JPH03122760A - Sentence forming device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily form a proper or rich sentence by inputting a specific expression, retrieving the expression matched with the specification of a specifying means from an expression dictionary, displaying the retrieved expression, and entering the displayed expression to a sentence in forming. CONSTITUTION:An elaboration/calibration supporting part 10 is constituted of an elaboration/calibration supporting analysis deciding part 13, a control information storing part 15 and an expression retrieval supporting part 14 under the control of an elaboration/calibration support control part 12 and the expression retrieval supporting part 14 is constituted of an expression retrieval control part 23, a retrieving condition determining part 24 and an expression information storing part 25. A specific expression is inputted, the expression matched with the specification of a specification means is retrieved from an expression dictionary 28, displayed and entered into a sentence in forming. Consequently, 'proper expression' or 'rich expression' can be easily and accurately supported in a certain situation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a document creation device capable of proofreading and revising documents, and is applicable to all office automation equipment such as word processors, personal computers, and personal word processors.

Currently, dedicated word processors or word processing software on computers are quite popular.

It has come to be widely used not only for writing fixed and non-fixed forms required in general offices, but also for personal writing.

As it became more popular, errors and inappropriate expressions that did not occur often in traditional handwriting began to appear. As if in response to this, support software for word processors or personal computers has been on the market since the end of 1987, with support functions to help correct errors and inappropriate expressions in Japanese-related texts. Software on general-purpose computers and systems for companies specializing in calibration began to become popular around 1986. On the other hand, similar software has been on the market for a long time in foreign languages (mainly English). The software scans and analyzes character strings in sentences created in some way, points out parts that deviate from predetermined writing conventions, uses incorrect terminology, etc., or helps improve the text. It is designed to provide information.

Concerning paraphrasing of sentence expressions, conversion of writing style (conversion of sentence-final expressions, such as mutual conversion between regular and polite forms, or pointing out inconsistencies), rephrasing of terminology (pointing out hard/soft expressions and displaying candidates, similar expressions) ), providing related words/synonyms,
There are various functions.

Regarding the conversion of writing style, there are Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-78674 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-180472, etc.
Regarding the paraphrase of terms, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-177655.
No. 62-197863, JP-A-63
-115264, etc. Further, regarding the provision of related words/synonyms, there are Japanese Patent Application Laid-open Nos. 57-88478 and 58-54482. Additionally, there is a device that can convert literary style into colloquial style on a term-by-term basis.

When creating a text, it is of course important to make sure that there are no errors in expression, but what is also required is ``appropriate expression'' or ``rich expression'' that suits the writing situation and content. Conventionally, proofreading or revision support devices have been known to support the above. Regarding ``errors in expression,'' it is quite possible to automatically find errors based on morphological information in sentences and grammatical knowledge. On the other hand, with regard to support for things that are vague and cannot be easily formulated at present, such as "appropriate expressions" or "rich expressions," some simple things can be automated.
In most cases, knowledge related to these matters is provided in some form, and decisions and selections are made based on human knowledge.

The above-mentioned forms of provision include stylistic conversion, rephrasing of terms, and provision of related words/synonyms as shown in the prior art.

For example, conventional synonym dictionary services look up the dictionary based on keywords in the text and display the synonyms.

It was for people to judge and choose from among them. in this case,
No particular consideration was given to the context in which the term was used, and selection required knowledge from the user.

To supplement this, usage, usage examples, and collections of sentence examples are provided, but the two are generally not associated with each other, making them difficult to use. Additionally, there are conventional paper dictionaries that can be searched by purpose or use by adding fields and classifications or devising headings, but this method is different from the approach of the present invention.

-[-The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances,
``Appropriate expression'' or ``rich expression'' in certain situations
In addition, when creating a certain expression, by narrowing down the expression using information about the prerequisite purpose or scene, it will reduce the amount of judgment people have to make when making a selection. The purpose of this project was to provide a device for creating written sentences.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides (1) an editing/proofreading means for elaborating or proofreading a text being created or after it has been created, and a specifying means for specifying the form and/or style of the text being created. , an expression dictionary expressing a concept equivalent or similar to the expression, and a specific expression are input, and expressions matching the specification of the specification means are searched and displayed from the expression dictionary, and the expression dictionary is being created. (2) an item of the expression dictionary is provided with attribute information for determining designated information. I will explain.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an embodiment of a text creation device according to the present invention, and in the figure, 1 is a display section.

2 is an input section, 3 is an external storage section, 4 is a print section, 5 is a control section, 6 is an input control section, 7 is a word processor control section, 8 is an output control section, and 9 is a document creation/editing section.

10 is an editing/proofreading support section, 11 is a document storage/printing/auxiliary section, 12 is an editing/proofreading support control section, 13 is an editing/proofreading support analysis/judgment section, 14 is an expression search support section, 15 is a control information storage section, and 16 is an editing/proofreading support section. 17 is a morphological analysis unit, 17 is a syntax analysis unit, 18 is a judgment search unit, 19 is a morphological dictionary, 20 is a syntactic dictionary, 21 is an elaboration/proofreading dictionary, and 22 is control information. The above configuration is similar to that of general office automation equipment such as personal computers and word processors. At the center is a control section 5 that controls the entire system, and is realized by a general-purpose microcomputer or a dedicated LSI. In addition, there are peripheral devices that handle input/output and storage, such as displays, keyboards, floppy disks, and printers. Further, there is a section under the control section 5 that controls document input, editing, storage, and printing, and these are realized by firmware, a dedicated LSI, and the like.

As means for implementing the redaction support function, there is a redaction proofreading support unit 10 under the word processor control unit 7.

The revision proofreading support section 10 includes a conventional revision proofreading support analysis determination section 13 under the revision proofreading support control section 12 . It is composed of a control information storage section 15 and an expression search support section 14 of the present invention. The revision/proofreading support analysis/judgment unit 13 includes a morphological analysis unit 16 which examines the correctness of the word structure and grammar in a sentence under the revision and proofreading support control unit 12, and a syntax unit which examines whether the arrangement of the constituent elements of a sentence is appropriate. Analysis unit 17, judgment search unit 18 that corrects incorrect words to correct words and handles judgment information for 1 judgment.
have. As shown in FIG. 2, the expression search support section 14 includes an expression search control section 23, a search condition determination section 24, and an expression information storage section 25. Expression search control unit 2
3 executes and controls the search for expression information based on the data in the setting information management table 26.

The search condition determination unit 1 24 determines search conditions based on the data in the search condition determination table 27 in response to instructions from the expression search control unit 23 . The expression information storage section 25 actually searches the expression dictionary 28 for corresponding data based on the search conditions given by the instruction from the expression search control section 23.

Further, the control information storage unit 15 handles the operator's operation history and control information for the entire revision and proofreading support. In addition, input information from the keyboard mentioned above and kana-kanji conversion when inputting Japanese are under input control.

Further, conventional editing, storage, printing, etc. are performed under the word processor control section 7 and output control section 8.

The operation of the text creation device according to the present invention will be explained below.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example for explaining the concept of expression search of the present invention. In order to perform expression searches accurately, the operator sets ``document format'' and ``writing style type'' in the system settings menu. “Document format” includes “classification” and “subclassification”
and "Purpose" items, and depending on the sentence a/content you are currently creating, you can specify the item on the menu with the cursor, etc.
select.

The ``classification'' section mainly covers external forms, and also includes ``subclassifications.''
The ``Purpose'' section selects the purpose of the document.The ``Purpose'' section selects the purpose of the document. In addition, "Type of writing style" includes sections for "Style" and "Phrase", and furthermore,
Sub-specifications can be made for each item. ``The stylistic section specifies the type of writing style that mainly comes from the old form.

When a sentence includes conversation, select ``Does not include'' in the ``conversational style'' section.
Specify something other than Specify the ``phrase'' section when you want to be particularly particular about the writing style. By specifying this, the content of replacement candidates for a single expression search can be configured to provide content similar to that of a well-known author.

In the example in Figure 3, ``classification'' is ``essay'', ``subcategory'' is ``travel,''``purpose'' is ``impressions,'' ``writing style'' is ``eclectic'' (mixture of various writing styles), and ``conversational style'' is carefully written. , ``Phrase'' is designated as novel style, and ``Novel'' is designated as ``Yohata Yasunari'' (Yohata Yasunari-style meaning in novel style). These specifications can be changed by calling up the menu at any time during writing.

FIGS. 4 to 6 show examples of display of expression search execution scenes. You can search for expressions while inputting text, or at any time after inputting text.

This example shows a situation where you have written a sentence and want to change its expression. When you place the cursor on the part you want to change the expression and press the function key, a window will appear displaying the search results.

At the top of the window, a ``search key'' and the corresponding ``paraphrase candidate'' are displayed.

In the example of FIG. 4, the key is "quiet" and "quiet" is the first candidate. Below that, a list of possible paraphrases is displayed. To select a desired candidate among them, specify it with the cursor.

In the example in Figure 5, select ``Unexpectedly, it was JJ-CI'' in the sentence example. By pressing another function key, you can incorporate the currently selected candidate into the text.

In the example shown in Figure 6, the sentence ``It was unusually far left'' for ``quiet'' is incorporated into the sentence, and then the editing function is used to modify the sentence as shown.

In the above explanation, "cursor specification" and "function keys" can be easily realized using currently commonly used instruction devices such as keyboards and mice. Menus or other input means (voice, light, etc.) may be used for instructions. Furthermore, the display does not have to be in a window format. The examples on the windows of FIGS. 4 to 6 show example sentences of paraphrases, but the contents are omitted and not shown. When a candidate is included in a text, by default only the content is included (the boxed part shown). You can also change the candidates once they have been corrected. It is also possible to modify candidates on the expression search window and then incorporate them into the text.

FIGS. 7(a) and 7(b) are diagrams showing examples of setting information management tables. The contents set by the operator in FIG. 3 are recorded in the setting information management table 26 shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a search condition determination table.

In this example, the search condition is operator settings.

Accordingly, in accordance with the data storage structure of the expression search dictionary, each combination of search conditions ("
For "Search condition setting" 4t1), bit information ("Search parameter" @) indicating whether the attribute to be searched for is necessary or unnecessary is described. Each bit of the search parameter corresponds to one attribute of the expression dictionary. For example, the attribute is
Types of ``keywords expressing general concepts'', ``paraphrases'' themselves, types of ``'', ``examples of paraphrases'',
Same as on the left, types of ``'', ``examples of expressions accompanied by ratio'' itself, etc. The "r types" referred to here are representative classifications corresponding to the fields and writing styles in which examples of the word are often used.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the expression dictionary.

For ease of explanation, this example is shown in a tabular structure. The expression dictionary notation is a character string in the ``Misaki/paraphrase 1 example sentence'' column, and the classification attribute corresponding to the situation in which each expression is used is shown in the ``Term/example classification attribute'' column. It is written in the form of bit information indicating whether it has or not. The meaning of the classification attribute is the same as the above-mentioned attribute. one term/
Examples have multiple attributes.

In the example shown in FIG. 9, the ◎ mark represents a keyword representing a commonly used general concept, the ○ mark represents a paraphrase or expression, and the 0 mark represents a typical example of the paraphrase. Furthermore, the ◇ mark indicates an example of the expression accompanied by hibei, and the ☆ mark indicates a paraphrase or a haiku related to the expression. Although not shown here as examples, there are other things such as poems, poems, explanations of how to use these examples,
Contains items that are related in some way, such as antonyms and compound words.

In the above explanation, the structure of the search condition judgment table and expression dictionary was explained in table format, but in reality, indexes are provided to improve search speed and reduce storage capacity, and a hierarchical structure is used to eliminate duplicate information. . These can be achieved using conventional and common methods.

FIGS. 10(a), (b), and (c) are flowcharts for explaining the internal operation of the expression search support section. Hereinafter, each 5 step will be sequentially explained.

1): The operator specifies the document format in the system settings menu.

1 view 4; E, express operator setting information search control unit 23
setting information management table 26.

Look at the section: Next, the operator launches an expression search.

Part” A: The revision proofreading support control unit 12 is the expression search control unit 23
Start.

The expression search control unit 23 refers to the setting information management table 26 and requests the search condition determination unit 24 to set search conditions.

The search condition determination unit 24 refers to the search condition determination table 27, creates a search character string and search attributes (search parameters), and passes the creation information to the expression search control unit 23.

The expression search control unit 23 passes the search parameters to the expression information storage unit 25 and requests expression search.

The expression information storage unit 25 searches the expression dictionary 28 for data matching the search parameters, and sends the corresponding data to the expression search control unit 23.

≦(Tap 9; Expression search control unit 2; 3 is the setting information management table 26
With reference to the search result display data is created and sent to the word processor control section 7.

stq 19 ; The word processor control unit 7 receives display data from the expression search control unit 23 and sends it to the output control unit 8.

In the example in Figure 4, in addition to the search string "quiet",
The record of ``G i J F ...'' becomes the search condition, and the search parameters r], l 1...1
1...'' is set, the record group ``quiet'' is selected from the expression dictionary shown in Figure 9, records that match the requested attributes are searched, and ``formatted under the expression search control unit J'' is set. will be displayed.

Monk: As is clear from the above explanation, the present invention has the following effects.

(1) When creating a certain expression, by simply specifying the prerequisite purpose or scene in advance, it is possible to obtain an accurate analogous expression for that expression without requiring much knowledge about expressions, and it is possible to create an expression that is similar to the expression. In comparison, people's judgment for selection can be reduced.

(2) Compared to conventional terminology searches, expressions that match the document format and preferred writing style can be displayed accurately, so operators are less likely to get confused when choosing expressions, and can more easily create appropriate or rich sentences. .

(3) Furthermore, you can create better texts by combining it with other editing and proofreading support functions.

(4) By having attribute information for determining specified information in the expression dictionary item, you can simply change the determination correspondence table between specified information and attribute information without changing the contents of the dictionary for any specified specification. , it is possible to flexibly respond to the specification of new text formats.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram for explaining one embodiment of the text creation device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a first expression search support section, and Part 3 shows an example to explain the concept of expression search. The diagrams shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 are diagrams illustrating an example of a display of a scene in which an expression search is executed, and FIG. 7(a). (b) is a diagram showing an example of a setting information management table, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a search condition determination table, FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a one-expression dictionary, and FIG. 10 (a). (b) and (C) are flowcharts for explaining the internal operation of the expression search support unit. 5... Control unit, 7... Word processor control unit, 1
0...Elaboration proofreading support unit, 12...Elaboration proofreading support control unit,
13... Elaboration proofreading support analysis determination unit, 14... Expression search support unit, 15... Control information storage unit. Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 7 (b) Phrase N9 Figure Figure 10 (a) Figure 10 (b) Figure 10 (C) ■

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Elaboration/proofreading means for elaborating or proofreading a text being created or after it has been created, a designation means for specifying the form and/or writing style of the text being created, and a method for specifying the expression and style of a particular expression. The present invention includes an expression dictionary expressing equivalent or similar concepts, and a means for inputting a specific expression, searching the expression dictionary for an expression that matches the specification of the specifying means, displaying the search result, and incorporating the expression into the sentence being created. Characteristic writing device. 2. The text creation device according to claim 1, wherein an item of the expression dictionary includes attribute information for determining designation information.