, all inflectional character strings of “in operation” (“in operation”, "Run", "Run", "Run",
"Run", "Run").

The translated word replacement unit 173 selects the translated word string "work" to be rewritten according to the inflected information of the original translated word received from the translation control unit 13 and all inflected forms of the translated word received from the inflected form expansion unit 172. , Replaced with "moving" in the original translation.

The search unit 174 includes the translation word selection input control unit 16
When the collective replacement is instructed in, the translation replacement unit 17
3 receives the original language original form character string “run” and the translated word original form character string “move”. In the parallel translation information received from the translation control unit 13, the original language original form character string “run” and the translated word original form character string “run”. Search for other sentences that match the word "move" and search for "The systemrun
s. "translation information is obtained.

The translated word replacement unit 173 receives the parallel translation information “The system runs.” From the search unit 174, the inflectional form information of the received translated word, and the character strings of all inflectional forms of the translated word received from the inflectional form expansion unit 172. Select the target word string "working" to replace with, and move it in the original translation.
And replace.

The output control unit 18 uses the translation replacement unit 173 to
The translated text information obtained by replacing the translated words is received and output to the output file 1.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the user selects the same translated word for a plurality of sentences, character string replacement is performed by the time for retranslation or by the number of changes in the inflection ending. The effect that there is no need to perform.

As a result, the effect of post-editing the translated text when a large number of documents are translated can be greatly reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 input file 12 input control unit 13 translation control unit 14 dictionary file 15 knowledge base 16 translation word selection input control unit 17 translation word selection control unit 171 dictionary lookup control unit 172 inflection expansion unit 173 translation word replacement unit 174 search unit 18 output control unit 19 Output file

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A machine translation apparatus comprising an input control unit for inputting an original sentence, a translation control unit for performing translation, and an output control unit for outputting a translation result to an output file, and a user inputs a translated word to be changed. Display the translation candidates,
A translation selection input control unit that instructs batch replacement of translations, a dictionary lookup control unit that inputs translation candidates for translations you want to change from a dictionary file, an inflectional expansion unit that creates a translation character string for each inflection, and an actual A machine translation device comprising: a translated word replacement unit that selects an inflectional form in a translated sentence and replaces it with a translated word in the translated sentence; and a search unit that searches for translated words that are targets of batch replacement.