JP2000127647A - English vocabulary retrieval/check dictionary with kana heading and english vocabulary retrieval/check device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an English vocabulary retrieval/check dictionary with KANA headings which enables its user to learn the correct spelling, pronunciation, meaning or the like of English words through his own visual retrieval of the words based on information on the sound obtained by his hearing, without using any knowledge about the correct spelling, pronunciation and meaning of the English words as preconditions, when a hearing session is underway. SOLUTION: In the English vocabulary retrieval/check dictionary with KANA headings, respectively different KANA notations are employed as KANA headings for retrieval regarding English words which are recorded as those having plural pronunciations and show differences in the KANA notations corresponding to their pronunciations.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dictionary for searching and searching for English words based on kana headings and an apparatus for searching and searching for English words. In more detail, without assuming any knowledge of the spelling, accurate pronunciation, and meaning of the English word, the English word can be visually created based on the sound information obtained by hearing at the time of hearing. The present invention relates to a dictionary for searching and investigating English words using kana headings, and a device for searching and investigating English words, which makes it possible to search for English words and to know their spelling, correct pronunciation, meaning and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional general English dictionary, a spelling of an English word itself is set as a heading, and the spelling is used as a starting point for examining the English word. In addition, if only the form of adding kana to a heading is known or known as a foreign language dictionary (for example, see “Kana-Chained Foreign Language Dictionary” published by Sanseido Co., Ltd.).

[0003] However, these dictionaries may be useful for examining English words that are already spelled, or for beginners to learn and familiarize with foreign words using dictionaries. When examining unknown English words heard from ears in English hearings, it was often difficult to search for English words.

Incidentally, the so-called "Katakana dictionary" is not a foreign language dictionary, but a dictionary of Japanese words in each language, that is, a Japanese dictionary.
Also, since Katakana often does not correspond to the pronunciation of the original words, etc., examining English words is not the original purpose, and it cannot be said that it is convenient for such purposes.

[0005]

In hearings, spelling is generally not shown. Also, for Japanese,
English pronunciation is often heterogeneous, especially for unknown English words. further,
Although English is a phonogram, pronunciation and spelling are not linked by a simple correspondence, so even if you correctly recognize the pronunciation, you do not necessarily know the spelling.

[0006] Therefore, when an unknown English word appears during a hearing, it often happens that the spelling, correct pronunciation, and meaning are not understood. It can happen that there is no certain information to point to.

First, when the spelling is not known, a spelling-based dictionary (hereinafter referred to as a "spelling-based dictionary") is used.
) Often makes it difficult to search for English words. Based on the recognition of the sound, it can only turn the pages around with a spelling in the middle of the page, and this is a poor search efficiency such as not being able to reach the target English word unless you are lucky. Retrieval is often nearly impossible for English words that have ambiguous sound recognition, or have esoteric or peculiar spellings or pronunciations.

[0008] Second, even in the configuration of dictionaries and the like using kana as a heading, which is a conventional technique, there is no aim at the search of English words at the time of hearing.
For example, the above-mentioned “Japanese foreign language dictionary” can be said to be suitable for applications such as familiarity with various foreign languages. However, in the situation of searching and investigating unknown words in English interviews, specifically, However, it cannot be said that such a situation has been properly addressed.

First of all, the kana in the heading is devised and written with the intention of faithfully expressing the pronunciation of the recorded foreign language in kana. It also has something. In particular, the b sound is the kana on the “ba” line, and the v sound is the “v” line (va, vi, v,
Ve, vo) in principle and clearly distinguished. This requires knowledge of accurate pronunciation in advance at the time of retrieval. For example, “bale” and “veil”
Becomes "veil" and "veil", respectively, and the way of notation of kana changes, and therefore the place of description greatly changes. Then, if you miss the b and v sounds in the hearing, you will not reach the target English word,
If you are not confident about the sound or the v-sound, you will eventually have to look at both "veil" and "veil".

[0010] Second, phonetic symbols are not recorded. This may be thought of as using kana headings in a way that is devised according to pronunciation, so that they can be used as a substitute for phonetic symbols, but if phonetic symbols are not listed, The correct knowledge of the word is likely to be lost, making it difficult to compare the sound heard with the ear with the correct pronunciation of the word to confirm that it is the desired word.

If no phonetic symbols are listed,
The user of the dictionary may recognize the kana notation as having a correct pronunciation. For example, “heart” and “hurt”
Although they have different pronunciations, they are just arranged in the same "heart", so they may be mistaken for the same pronunciation.

[0012] Even if one English word has the same part of speech, but has a plurality of pronunciations, there is no configuration in which a plurality of kana notations are added correspondingly. In the above-mentioned "Japanese foreign dictionary", phonetic symbols are not included as described above, so it is unclear whether there is a single English word recorded as having a plurality of pronunciations. But for example, "concept
",""Pneumonia", and "schedule" are considered to have multiple pronunciations in many ordinary English-Japanese dictionaries. From their meaning, for example, "Cancept""And" Concept "," Newmounia "(or" Numonia ") and" Noumonia "(or" Numonia ")," Schedule "and" Shedur "should be listed as independent headings.

[0013] However, the above-mentioned "foreign language dictionaries with kana" describes only "concept", "neumonia" and "schedule", respectively. In this case, it is difficult to cope with various speakers and various situations including both American and English sounds. Of course, even with the correct and correct pronunciation, it is often the case that such kana headings do not get to the target word.

[0014] The above-mentioned "foreign language dictionary to be looked up in kana"
In some of the headlines, there are multiple listings that include katakana kana in the headline (for example, “Motor” for “motor”, “Houtel” for “hotel”, and “Ventilation” for “ventilation” Respectively). However, rather than considering its relevance to pronunciation, the diversity of kana notation and the difficulty of hearing,
It should have the meaning of coping with the retrieval of Japanese words (so-called katakana originals).

[0015] In general, in the above-mentioned "foreign language dictionary searched with kana", between a word and a kana heading,
A very strong one-to-one correspondence is seen, and in principle, one kana represents one word, and itself is treated like a pronunciation, and even one word has multiple pronunciations and various kana notations Since there is no consideration when there is a possibility, it can be said that the kana heading is inadequate as a starting point of the search at the time of the hearing.

The visual sense is not used effectively. That is,
Just like a normal dictionary, Kana headings, spellings, and meanings are described in succession.
There are not enough considerations to increase the scanning efficiency. Considering that it is often the case that the pronunciation is not clear at the stage where the pronunciation is not clear, it is very important to improve the outlook of each item, especially to improve the search efficiency of the kana heading. Such a language expansion does not occur in the foreign language dictionary.

For example, since a heading and other items are described successively as in an ordinary English-Japanese dictionary, a part of the meaning explanation can be seen in a line below a certain heading, and This is troublesome for the search operation of visually searching and scanning. This is similar to the fact that it is difficult to see if the address is listed in the line under the name in the phonetic alphabetical phone book.

Many languages are mixed. This is convenient for getting used to a wide range of foreign languages, but rather annoying when searching for English-only words.

In addition, there is also a point that it can be said to be inadequate for search purposes, such as that the inflected form of the irregular inflection verb is not a heading.

Unlike the telephone directory, when there is no certainty at the starting point itself, and when emphasis is placed on practicality, it is possible to make the most of the ability of a person's hearing, vision, etc. to make the most of the stress. It is necessary to have the idea of reaching the target word without the need. This requires something that mediates from the often ambiguous sound information obtained from hearing during hearing to the target word. In the prior art, headings play little role.

For example, the above-mentioned "Japanese foreign language dictionary"
From the above point in the above, it can be said that the auditory sense is not effectively used, and that the visual sense is not effectively used. As long as the search is based on ambiguous data, if the structure of the dictionary does not cooperate sufficiently with the auditory and visual senses of the listener, the search will be stressed and burdened, and the search itself will be given up from the beginning. Maybe. Therefore, as far as emphasis is placed on practical use, it is necessary to respond to the above problems and to effectively use the cognitive laws concerning human hearing and vision.

As described above, conventionally, a person who speaks Japanese as a native language can search himself / herself without asking another person when an unknown English word appears at the time of hearing. This did not actually exist, which caused considerable difficulty and inefficiency in learning English and enhancing vocabulary in the hearing.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and at the time of hearing, English words are not premised on any knowledge of spelling, correct pronunciation and meaning of the English words,
Based on the often vague sound information obtained by hearing, English words can be searched visually and their spelling, correct pronunciation, meaning, etc. can be known. It is an object of the present invention to provide a word search / search dictionary and an English word search / search device.

[0024]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a dictionary for searching and investigating English words based on kana headings, wherein the dictionary is recorded as having a plurality of pronunciations and there is a difference in kana notation corresponding to those pronunciations. For the resulting English words, different kana notations are employed as search kana headings.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a dictionary for searching and researching English words based on kana headings, at least a kana corresponding to the v sound is used for an English word including a pronunciation represented by the letter v. It is characterized in that kana notation to which kana of a row is assigned is adopted as a kana heading for search.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a dictionary for searching and investigating English words based on kana headings, for an English word recorded as having a plurality of pronunciations and having a difference in kana notation corresponding to those pronunciations. Uses different kana notations as search kana headings, and assigns at least kana in the ba line to the kana corresponding to the v sound for English words that include the pronunciation expressed in the letter v. The obtained kana notation is adopted as a kana heading for search.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claims 1, 2 and 3.
In the dictionary for searching and researching English words using kana headings described in any of the above, multiple words are written in kana notation, considering the diversity of kana notation for English words and the difficulty of listening for Japanese. For English words that are
Each of these different kana notations is also adopted as a kana heading for search.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the dictionary for searching and investigating English words based on kana headings according to any one of the first, second, third and fourth aspects, each kana heading for search is vertically syllabary. It is arranged in order, and for each kana heading for search,
The spelling, phonetic symbols, and meaning of the corresponding English word are described.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the dictionary for searching and researching English words according to the fifth aspect, a column for describing each search kana heading is provided, and each search kana heading is described. A column is provided on the right side of the column in which the spelling, phonetic symbols and semantic description of the English word corresponding to the kana heading for search are described.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an English word search / investigation device for performing English word search / investigation, wherein a screen for generating an English word search / investigation screen based on kana headings comprising a plurality of pages is provided. A storage unit for storing the data for generation, an input unit for allowing the user to input kana, and a screen generation data for one page including the input kana as a search kana heading is read from the storage unit. There is a means to display on the display unit, the screen for searching and investigating English words by kana headings consisting of multiple pages, a column in which the search kana heading arranged vertically in alphabetical order is described, Each search kana heading is provided with a column in which the spelling, phonetic symbol, and meaning of the corresponding English word are described, and is recorded as having multiple pronunciations. For English words difference in kana notation corresponding to pronunciation occurs, different Kana respectively, characterized in that it is employed as a search for kana heading.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an English word search / investigation device for performing English word search / investigation, wherein a screen for generating an English word search / investigation screen based on kana headings comprising a plurality of pages is provided. A storage unit for storing the data for generation, an input unit for allowing the user to input kana, and a screen generation data for one page including the input kana as a search kana heading is read from the storage unit. There is a means to display on the display unit, the screen for searching and investigating English words by kana headings consisting of multiple pages, a column in which the search kana heading arranged vertically in alphabetical order is described, Each search kana heading is provided with a column in which the spelling, phonetic symbol, and meaning of the corresponding English word are described. For its v as kana corresponding to sound, characterized in that Kana at least bus lines of kana are allocated is adopted as the search for kana heading.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an English word search / investigation device for performing English word search / investigation, wherein a screen for generating an English word search / investigation screen using kana headings comprising a plurality of pages is provided. A storage unit for storing the data for generation, an input unit for allowing the user to input kana, and a screen generation data for one page including the input kana as a search kana heading is read from the storage unit. There is a means to display on the display unit, the screen for searching and investigating English words by kana headings consisting of multiple pages, a column in which the search kana heading arranged vertically in alphabetical order is described, Each search kana heading is provided with a column in which the spelling, phonetic symbol, and meaning of the corresponding English word are described, and is recorded as having multiple pronunciations. For English words that have a difference in kana notation corresponding to the pronunciation of, different kana notations are adopted as kana headings for search, and for English words that include pronunciations represented by the letter v, , A kana notation to which at least kana of a ba line is assigned as a kana corresponding to the v sound is adopted as a kana heading for search.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an English word search / investigation device for performing English word search / investigation, comprising: a plurality of search kana headings; Includes storage means for storing English word search / investigation data including phonetic symbols and meaning definitions, input means for allowing the user to input kana, and search kana headings corresponding to the input kana A means for generating a screen for English word search and investigation for one screen based on the English word search and investigation data corresponding to a plurality of search kana headings and displaying the screen on a display unit; The English word search / survey screen includes a column in which kana headings for search arranged vertically in alphabetical order are described, and for each kana heading for search, the spelling, phonetic symbols and Description of meaning is described For English words that are recorded as having multiple pronunciations and have differences in kana notation corresponding to those pronunciations, different kana notations are adopted as kana headings for search. It is characterized by having.

An invention according to claim 11 is an English word search / investigation device for searching / investigating English words, comprising: a plurality of kana headings for search; spelling of an English word corresponding to each kana heading for search; Includes storage means for storing English word search / investigation data including phonetic symbols and meaning definitions, input means for allowing the user to input kana, and search kana headings corresponding to the input kana A means for generating a screen for English word search and investigation for one screen based on the English word search and investigation data corresponding to a plurality of search kana headings and displaying the screen on a display unit; The English word search / survey screen includes a column in which kana headings for search arranged vertically in alphabetical order are described, and for each kana heading for search, the spelling, phonetic symbols and Description of meaning is described For English words containing pronunciations represented by the letter v in the alphabet, the kana notation to which at least the kana in the ba line is assigned as the kana corresponding to the v sound is used as a search kana. It is characterized by being adopted as a heading.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an English word search / investigation device for performing English word search / investigation, comprising: a plurality of search kana headings; Includes storage means for storing English word search / investigation data including phonetic symbols and meaning definitions, input means for allowing the user to input kana, and search kana headings corresponding to the input kana A means for generating a screen for English word search and investigation for one screen based on the English word search and investigation data corresponding to a plurality of search kana headings and displaying the screen on a display unit; The English word search / survey screen includes a column in which kana headings for search arranged vertically in alphabetical order are described, and for each kana heading for search, the spelling, phonetic symbols and Description of meaning is described For English words that are recorded as having multiple pronunciations and have differences in kana notation corresponding to those pronunciations, different kana notations are adopted as kana headings for search. In addition, for English words that include pronunciations represented by the letter v, as the kana corresponding to the v sound,
It is characterized in that kana notation to which at least kana of a ba line is assigned is adopted as a kana heading for search.

The thirteenth aspect of the present invention is the seventh aspect of the present invention.
In the English word search / investigation device described in any one of 10, 11 and 12, when considering the variety of Kana notation for English words and the difficulty of listening for Japanese, it is written in multiple Kana notation For English words that can be
Each of these different kana notations is also adopted as a kana heading for search.

First, definitions and explanations of terms used in this specification will be described. As used herein, the term "hearing" refers to whether a listener is listening to or trying to hear English spoken by anyone, in any form, such as toward themselves, the listener, or in a news program. In other words, that is, voice recognition.

"English word" refers to an English word. Unless otherwise specified, “word” represents an English word.

"Search / investigation" means that a dictionary is consulted to obtain correct information on English words. The search refers to an action aimed at finding a target English word in a dictionary, and the survey refers to obtaining correct or desired information on the English word.

"Kana" refers to hiragana and katakana.
Unless otherwise specified, it actually represents katakana (in this specification, written as "katakana").

In consideration of the variety of kana notation for English words and the difficulty of listening for Japanese, for English words that can be written in a plurality of kana notations, each of these different kana notations is used. Is also adopted as a search kana heading ”, which will be described in this section“ Means for Solving the Problems ”and“ Embodiments of the Invention ”.

The phrase "each search kana heading is arranged in the order of the Japanese syllabary in the vertical direction" means that the characters are arranged strictly in the order of the Japanese syllabary. In addition to the case where the words are arranged in order, the case where the words are arranged in the order of the Japanese syllabary, which is generally used in a Japanese language dictionary, a Japanese-English dictionary, and the like (so-called alphabetical order dictionary-type arrangement) is included.

The "right side" means the right side when a word or character string is viewed horizontally when viewed horizontally. The "vertical direction" refers to a direction perpendicular to the direction in which English words are written horizontally.

"A column in which each search kana heading is described is provided, and the spelling and phonetic symbols of the English word corresponding to the search kana heading are provided on the right side of the column in which each search kana heading is described. And a column in which the meaning description is described. "Means that the spelling, phonetic symbols, and meaning description of the English word corresponding to the search kana heading and to the right thereof are described. Column indicates that the column to be described is clearly distinguished. That is, in the column having the search kana heading, only the heading and the symbol added thereto (such as the * symbol indicating an error) are described, and are distinguished from descriptions such as spelling, phonetic symbols, and meaning definitions. It means that it is arranged in.

"Ba line kana" means "ba""bi""bu""be"
"B" means each kana.

When examining English words from a hearing, the starting point for a listener is often the audible information obtained and often vague from poor listening.

Therefore, under these circumstances, the function required of the dictionary is that the listener recognizes the voice of the speaker by hearing, and connects it to the dictionary recorded with the data of the character string. among,
The dictionary itself is a function that enhances search efficiency by effectively supporting the above-mentioned activities of the listener, depending on the composition and style of the dictionary. Such functions are crucially lacking in conventional dictionaries and devices.

To be more specific, first, an English listener listens to a group of English voice strings as sentences, and from there,
It recognizes a word-like speech sequence, that is, a group of words-like sounds. Then, the recognized speech sequence is converted into a kana character string by itself, and a visual search is performed on a dictionary based on kana based on the character string.

At this time, there are two major essential and technical issues, namely, firstly, from recognition of speech strings like English words to handling of diversity, ambiguity and inaccuracy in the kanaization process. Then, there is a process from kanaization to knowing the target English word. It is important to address these two issues consistently in order to solve them.

The simplest and most common in terms of characterizing a sound is to simply express it in kana. It can be seen on a daily basis in the form of so-called onomatopoeic words for natural phenomena. Extending this idea to the English language is the starting point of the idea.

The basic principle is that an English listener converts an unknown English word into kana by himself (this is referred to as "kanaization") and searches for a headline of the dictionary as the present invention.

First, it is considered that the headline is a medium for searching for a target word and is a landmark tool. Considering that, kana headings are not enough or inappropriate for one-to-one correspondence with spelling and skillful kana expressions with accurate pronunciation, ignoring the variety of pronunciation and listening, and When listening, consider how likely you are to hear and how likely you will be to hear the difference in pronunciation (for example, b and v sounds). If necessary, set up multiple kana as headings. Must be able to find the desired English word at If you use kana as a search tool during a hearing,
It can have a significant effect on search efficiency.

More specifically, the following points are important. First of all, as a natural consideration as a dictionary for hearing purposes, English words themselves, especially in the same part of speech, have multiple pronunciations (that is, recorded as having multiple pronunciations), If they appear in different notations, they should, in principle, be independent headings. In dealing with only one pronunciation and ignoring the rest, letting one of them be represented, and showing the remaining kana in parentheses, for example,
Not a search application. The first, seventh, and tenth aspects deal with this first.

What is important as a plurality of pronunciations is that, in principle, both so-called American sounds and English sounds must be handled. If only one of them is supported, it is not practical. In general, Katakana words based on English are often closer to English sounds than American ones, so if you are Japanese familiar with Katakana, there is a tendency for these to be converted to Kana by English sounds. I can't neglect the English sound.

Next, the listener often finds that unknown English words cannot be understood until detailed pronunciation. In other words, the phonetic recognition of English words by Japanese people,
Often ambiguous or inaccurate. In such a situation, kana headings in which pronunciations are skillfully distinguished by kana are extremely inconvenient in practical use for searching for unknown words. In other words, in order to know the target word in the dictionary, you must first know the kana that is skillfully distinguished, and in order to do so, you must know in advance even the fine differences in pronunciation. This is a prerequisite for identifying things that are often difficult to identify.

In the second, eighth, and eleventh aspects of the present invention, the b sound and the v sound are not clearly distinguished from each other by kana. It can be pulled. For example, "vei
For "l", "view", etc., it is not difficult to consider whether the sound is b sound or v sound. For example, "vail" and "view" can be used.

According to the third, ninth and twelfth aspects of the present invention, the above two means are made to act synergistically.

Furthermore, there is an ambiguity that even if it is a correct phonetic recognition, the conversion to katakana, that is, a katakana character string is not always one way. For example, “de-” and “de-” corresponding to de-, “ex-” and “ex-” corresponding to ex-, and “ri-” corresponding to re-
"Re-". If we ignore the ambiguity and variety of kanaization and assume that only one type of kana is used as kana headings, the user will feel a burden in kanaization, or it will be difficult for kana to express himself. There is a possibility that it cannot be found, and the search efficiency is likely to decrease.

In order to avoid such ambiguity, in the case of pronunciation that is confusing or confusing in kana conversion, several kana are prepared so that the search can be performed even though the pronunciation is correctly recognized. The effect of reducing the possibility of failure and increasing the search efficiency can be obtained.

Also, from the listening tendency of the Japanese, it is recognized that the pronunciation is different from the correct pronunciation, and as a result, there is a high possibility that the pronunciation will be different from the kana notation corresponding to the correct pronunciation. For words, even if they do not exactly correspond to accurate pronunciation and the like, if kana that can be heard is prepared as a headline, it will contribute to expansion of search efficiency.

According to the fourth and thirteenth aspects of the present invention, in consideration of the variety of kana notation for English words and the difficulty of listening for Japanese people, English words that can be written in a plurality of kana notations are considered. On the other hand, this problem is addressed by assuming that these different kana notations are adopted as kana headings for search. Specific examples and implementation points will be described in detail in the section of “Embodiments of the Invention”.

The present invention reduces the burden of listening to kana conversion by using kana that satisfies the above conditions as a kana heading for search. Even if there is an ambiguity in the listening itself, the effectiveness is considerably high. With this, the target word can be found.

As a result, even if you are not confident, you can start your own hearing anyway.

Next, there is a problem of handling a process from kana conversion to knowing a target English word.

First, a word identical or similar to the kana represented by the user is found in the kana heading for search. It is desired to quickly and accurately confirm whether the word of the kana heading is the intended one. , There is a problem.

For such a task, information about the English word itself is used, and whether the pronunciation and meaning of the word match the subject of the hearing or the story is examined or compared with a plurality of English words. To be able to do it quickly and easily, in terms of whether the word of interest is there or not,
The effect that the confirmation of the target English word can be made quickly and accurately can be obtained.

In the invention of claim 5 (and the inventions of claims 7 to 13), the respective search kana headings are arranged in the Japanese syllabary order in the vertical direction. It is assumed that the spelling, phonetic symbols, and meaning of words are described.

As a result, first, the listener, who is a dictionary user, expresses the sound of the English word that he or she has listened to in kana, and the kana that is the same as or similar to that kana is the present invention. You can use your own eyes to search for words that do not appear in the dictionary. Whether the kana is similar or not is determined by the impression of the sound when it is pronounced, the length of the sound (corresponding to the length of the kana notation), the beginning and the end of the kana Each user makes a judgment in the process of visually searching based on the expression matching of.

If the initial part of the word can be heard as such, it is possible to find a suitable English word with a considerable probability, even if it is checked by intuition.

Whether or not the new English word is the target English word is determined by knowing the pronunciation and the explanation of the meaning following the heading, and the sound itself of the English word recognized by the listener at the time of hearing. The user himself / herself based on whether or not the subject matches the context of the topic or situation, for example, whether or not the subject is a medical term for medical topics. Will judge.

By knowing that it is the target English word, it means that at the same time, the correct knowledge such as the meaning of the English word, which was the original purpose, has been obtained.

Therefore, the listener, who is a user of the dictionary, can confirm that the target English word is the target English word by knowing the correct pronunciation and meaning of the target English word. In addition to spelling, phonetic symbols and semantic descriptions also have important implications for word searches themselves.

Also, since the kana heading is not intended to represent an accurate sound, if a dictionary whose sound is a starting point is used, and if accurate pronunciation is not indicated in the dictionary, it is necessary to obtain correct knowledge. There is no tool. Therefore, recording of phonetic symbols is essential in principle.

Second, it is possible that a kana expressed by the user or a kana similar to the kana was not found in the dictionary heading, or a target word was not found in the kana. In this case, the convenience of the search is further improved if some kind of remedy is possible instead of not knowing that it is not found anymore.

In such a situation, there is a certain similarity between the kana expression of the target word and the kana expression of the user, and the kana of the target word is arranged close to the kana searched. Then, it is possible to continue the search operation by utilizing the fact that it is highly likely that the user will be able to find "even if not hit".

In the invention of claim 5 (and the inventions of claims 7 to 13), the kana near the kana thought by the user is displayed by the alphabetical order arrangement of the kana heading and the display of phonetic symbols and meanings. Not only can you visually scan for other candidates,
This issue was effectively addressed by visually scanning the phonetic symbols and semantic fields around it, and enabling the search for the desired word based on the impression and semantic consistency of the sound. I have.

It should be noted that even if a word is not found per se, a basic word, a derivative word, or a synonym may be found. By knowing various patterns of correspondence with characters, there is also an effect that powerful information can be obtained when looking up in a spell-based dictionary.

Third, there is a problem that it is desired to reduce the stress associated with the search and to increase the efficiency of the visual scanning in the sense of effectively utilizing the visual sense.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the alphabetical order arrangement, a column for describing each search kana heading is provided. By providing a column that describes the spelling, phonetic symbols, and meaning of the English word corresponding to the kana heading for search, the movement of the line of sight is simplified, and it is possible to search and refer to without stress. We are able to focus on this issue effectively.

That is, even if the kana thought by oneself is not found, the possibility of finding a suitable kana close to it even if it is not "hit, but not far" is increased. Since hearing is often vague, salvation by "not hit but not far" is very important.To do so, improve the visibility and visibility of kana, and quickly scan near the kana that you thought. Increasing the possibility of finding other candidate kana by looking over greatly increases convenience. Such an arrangement distinction is very effective in that sense.

As described above, at the time of hearing, even if there is no reliable information as a starting point, human auditory and visual senses are effectively used so that a target English word can be known through kanaization. Therefore, it is a feature of the present invention that the search efficiency is devised with a consistent concept and policy, thereby obtaining the effect of achieving the search efficiency and the convenience that are not available in the conventional technology. Understand that.

[0082]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [1] Description of First Embodiment A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows a part of a dictionary according to the present invention (one page from “revision” to “links”). FIG. 2 shows one variation of the item arrangement method. Figures 3, 4, and 5 are for reference in data creation.
An example of a data creation stage based on spelling will be described. In addition,
The double circle symbol in the meaning column of FIG. 1 means meaning in the plural form.

[1-1] Description of Array of Items Each page of the dictionary is a landmark for indicating important words.
, A second column for displaying a search kana heading on the right side thereof, a third column for displaying spelling on the right side thereof, and a fourth column for displaying phonetic symbols on the right side thereof.
Column and a fifth column for displaying the meaning explanation on the right side thereof.

The present invention can be applied to a dictionary that contains English phrases in addition to English words. Whether or not to include a phrase is optional.

The kana heading for search described in the second column is
They are arranged in the Japanese alphabetical order in the vertical direction. When a phrase is also recorded, it is preferable to arrange the respective search kana headings vertically in alphabetical order without distinguishing between words and phrases. Note that the long vowel "-" is preferably handled as an arrangement of previous vowels.

For each of the search kana headings, the spelling of English words (column 3), phonetic symbols (column 4), and meaning definitions (column 5) are listed. Here, phonetic symbols are always written for words. When a phrase is also recorded, the phrase may be replaced with accent marks only or the pronunciation symbols may be omitted as appropriate, particularly when words constituting the phrase are recorded separately.

In the example of FIG. 1, independent items are provided for each item of spelling, phonetic symbols, and meaning definitions.
, Spelling, phonetic symbols, and meaning definitions may be described in one column. However, it is preferable that the kana heading for search be described in a column independent of spelling, phonetic symbols, and meaning definitions. Further, the order of the spelling, phonetic symbols, and meaning definitions may not be the order shown in FIG.

The * mark in the first column is a learning mark for indicating an important word. The first column is not directly related to the search function, and may be omitted.

In order to improve the visibility of the search kana heading and improve the search efficiency, the row (unit) of each search kana heading has a minimum height (for example, FIG. 1) regardless of the data length. In the case of this embodiment, it is preferable to have a search kana heading (height for two lines).

Note that words that are the same kana and have the same phonetic spelling may be treated in one place and indicated as different words in the meaning meaning description column ("ring", "ringer" in FIG. 1). "
This is the case) or may be separate. In addition, when there are words having the same phonetic spelling and English words having the allophone spelling in the same kana, the arrangement order may be determined as appropriate, such as spelling in alphabetical order regardless of the pronunciation difference.

As a general rule, spelling, phonetic symbols, meaning definitions and other items are described up to the contents of all search kana headings. Techniques such as "-reference" and "→-" should be avoided as much as possible. This frees the user from having to search for kana as a candidate even if he finds it as a candidate, and in the meantime, does not yet know whether or not it is the desired word. It is possible to quickly confirm whether the kana is the target word on the spot.
It is very important to avoid the reference method and raise the data of English words one by one in the sense that the search efficiency is expanded by effective use of vision.

[1-2] Description of Kana Heading for Search The kana heading for search is a mediation for a search from a hearing, and specifically, while satisfying the conditions described in the claims, Create as follows.

(1) Kana headings for search use only katakana as much as possible. We do not use hiragana or a mix of katakana and hiragana, as it will reduce the visibility of the heading and make it more complicated. In the present embodiment, only katakana is used.

(2) For pronunciations listed as phonetic symbols (corresponding to both American sounds and English sounds), prepare kana headings that sound as close as possible to their respective pronunciations. Preparing a kana heading for a sound that is as close as possible to a certain pronunciation is called "preparing a kana heading corresponding to the pronunciation." As can be seen from the following description, “sound as close as possible” does not naturally mean “closest sound”.

When preparing kana headings for search, the correspondence between pronunciation and kana notation should be as simple as possible in order to deal with ambiguity in listening.

First, a kana heading written in kana in a row is adopted for the v sound. It is appropriate to prepare kana headings written in kana on the v line for the v sound, but in order to avoid complexity, the policy of kana notation is that regardless of the b sound and v sound, It is preferable to unify to kana of ba line, and this embodiment is also so.

That is, for example, "bail", "bal
Each of "e", "vale" and "veil" has only the kana heading "veil", and "seve"
r ”also has only“ Sever ”.

Secondly, it is preferable to avoid separating the l sound and the r sound by, for example, the hiragana “ra” line and the katakana “la” line, because this is difficult to see and has little merit. In this embodiment, hiragana is not used.

Third, separating the s sound and the spelling of the sh into “suit” and “sheet” by, for example, “seat” and “sheet” also imposes a burden on the user in listening. It is better to avoid it. In this embodiment, a “sheet” is used in each case.

Fourth, minor differences in the endings are as follows.
In kana notation, it is more complicated to unify,
It will be easier to see. For example, in the case of “computer”, if you strictly correspond to the difference in pronunciation, there can be “computer” and “computer”, but from the idea of simple kana notation, the difference in fine pronunciation near the end of the word Notation that does not reflect is more natural. In the present embodiment, “co
For “mputer”, only “computer” is used as the corresponding kana notation. However, in compound words and phrases, it may be more natural to use kana notation that does not extend the end of the part before or in the middle (for example, "aircraft" for "aircraft").

As described above, the kana notation in the kana heading for retrieval is based on the correct pronunciation of each word, but also pronounces kana in such a way that they are cleverly written and distinguished by kana. It is preferable to make it as simple as possible in consideration of the user's standpoint, rather than encoding it or creating it from an accurate first position.

When adding kana headings to an English dictionary,
Inevitably, the pronunciation tends to be expressed as accurately as possible in kana, and it tends to be skillfully written. However, in the case of a dictionary for search purposes from interviews, there is a great possibility that it will be difficult to use the dictionary in such a direction. In that sense, an attitude that is not bound by conventional common sense is important.

(3) In the same English word, especially when the same part of speech has a plurality of pronunciations as pronunciation symbols, the English word is strictly speaking as having a plurality of pronunciations. At this time, kana headings corresponding to all of them are prepared (see FIGS. 3, 4, and 5). Therefore, for English words having a plurality of pronunciations, there is generally a one-to-many correspondence between English words and kana headings.

In this embodiment, for example, relay
As for “”, “Relay” is prepared as a heading in addition to “Relay” in FIG. 1. In the above example, "concept", "pneumonia", and "schedule"
"Cancept" and "Concept", "New Mounia" and "Nymounia" and "Nemounia" and "Nemounia", "Schedule", "Schedule" and "Shedur" are listed as independent headings respectively.

However, if it is too complicated to list all the kana headings corresponding to the small differences or to represent all the small differences in kana, it is necessary to use a method which has little effect on the search (for example, the last word of a long word). May be omitted or adjusted as appropriate.

Even if there are a plurality of pronunciations, if there is only one corresponding kana, only one kana heading is required. If there is only a small difference in the vicinity of the ending, and if a notation that is simply summarized in kana notation is adopted, there is only one corresponding kana, so naturally only one kana heading is required.

(4) Further, in consideration of the variety of kana notation for English words and the difficulty of hearing for Japanese people, for English words that can be written in a plurality of kana notations,
These different kana notations are adopted as kana headings for search.

First, as a consideration for the variety of kanaization, as for English words that may have a plurality of kana notations for pronunciation, especially when there is a remarkable difference in kana notation near the beginning of the word, it is preferable to use all of them. Prepare Kana heading.

For example, "i-", "de-", and "ex-" corresponding to "de-" for the i sound without accent.
"Iku ~" and "Ex ~" corresponding to ",""re-" and "Re ~" corresponding to "re-", and "Tackle" and "Takuru" corresponding to prompting sounds such as "tackle" Become. These have differences in kana notation at or near the beginning of the word, and furthermore, in the order of the Japanese syllabary, the arrangement location may differ considerably depending on the difference in the notation. Instead of writing these in a legend as a note such as "If you can not find" de ~ ", look for" di ~ ", etc. Is much more convenient for searching.

For example, in the present embodiment, “desi
gn ”,“ exist ”,“ religion ”,“ tackle ”are“ design ”and“ design ”,“ exist ”and“ exist ”,“ religion ”and“ religion ”,
"Tackle" and "Takuru" are both adopted as headings.

In a compound word, if there is a difference in kana notation depending on how to connect sounds, for example, in the case of “lineup” and “lineup” for “lineup”, both of them may be listed in the heading. preferable.

On the other hand, for differences in the sound of kana notation itself and differences in the order of the Japanese syllabary, there are no more than a plurality of headings in order to avoid complexity. For example, “quarter” may be represented by “quarter” in addition to “quarter”, but in the present embodiment, only “quarter” is used.

Second, when there are long vowels or diphthongs without the first accent in the syllable at the beginning of the word, they are often pronounced or sound like short vowels / weak vowels. In this case, even if short vowels / weak vowels are not listed as phonetic symbols, it is preferable that kana headings such as short vowels / weak vowels are prepared as needed, such as short vowels / weak vowels. In the present embodiment, for example, in “rewrote”, “re-roat” is prepared in addition to “re-roat”.

Thirdly, even if the pronunciation of English words is considered to be incorrect, kana that the Japanese are likely to have such a prejudice is prepared as a heading as necessary, and then the kana heading is prepared. It is preferable to attach a symbol such as an asterisk (*) to the shoulder or back of the symbol to indicate that there is an error (strictly speaking, a large difference between the kana notation and the phonetic notation in the pronunciation column). In the present embodiment, for example, “power” includes “power *” in addition to “power”, and “post” includes “post *” in addition to “post”.

Note that kana is originally not a correct pronunciation in many cases, and therefore, * is not added for a slight difference.

In general, the search kana heading is prepared and prepared based on the idea that it is not a mere pursuit of its own correctness but a search medium that is easy to see and use. In that sense, emphasis should be placed on clarity and clarity, and plain and simple kana notation should be prepared rather than elaborate notation. Producing a kana with a sound that is as close as possible to the correct pronunciation is based on the natural requirement that we have to respond to correct listening, not the idea of how skillfully it is represented in kana.

The condition (3) corresponds to claim 1, the first condition (2) corresponds to claim 2, and the condition (4) corresponds to claim 4. I have.

[1-3] Description of General Notes Further, it is preferable to create a dictionary in consideration of the following points. (1) Irregular forms of verbs and irregular plural forms of nouns should be set as items as independently as possible, and their own search kana heading, spelling, phonetic symbols, and meanings should be listed ( "Rewritten" and "rewrote" in Fig. 1).

(2) Since the Kana heading for search corresponds to pronunciation, words having different parts of speech and meanings depending on pronunciation have different meanings corresponding to the heading. Therefore, it is important to reflect that in the semantic explanation (see “relay” in FIG. 1 and “excuse” in FIG. 4). The case where the pronunciation is different depending on the case is shown.)

(3) If the number of recorded English words is too small, it will not be used for search and investigation. However, if there are too many, very rare English words will increase, while similar kana headings will increase, which may be annoying. As a guide, 10,000 to 30,000 words is one balance. In addition,
Focusing on medical terms and current English will increase convenience.

(4) Spelling other than kana heading for search
The description of each item of phonetic symbols and meaning definitions is basically the same as in a normal English-Japanese dictionary. However, recording as many pronunciations as possible is effective in enriching kana headings and improving searchability.
A good direction is to include substantial content in a simple manner.
If the semantic explanation is too simple, it will be difficult to confirm that it is the target word in the search, but if it is too detailed, such as by adding sentence examples or explanations of idioms, the overall balance will be lost, It should be noted that the interval between headlines may be extended, which may impair the listability and impair the search efficiency.

(5) It is advantageous to put accent information, for example, by using both Mincho and Gothic fonts in the kana heading for search.

(6) In the embodiment of FIG. 1, ruled lines are included in both rows and columns, but the presence / absence and mode of the ruled lines may be determined by appropriate judgment.

(7) Existence of item description on top line of description column,
The size, font, and color of each type of Kana heading for search and the remaining items, the method of using headers and footers, and the color coding for search on the side of the book, etc. are determined as appropriate, but the balance has been lost. Note that things are rather difficult to use.

(8) Finally, it can be said that this is an important matter which is not directly related to the search. However, in the usage explanation of the dictionary, etc., it should be noted that the kana heading for the search does not generally indicate the correct pronunciation of English words. It is preferable to provide an appropriate explanation as shown.

[1-4] Description of Effects of Embodiment First, as described above, for English words having a plurality of pronunciations, for example, “pneumonia” is replaced with “Newmounia”, “Nymounia”, “Nuomonia”, “ Numonia can find the target word. Also, "vei
In "l", even if you do not know "b" or "v" in the hearing, you can find the target word by pulling with "bail". And "design" can be found in both "design" and "design". There are also considerations for Japanese prejudice, such as "power *" for "power".

In addition, even if it is shown only in FIG. 1, for example, even if the distinction between “l” and “r” is ambiguous,
Even if there are words of similar sounds that are confusing ("link" and "rin"
k "), even if it is difficult to spell (" lyric "), or if there are unreadable characters at the beginning of the word (" wring "), you will be able to find the target word accurately and easily.

In addition, confusing vowel pronunciations (such as “pomp” and “pump”) and difficult medical terms (“le
ukemia "," pneumonia "," tonsillitis "," typhoid "etc.).

Further, the retrieval efficiency is increased by the Japanese syllabary order arrangement method and the arrangement method having a list and an improved visibility.

For example, if the word “adjunct” from the Security Council is heard in a hearing, “adjunct”
When the word "adjunct" was found, the pronunciation of the word "adjunct" coincided with the hearing, for example, with an accent at the beginning of the word, and the meaning of the word "adjunct" By matching with the subject of, it is easy to see that the target word is "adjunct".

Also, when there are many spelled diphthongs and long vowels such as "cite", "sight", "site", etc., the "site" ], You can quickly and surely find out which word is the target word by referring to the description of each word listed next to "".

Further, in the case of "clash" (collision), "crash" (crash), "crush" (crush), etc., the pronunciation and the meaning are similar. In the absence of this, the wrong word may be concluded quickly as the target word, but in this embodiment, this is also listed side by side with "crash", so it is easy to compare and compare If there is, you can look it up in a more detailed dictionary and quickly and easily find the appropriate word.

In the case where a caption and an unscaled were heard and examined but were not found in the headline, by examining the vicinity by relying on sound and semantic consistency, the "capability"(" There is also a search / discovery function that allows you to easily find "capability") and "unscathed" as the target words.

These are great advances in terms of facilitating and speeding up retrieval.

[1-5] Other Effects According to the dictionary according to the above embodiment, a new method of reviewing English spelling and the like becomes possible in addition to facilitation of retrieval.
This produces the effect. The dictionary according to the above embodiment can be used in reverse by adopting a kana heading that does not skillfully distinguish pronunciations as in the dictionary according to the above embodiment, and using an orderly arrangement method as shown in FIG. Then, by referring to kana, one can imagine what the word really is, think about spelling, correct pronunciation, meaning, etc. from there, and review it in a convenient way. For example, hide the spelling, pronunciation, and meaning columns in Fig. 1 with paper,
You can review the spelling of "religion," pronounce it, pronounce it, say what it means, and see what it means, then look at "religion." The mark * in the leftmost column of FIG. 1 indicates an important word to be reviewed for its use.

This process can be said to be a process in which a dictionary in one's mind is searched by himself from vague kana information.

[2] Description of Second Embodiment Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

[2-1] Description of Configuration of English Word Searching and Investigating Apparatus FIG. 6 shows the configuration of an English word searching and investigating apparatus.

A display 21, a mouse 22, and a keyboard 23 are connected to the personal computer 10. The personal computer 10 has a CPU 1
1, memory 12, hard disk 13, CD-ROM2
0 is provided with a driver 14 for a removable disk such as a hard disk.

The hard disk 13 stores software for searching and investigating English words in addition to an OS (operating system). The English word search / investigation software is installed on the hard disk 13 using the CD-ROM 20 in which it is stored. The software for searching and investigating English words includes an electronic dictionary and a search / investigation execution program for searching and investigating English words using the electronic dictionary. The electronic dictionary is composed of screen generation data for generating a screen corresponding to each page of the dictionary shown in the first embodiment.

[2-2] Description of Processing by Search / Investigation Execution Program FIG. 7 shows a processing procedure performed by the CPU 11 when the search / investigation execution program is activated.

First, a kana input screen (not shown) is displayed (step 1). When the user inputs a kana from the keyboard 23 (step 2), one page of screen generation data including the input kana as a search kana heading is read from the electronic dictionary and displayed on the display 21. (Step 3). At this time, for example, the search kana heading corresponding to the input kana is highlighted so that the search kana heading corresponding to the input kana is distinguished from other search kana headings.

As a result, the user can know the spelling, correct pronunciation and meaning of the English word corresponding to the input kana. When a target English word cannot be found on this screen, when the user operates a scroll key or a page moving key (step 4), the screen is scrolled or a page is switched (step 5).

In the second embodiment, one page of screen generation data including the input kana as a search kana heading is read from the electronic dictionary and displayed on the display 21. If there is no search kana heading that is exactly the same as the input kana, one page of screen generation data including the search kana heading that is similar to the input kana in the Japanese syllabary order lexicographic array is used. It is preferable to read out from the electronic dictionary and display it on the display 21.

In the second embodiment, the input of the kana to be searched is performed by inputting a character. However, a voice input unit and a voice recognition unit are provided, and the kana to be searched is provided. You may make it perform by inputting audio | voice to an audio | voice input part. In this case, the voice input to the voice input unit is converted into a character code by the voice recognition unit.

In the second embodiment, the electronic dictionary is composed of screen generation data for generating a screen corresponding to each page of the dictionary shown in the first embodiment. One page of screen generation data including the search kana heading corresponding to the selected kana is read from the electronic dictionary and displayed on the display 21. That is, in the second embodiment, each page to be displayed is the same as each page in the dictionary of the first embodiment.

The data for one page to be displayed may cover two pages of the dictionary of the first embodiment as long as the data includes a search kana heading corresponding to the input kana. Also, as long as the data for the search kana heading corresponding to the input kana is included, only the data for one search kana heading may be displayed, or any number of the search kana headings may be displayed. May be displayed.

To be more specific, the electronic dictionary is obtained by storing data for each search kana heading in the dictionary shown in the first embodiment, that is, for each search kana heading and the English word corresponding to the search kana heading. It is composed of data consisting of spelling, phonetic symbols and meaning description. Then, data corresponding to the input kana heading corresponding to the input kana or data corresponding to a plurality of search kana headings including the search kana heading corresponding to the input kana is displayed. Also in this case, the display format of the search kana heading, the spelling of the English word, the phonetic symbol, and the meaning definition are the same as those in the first embodiment.

[0150]

According to the present invention, the English word can be obtained from the sound information obtained at the time of hearing without assuming any knowledge of the spelling, accurate pronunciation and meaning of the English word. This makes it possible to search and search for words, so that great benefits can be obtained for searching and searching for English words during hearings. Such an effect is not present in the prior art.

The dictionary according to the present invention can be said to be a "dictionary which is an educational / learning instrument utilizing the cognitive laws relating to hearing and vision and the mental / sensory laws". In other words, because a dictionary consisting of a certain data group follows the specific format and arrangement method, the user can convert the information of the sound obtained from his / her hearing into kana, By using the dictionary of the present invention to search and investigate words at the time of hearing, i.e., the efficiency of word searches, often without knowing the spelling, correct pronunciation, or meaning, has been dramatically improved. Has the effect of increasing. In other words, the objective elements of the configuration, style, and arrangement method of the present invention are that the user's hearing, often vague sound recognition (kanaization),
By working in tandem with the cognitive, mental, and sensory activities of finding the target word through visual scanning, search efficiency can be dramatically increased. It is.

According to the present invention, the efficiency of searching for English words at the time of hearing is enhanced, which also has the effect of contributing to enrichment of vocabulary through hearing.

More specifically, for example, when a video recording a news program broadcast in English is played back and a hearing is performed, when a certain amount of unidentified but vocabulary sound is noticed, or when it is known, When there was a word that was supposed to be blurred, pause the video, look up this dictionary, find the word you want, continue to listen to the video confidently, Learn more about news and more, and increase your vocabulary.

[0154] Because I examine what I heard by myself,
There is a different impression from learning a word found in a book or from a vocabulary, and knowing the word can create a certain kind of pleasure.In such cases, you will be strongly impressed. Easy to become things. In some cases, once heard and examined once, the connection between sound and meaning can be memorized, regardless of the correct spelling.

As described above, the present invention also has the effect of contributing to enrichment of vocabulary through the effect of facilitating and improving the efficiency of word search from hearing.

As described above, the present invention utilizes the cognitive and sensory laws relating to human hearing and vision.
When considering the relationship with the prior art, it is necessary to consider not only the appearance, for example, the selection of items and the arrangement order, but also whether the technical elements, ideas, and issues are common.

[0157] Kana headings that do not have a list or that are incomplete in the order of the Japanese syllabary have no effective use of vision, and have a one-to-one correspondence dictionary between spelling and kana, and detailed pronunciation in kana. Those that are distinguished or have no phonetic symbols are not effective uses of hearing.

The effect of the present invention, that is, the effect of increasing the search efficiency of English words at the time of hearing, is realized by effectively utilizing the auditory and visual senses possessed by humans and comprehensively utilizing their functions. Therefore, in that sense, the elements listed in each claim can exert a synergistic effect by being superimposed.

[0159] While a conventional spelling-based dictionary is commonplace, it is common knowledge to create a dictionary for search at the time of hearing and to improve search efficiency before practical use. Must be defeated. That is, for example, the taboo or prejudice towards expressing English sounds in kana, the stereotype that kana is intended for beginners, and kana should be articulated as much as possible in real pronunciation. Is the stereotype of a head-to-head correspondence with the heading and the items that follow it.The headline is an exact-first principle that headings are part of the original data rather than mediation. Yes, and the idea of a layout similar to a spell-based dictionary. By overturning these fixed ideas, we think that various human functions are effectively used in the direction of searching from sounds heard by the ears and enhance the function as a practical search dictionary for hearing .

The present invention has been conceived with the utmost aim at facilitating the retrieval of English words in a hearing, and can be used together with an ordinary spelling-based dictionary. That is, for example, in the case where a simple meaning explanation is not satisfactory, since the spelling is already known, the spelling-based dictionary can be further searched. The present invention is, as it were, a powerful helper in hearings. In this sense, rather than a dictionary for beginners or those who are familiar with the alphabet,
It is a dictionary especially suited for intermediate to advanced users who have been accustomed to the sound and listening of English to a certain extent, but have difficulty with lack of vocabulary. The fact that kana headings do not represent the actual correct pronunciation itself is also common sense for intermediate and higher level users, so there is no need to worry as an editor, and users (users) You can use it evenly.

Also, utilizing the vocabulary enhancing effect of the present invention,
It seems that using the present invention for the purpose of enhancing vocabulary through hearings is also highly effective.

Specifically, from university students to study abroad preparers, study abroad students, businessmen, overseas business travelers, overseas travelers, overseas immigrants, and other people who understand the contents of English and intend to increase their knowledge of English In addition, it may be convenient to use it together with a spell-based dictionary.
(Of course, it is not that it cannot be used for high school students or less. However, attention must be paid to the relationship between kana and pronunciation.)

When an unknown English word appears, it is up to the user to decide whether to look it up on a spelling basis or on a kanabase (ie, the dictionary of the present invention). In that sense, depending on the user's intuition, it is better to use which one is more efficient to examine in the present case.

As described above, the dictionary according to the present invention can be said to be a practical and practical dictionary that can be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a part of a dictionary.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing one variation of an item arrangement method.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a data creation stage.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a data creation stage.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a data creation stage.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of an English word search / investigation device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure performed by a CPU 11 when a search / survey execution program is activated.

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 Reference Signs List 10 personal computer 11 CPU 12 memory 13 hard disk 20 CD-ROM 21 display 22 mouse 23 keyboard

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. In a dictionary for searching and searching for English words based on kana headings, English words that are recorded as having a plurality of pronunciations and have a difference in kana notation corresponding to those pronunciations have different kana characters. A dictionary for searching and researching English words, characterized in that the notation is adopted as a kana heading for search. 2. In a dictionary for searching and researching English words based on kana headings, for an English word including a pronunciation represented by the letter v of the alphabet, at least kana on the ba line is used as the kana corresponding to the v sound. A dictionary for searching and researching English words, wherein the assigned kana notation is adopted as a kana heading for search. 3. In a dictionary for searching and investigating English words based on kana headings, English words that are recorded as having a plurality of pronunciations and have a difference in kana notation corresponding to those pronunciations have different kana words. Notation is adopted as a kana heading for search. For English words that include pronunciations represented by the letter v, kana notation in which at least kana on the ba line is assigned as the kana corresponding to the v sound. Search and search for English words characterized by being used as kana headings for search
Survey dictionary. 4. In consideration of the variety of kana notation for English words and the difficulty of listening to Japanese, for English words that can be written in a plurality of kana notations, each of these different kana notations is used. 4. The dictionary for searching and investigating English words based on kana headings according to claim 1, wherein the notation is also adopted as a kana heading for search. 5. The search kana headings are arranged in the order of the Japanese syllabary in the vertical direction, and for each search kana heading, the spelling, phonetic symbols, and meaning of the corresponding English word are described. The dictionary for searching and investigating English words using kana headings according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, and 4. 6. A column in which each search kana heading is described is provided, and a spelling and pronunciation of an English word corresponding to the search kana heading is provided on the right side of the column in which each search kana heading is described. 6. The dictionary for searching and investigating English words according to claim 5, wherein a column for describing symbols and meanings is provided. 7. An English word search / investigation device for performing English word search / investigation, wherein screen generation data for generating an English word search / investigation screen based on kana headings comprising a plurality of pages is stored. Storage means, input means for allowing a user to input kana, and one page of screen generation data including the input kana as a search kana heading are read from the storage means and displayed on a display device. The search and search screen for English words based on kana headings consisting of multiple pages has a column in which kana headings for search arranged vertically in alphabetical order are described. Has a column in which the spelling, phonetic symbols and meaning of the English word corresponding to the word are described, and is recorded as having a plurality of pronunciations and corresponds to those pronunciations. For English words difference in Kana occurs, search and investigation apparatus English words being different Kana respectively is adopted as the search for kana heading. 8. An English word search / investigation device for performing English word search / investigation, wherein screen generation data for generating an English word search / investigation screen based on kana headings comprising a plurality of pages is stored. Storage means, input means for allowing a user to input kana, and one page of screen generation data including the input kana as a search kana heading are read from the storage means and displayed on a display device. The search and search screen for English words based on kana headings consisting of multiple pages has a column in which kana headings for search arranged vertically in alphabetical order are described. And a column in which the spelling, phonetic symbols, and meaning of the English word corresponding to the word are described. v as kana corresponding to sound, at least the search and investigation apparatus English words bus lines Kana Kana notation assigned, characterized in that it is employed as a search for kana heading. 9. An English word search / investigation device for searching / investigating English words, wherein screen generation data for generating an English word search / investigation screen based on kana headings comprising a plurality of pages is stored. Storage means, input means for allowing a user to input kana, and one page of screen generation data including the input kana as a search kana heading are read from the storage means and displayed on a display device. The search and search screen for English words based on kana headings consisting of multiple pages has a column in which kana headings for search arranged vertically in alphabetical order are described. Has a column in which the spelling, phonetic symbols and meaning of the English word corresponding to the word are described, and is recorded as having a plurality of pronunciations and corresponds to those pronunciations. For English words difference in Kana occurs, with different Kana is adopted as the search for kana heading respectively,
For English words including pronunciations represented by the letter v, the kana notation to which at least the kana of the ba line is assigned is adopted as the kana heading for search as the kana corresponding to the v sound. Search for English words
Survey equipment. 10. An English word search / investigation device for searching / investigating English words, comprising: a plurality of kana headings for search; and spelling, phonetic symbols and meaning definitions of English words corresponding to each kana heading for search. Including
Storage means for storing data for searching and researching English words;
An input means for allowing the user to input kana, and a screen for one screen based on English word search / investigation data corresponding to a plurality of search kana headings including a search kana heading corresponding to the input kana There is a means to generate a screen for searching and investigating English words and display it on the display unit. The screen for searching and investigating English words is composed of search kana headings arranged in alphabetical order in the vertical direction. It has a column in which the description is provided, and a column in which the spelling, phonetic symbols, and meaning of the English word corresponding to each kana heading for search are described, and is recorded as having a plurality of pronunciations. An English word search / search device characterized in that different kana notations are used as kana headings for search, for English words having differences in kana notation corresponding to pronunciation. 11. An English word search / investigation device for searching / investigating English words, comprising: a plurality of kana headings for search; spelling, phonetic symbols and meaning definitions of English words corresponding to each kana heading for search Including
Storage means for storing data for searching and researching English words;
An input means for allowing the user to input kana, and a screen for one screen based on English word search / investigation data corresponding to a plurality of search kana headings including a search kana heading corresponding to the input kana There is a means to generate a screen for searching and investigating English words and display it on the display unit. The screen for searching and investigating English words is composed of search kana headings arranged in alphabetical order in the vertical direction. A description field, and for each search kana heading, an English word that includes a spelling, phonetic symbol, and meaning description of the corresponding English word, and includes a pronunciation represented by the letter v. , A kana notation to which at least kana on a ba-line is assigned as a kana corresponding to the v sound is adopted as a kana heading for search. 12. An English word search / investigation device for searching / investigating English words, comprising: a plurality of kana headings for search; and spelling, pronunciation symbols and meaning definitions of English words corresponding to each kana heading for search. Including
Storage means for storing data for searching and researching English words;
An input means for allowing the user to input kana, and a screen for one screen based on English word search / investigation data corresponding to a plurality of search kana headings including a search kana heading corresponding to the input kana There is a means to generate a screen for searching and investigating English words and display it on the display unit. The screen for searching and investigating English words is composed of search kana headings arranged in alphabetical order in the vertical direction. It has a column in which the description is provided, and a column in which the spelling, phonetic symbols, and meaning of the English word corresponding to each kana heading for search are described, and is recorded as having a plurality of pronunciations. For English words that differ in kana notation corresponding to pronunciation, different kana notations are used as search kana headings, and English words containing pronunciations represented by the letter v are used. On the other hand, an English word search / search device characterized in that kana notation to which at least kana of a ba line is assigned is adopted as a kana heading for search as kana corresponding to the v sound. 13. The variety of kana notation for English words,
Considering the difficulty of listening for Japanese,
7. A method according to claim 7, wherein, for English words that can be represented in a plurality of kana notations, kana notations different from each other are also adopted as kana headings for search.
Search for English words described in any of 0, 11 and 12
Survey equipment.