JPH06231168A - Translation example retrieving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the interpretation of a use as translation supporting information in addition to a translation example by extracting a translation example by using a retrieval key extracted from a 1st language sentence to be translated and extracting the interpreation of its use. CONSTITUTION:A retrieving key temporary storing part 1 temporarily stores an inputted retrieval key and an example retrieving part 3 reads out the retrieval key and retrieves a term storing part 2 based upon the key. A retrieved result judging part 4 judges the success/ failure of retrieval by the retrieving part 3 as success when a translation example corresponding to the retrieval key exists or as failure when the example does not exist. In the case of success, an extracted translation example is displayed by a display part 7. When the retrieval is failed, a use interpretation retrieving part 6 reads out the retrieval key temporarily stored in the storing part 1 and retrieves the contents of the storing part 5 by using the retrieval key. Namely the header information column of the storing part 5 is retrieved, header information coincident with the retrieval key is detected and a use iterpretation corresponding to the detected information is extracted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to sentences in a first language to a second sentence.
The present invention relates to a configuration of a translation example sentence search device that searches a translation example sentence in a second language, which serves as a reference when translating into a language sentence, and presents it to a translator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When translating an electronic document created in a language into another language, a translation example sentence database that stores various translation example sentences is used, and a reference translation example sentence is searched and translated from the database. The method used for the work is done.
A conventional translation example sentence database search method is, for example,
"Practical search method for similar examples to support translation" Sumida,
Tsutsumi, IEICE Transactions D-11, Vol. J74
-D-11, No. 10, pp. 1437-1447,
, October 1991) ”, a key for retrieving a translation example sentence is given, and the corresponding translation example sentence is retrieved using the given key.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a translation example sentence search device using a conventional search method. As shown in FIG. 8, the conventional translation example sentence search device includes a search key temporary storage unit 31 for temporarily storing a search key, an example storage unit 33 for storing various translation example sentences, and a temporary search key temporary storage unit 31. The example search unit 32 is configured to search the example storage unit 33 using the stored search key, and the display unit 34 that displays the search result of the example search unit 32.

The operation of the conventional translation example sentence search device configured as described above will be described below. First, the search key input from the input device (not shown) is temporarily stored in the search key temporary storage unit 31. Next, the example retrieval unit 32
The example search section 32 is searched using the search key temporarily stored in the search key temporary storage section 31, and the translation example sentence corresponding to the search key is extracted. Then, the extracted translation example sentence is delivered to the display unit 34, displayed on the display unit 34, and presented to the translator.

[0005]

However, in the above-described conventional translation example sentence search device, when the translation example sentence corresponding to the search key entered in the example storage unit 33 does not exist and the search fails, the translation is performed. No helpful message is displayed. Therefore, when such a situation occurred, the translator had to translate using some other method. As described above, the conventional translation example sentence search device does not sufficiently meet the demand of the translator who wants to obtain the reference information of the translation work.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and when a search is made for an object that does not have a translation example sentence, a translation example sentence search device capable of providing translation support information in place of the translation example sentence. The purpose is to provide.

[0007]

A translation example sentence search device of the present invention includes an input unit for inputting a search key selected from a sentence in a first language to be translated, and a translation in a second language including the contents of the search key. An example storage means storing example sentences, an example search means for extracting a translated example sentence of the second language including the search key from the example storage means based on the input search key, and a usage explanation corresponding to the search key are stored. Usage explanation storing means, usage explanation searching means for extracting a usage explanation corresponding to the search key from the usage explanation storing means based on the inputted search key, usage example extracted by the usage searching means, and usage explanation searching means And a display means for displaying the usage explanation extracted by.

Further, the translation example sentence search device of the present invention further causes the usage explanation search means to perform a search operation only when the example search means cannot find the translation example sentence in the second language including the search key. It is equipped with a search and selection means.

[0009]

The translation example sentence retrieval device of the present invention is provided with the usage example storage means for storing the translated example sentences and the usage comment storage means for storing usage commentary information explaining the usage in the sentence.
Then, using the search key input from the search key input means, the example search means searches the example storage means to extract the translated example sentence, and the usage comment retrieval means searches the usage comment storage means to extract the usage commentary. Extract.

Further, the search selection means selects to search the usage comment storage means when the search of the example storage means fails and the translation example sentence cannot be extracted.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a translation example sentence search device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the translation example sentence search device includes a search key input unit 8 for inputting a search key, a search key temporary storage unit 1 for temporarily storing the search key, and an example storage for storing various translation example sentences. Section 2, an example retrieval section 3 for retrieving a translation example sentence corresponding to a search key from the example storage section 2, a search result determination section 4 for determining the retrieval result of the example retrieval section 3, and a usage explanation of various terms Is displayed. The usage explanation storage unit 5 for storing the usage description, the usage explanation search unit 6 for searching the usage explanation storage unit 5 for a usage explanation corresponding to the search key, and the search results of the example search unit 3 and the usage explanation search unit 6 are displayed. And a display unit 8.

The search key input from the search key input unit 8 is used, for example, in a sentence written in the original language (first language) to be translated from a predetermined search key group. The search key corresponding to the key word is selected. The key word here means an independent word, an idiomatic phrase, or a characteristic syntax that constitutes a sentence. FIG. 3 shows an example of the search key. (1) uses the word extracted from the sentence as the search key, and (2) uses the characteristic syntax of the sentence as the search key.

As shown in FIG. 4, the example storage unit 2 associates headline information 2a corresponding to an input search key with various translation example sentences 2b corresponding to the content indicated by the headline information 2a. Remembered The usage explanation storage unit 5 is
As shown in FIG. 5, the headline information 5a corresponding to the input search key and the usage explanation information 5b of the term corresponding to the content of the headline information 5a are stored in association with each other. This usage commentary explains how the words and syntactic types shown in the heading information are used in the sentence.
It provides the next best translation support information in place of the translated example sentence.

When the example search unit 3 searches the example storage unit 2 and there is no translation example sentence associated with the index information corresponding to the search key, the search result determination unit 4 searches the usage explanation. Make a decision. Next, the operation of the translation example sentence search device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In the following description, the search key “*, ba, *,” of the syntax pattern shown in (2) of FIG.
The case where "do" is input will be described as an example.

First, when a search key is input from the search key input section 8 (S1), the search key temporary storage section 1 temporarily stores the input search key (S2). Next, the example search unit 3 reads the search key from the search key temporary storage unit 1,
The example storage unit 2 is searched based on this search key (S
3). For example, referring to FIG. 4, when the headline information section of the example storage unit 2 is searched and the headline information 2a matching the search key is detected, the translation example sentence 2 corresponding to the headline information 2a is detected.
Extract b.

Further, the search result judging section 4 judges whether or not the search by the example searching section 3 is successful (S4). Example search section 3
If the translation example sentence corresponding to the search key exists as a result of the search in step 2, the search is successful. If the retrieval by the example retrieval unit 3 is successful, the translation example sentence extracted from the example storage unit 2 is displayed on the display unit 7 (S6).

If the search is unsuccessful, the usage explanation search unit 6 reads the search key temporarily stored in the search key temporary storage unit 1 and uses the search key to read the usage explanation storage unit 5
Is searched (S5). That is, referring to FIG. 5, the headline information column 5a of the usage comment storage unit 5 is searched, the headline information that matches the search key is detected, and the usage comment 5b corresponding to this is extracted.

The display unit 7 displays the usage commentary extracted by the usage commentary search unit 6 and provides it to the translator. As described above, the translation example sentence search device according to the first embodiment displays the explanation of the usage corresponding to the search key even when the extraction of the translation example sentence by the given search key fails. It is possible to provide reference information to the translator.

Further, the explanation of this usage can be used as translation support information that is more kind to the translator by referring to the translation example sentence. The translation example sentence search device according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 6 has such a function. 6, in the translation example sentence search device according to the second embodiment, the search result determination unit 4 is omitted as compared with the device of the first embodiment shown in FIG. As for the operation, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, the example storage unit 22 and the usage comment storage unit 25 are searched based on the input search key. As a result, if the retrieval of both is successful, both the translation example sentence and its usage commentary are displayed on the display unit 27, and if the retrieval of only the usage example storage unit 22 fails, only the usage commentary is displayed.

In the above embodiment, the case where the user inputs the search key has been described, but the sentence in the first language is parsed and the word and the combination of words obtained as a result are searched. It may be configured to be given as a key. Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the Japanese sentence is converted into the English sentence has been described, but the present invention is not limited to these languages, and the same can be applied to other languages.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, when searching the translation example sentences of the first language, the search key of the first language is used, and the heading information of the example storage unit 2 and the usage explanation storage unit 5 is also searched. Although the example of using the first language corresponding to the key has been described, the second key is used as the search key or the heading information.
It may be configured to use a translation into a language.

[0022]

As described above, the translation example sentence search device according to the present invention is provided with the example storage means for storing the translation example sentences of the second language and the usage comment storage means for storing the usage comment, and is the first to be translated. Using the search key extracted from the sentence of the first language to search for the translated example sentence of the second language that serves as a reference when translating the sentence of the language into the second language, the translated example sentence is extracted from the example storage means. Since it is configured to extract the usage commentary from the usage commentary storage means in addition to the extraction, the usage commentary can be obtained as translation support information in addition to the translation example sentence, and the translator's translation work support function. It is possible to realize a translation example sentence search device with improved performance.

Further, by providing the search result judging means, even if the search of the example storage means by the search key fails, the usage comment storage means is searched to extract and present the usage comment. Therefore, it is possible to realize a translation example sentence search device capable of providing information on either the translation example sentence or the usage commentary to the search operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a translation example sentence search device according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the translation example sentence search device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a search key used in the translation example sentence search device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the contents of an example storage unit of the translation example sentence search device shown in FIG.

5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of contents of a usage commentary storage unit of the translation example sentence search device shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a translation example sentence search device according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart showing an operation of the translation example sentence search device shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional translation example sentence search device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Search Key Temporary Storage Section 2 Example Storage Section 3 Example Search Section 4 Search Result Judgment Section 5 Usage Explanation Storage Section 6 Usage Explanation Search Section 7 Display Section 8 Search Key Input Section

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A translation example sentence search device for searching for and displaying an example sentence of a translated sentence of a second language corresponding to a sentence of a first language to be translated, which is selected from among sentences of the first language to be translated. Input means for inputting a search key, example storage means for storing a translated example sentence in a second language including the contents of the search key, and the search key among the example storage means based on the input search key Example search means for extracting a translated example sentence in the second language, usage comment storage means for storing usage commentary corresponding to the search key, and the search key from the usage comment storage means based on the input search key. And a display unit for displaying the usage comment extracted by the usage comment search unit and the usage comment extracted by the usage comment search unit. , Translation example sentence search device. 2. The translation example sentence searching device further causes the usage explanation searching unit to perform a search operation only when the example searching unit cannot find a translation example sentence in a second language including the search key. 2. The translation example sentence search device according to claim 1, further comprising search selection means for