JPS63310072A - Translator with explaining function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily understand the meaning of a translated sentence and to prevent an erroneous translated sentence from being provided to a person in assuming it as a correct one by adding information useful for understanding the translated result together with the translation of the surface of the sentence according to the instruction of a user. CONSTITUTION:When an inputted sentence is translated according to a grammatical rule in a grammatical file 6 and the translation is completed, the translated sentence as a result is stored in the translated sentence area in a main memory 4, and it is displayed on a display device 2. Then, when the instruction to the display of an explanation sentence is inputted from a keyboard 1, the information useful for understanding the translated result stored in an explaining dictionary file 7 is read according to the instruction, and it is displayed on the display device 2 together with said translated sentence. In such a way, the information useful for understanding the translated result is added, thereby, the translated result is easily understood and the erroneous translation is not provided to the person as the correct one.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a natural language translation device, and particularly when the user has no knowledge of the target input document, various explanations can be provided according to the user's needs. The present invention relates to a translation device with an explanation function.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, translation devices convert input sentences into output sentences using dictionaries and translation rules, and if the reader does not know the meaning of the translated word, they may not be able to understand even if it is mistranslated, or sometimes they may not be able to understand the correct translation. However, it may not make sense to the reader.

One possible way to overcome this problem is to write an explanation in the translation, but this is inconvenient as the reader is always forced to read a lengthy translation with an explanation.

Note that related devices of this type include, for example, the device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-214979.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The problem with the above-mentioned prior art is that translation is only considered as a conversion of fonts, and the translation device does not have an assistance function for cases where the reader cannot understand the meaning semantically.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to solve the above-mentioned problems with conventional translation devices, and to improve the understanding of meaning when a reader is unable to understand the meaning when looking at a translated sentence. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a translation device with an explanation function that eliminates the need to provide a wrong translation to a person as correct because the user misunderstands the meaning of a word even though it is a mistranslation.

[Means for solving problems]

The above-mentioned object of the present invention is to provide a translation device for converting a first natural language into a second natural language, a means for storing explanatory information for explaining how words and sentences are used, and This is achieved by a translation device with an explanation function, which is characterized by providing a means for adding various explanations along with font translation.

[Effect]

The translation device according to the present invention normally performs translation using a normal one-translation dictionary without using explanatory information, but when requested by a user, the explanatory information is Display information in the original text, translated text, and on a part of the same screen. This allows users to obtain detailed content and explanations when they need them, avoid misreading, and enable a deep understanding of the translated text.If necessary, it is also possible to easily add explanations to translated words. is also possible.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a machine translation device showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a keyboard for inputting natural language information and user instructions, 2 is a display device for displaying input documents and translation results, etc., 3 is a CPU, and 4 is a main memory that stores various information. , 5 is a dictionary file that stores syntactic and semantic information necessary for translation, 6 is a grammar file that stores grammatical rules used during translation, and 7 is not necessary for the translation process itself, but ,
This is an explanatory dictionary file that stores information useful for understanding translation results.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the keyboard 1 and display device 2 shown in FIG. 1. The keyboard 1 includes a character key 1a for inputting a character code when inputting an input document, and a function key lb (including a start key 1b) for inputting a code for instructions for translation and selection of an explanatory text mode. ). Further, the input document, translated text, and explanatory text are displayed on the display device 2.

FIG. 3 is a layout diagram showing the layout of the main memory 4 in FIG. 1. The main memory 4 stores a processing program 41. which executes an algorithm for translation and explanation display. Input sentence area 42 for storing input sentences. Intermediate language area 43 for storing intermediate translation results. An explanatory text area 44 for storing explanatory text information read from the explanatory text dictionary 7. Translated text area 45 for storing translation results. It has a work register 46.

Next, regarding the operation of this embodiment configured as described above,
This will be explained according to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of translation and explanatory text display by the processing program 41.

When the user presses the start key 1b on the keyboard 1, the CPU 3 starts the processing program 41.

If the user wants to "display the explanatory text in the translated text" in advance,
Input of a predetermined instruction mode is accepted (step 101). This instruction mode includes (5th
(see figure), various methods are possible, and depending on the user, this phase may not be necessary.

Next, the input sentence is translated according to the grammar rules in the grammar file 6 (step 102). The translation method is not particularly specified, but for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-40684
The method disclosed in the above publication may be used. FIG. 6 shows an example of an intermediate language area 43 that is an intermediate result of translation. As shown in FIG. 6, the intermediate word area 43 contains the word N.
α431. Word 4329 Part of speech 433. Attribute 434. Translation 4
35 mag.

When the translation is completed, the resulting translated sentence is stored in the translation area 45 and displayed on the display device 2 (step 103).

Next, an instruction for displaying the explanatory text, which the user performs while looking at the displayed translated text, is accepted (step 1o4). This instruction is
The instruction given in step 101 may be changed, or an instruction may be made as to whether or not to display an explanatory text for each word. Upon receiving this instruction, the processing program 41 displays an explanatory text according to the instruction (step 10).
5).

FIG. 5 shows an example of the explanatory text described above. The explanatory text uses a word or an expression (for example, a whole sentence such as 'Good morning') as a heading 442, and the first word Nci 441. Mode (code indicating either English, translation, or explanatory explanation) 443. It has explanatory text 444 and the like. This mode is set to step 101 or 10 above.
4 to select and give instructions.

The explanatory text may be displayed following the corresponding word in the translated text, or a separate window from the translated text may be provided on the display device 2, and the explanatory text may be displayed there.

The user only has to repeat the above-mentioned instruction to request the display of an explanatory text as many times as necessary.The instruction for displaying an explanatory text can be given for the translated word (for example, "rCA 工" in the translated text). If you are not sure where the translated word corresponds, you can do it for the input sentence (for example,
rdeviceJ).

As is clear from the above explanation, the translation dictionary file 5
The information that appears in the process of translation performed using the grammar file 6 and the explanatory information are different in nature. Parts of speech and attributes are used in translation algorithms,
Translation is essential information without which a translation cannot be completed, whereas explanatory information is not essential information for translation, but is only necessary to understand the translated text (and by extension, the original text). The big difference is that.

-Explanatory text information includes all of the above-mentioned modes, in addition to the original meaning of abbreviations (mode 1), word explanations (mode 2), and the latest related information (mode 3), as shown in Figure 5. A mode or a mode in which these are displayed sequentially may also be used. Since the explanatory text related to mode 3 needs to be immediate information, it is desirable to use a rewritable explanatory dictionary file 7 for storing it.

If the user determines that the necessary explanatory text display has been obtained in the display at step 105, the user instructs synthesis with the translated text.

Upon receiving the instruction, the processing program follows the instructions.
If necessary, by embedding the explanatory text itself into the translated text,
Synthesize with the translated text and display it (step 106
).

An example of the display is shown in FIG. 2, and here, an example is shown in which the user instructs to embed an explanatory text for only the abbreviation (word) "CA 工" in the translated text.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, in a translation device that converts a first natural language into a second natural language, explanatory information for explaining how words and sentences are used is provided. We have provided a storage means and a means for adding various explanations along with the literal translation according to the user's instructions, so if the reader cannot understand the meaning when looking at the translated text, the reader will be able to understand the meaning better, or if the word is incorrectly translated. We have tried to eliminate the situation where incorrect translations are provided to others as correct because they misunderstand the meaning. This has the remarkable effect of realizing a translation device with an explanation function.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a machine translation device showing an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a configuration diagram of the keyboard and display device shown in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is the layout of the main memory in Figure 1. is a layout diagram, Figure 4 is a flowchart showing an example of translation by a processing program and explanatory text display, Figure 5 is a diagram showing an example of an explanatory text, and Figure 6 is an intermediate language area that is an intermediate result of translation. It is a figure showing one example. 1: Keyboard, 2: Display device, 3: CPU, 4:
Main memory, 41: Processing program, 42: Input sentence area, 43: Intermediate language area, 44: Explanation text area, 45
: Translation text area, 46: Work register, 5: Dictionary file, 6: Grammar file, 7: Explanation dictionary file. Patent applicant: Hitachi, Ltd. Figure 1 Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a translation device that converts a first natural language into a second natural language, there is a means for storing explanatory information for how words and sentences are used and explanations, and a means for storing explanatory information for explaining how words and sentences are used, as well as translating the written text according to the user's instructions. A translation device with an explanation function, characterized in that a means for adding various explanations is provided.