JPH11328180A - Device and method for supporting sentence generation and medium for storing sentence generation support data and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support sentence generation in an object language using a sentence structure frame and sentence generation using an example sentence corresponding to the sentence structure frame. SOLUTION: When a predicate serving as the main verb of a sentence that a user is to generate is inputted, a sentence structure frame retrieval part 12 retrieves the sentence structure frames which the predicate can take from a sentence structure frame data base storage part 18, then lists and displays it. When the slot of one sentence structure frame is selected from the list and a noun phrase is inputted, a noun phrase analysis part 10 extracts a key word from the noun phrase, takes semantic information on the key word from a grammar dictionary storage part 7 for analysis, and passes it to a semantic information matching part 11. When the semantic information from the noun phrase analysis part 10 matches the semantic restriction information of the slot, an edit control part 5 decides the noun phrase of the slot and when the noun phrases of all slots are decided, the generation of the object sentence is completed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a sentence creation support device,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a sentence creation support method and a sentence creation support data / program storage medium. Sentence creation supporting apparatus and sentence creation method for performing document editing by determining the suitability of a noun phrase in a given language and editing the document based on an example sentence selected from a plurality of example sentences corresponding to the sentence structure frame And a sentence creation support data / program storage medium.

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2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a device for creating a sentence in a predetermined target language such as English or Russian, there is mainly a machine translation device. Inadequate ability to do so.

Such a conventional machine translator converts a result (tree structure) obtained by analyzing a source language sentence into a tree structure of a target language for each part, thereby creating a sentence in the target language. ing.

[0004] A method in which ambiguity is eliminated by inquiring the user is also added to the above method. Sex presentation method "," User collaborative Japanese generation system "etc.).

[0005] However, even if such a dialogue with the user compensates for the lack of knowledge necessary for translation, there is a disadvantage that a translated sentence that is unnatural and difficult to understand is generated as a target language.

In view of the above, an example-driven machine translation system has been proposed in which an example composed of a pair of an original sentence and a bilingual translation is stored in a database, and the original sentence is translated using the example stored in the database (Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 9 (1999)). 3-276369). In this method, a large number of bilingual example sentences are prepared, a bilingual pair including the source language sentence closest to the input sentence in the source language is searched, and only the difference between the source language input sentence and the corresponding translated sentence is converted. The translated text is corrected according to the conversion result.

[0007] The input source language sentence is analyzed to identify a central phrase, a target language pattern is searched based on the identified central phrase, and a target language pattern is generated using the searched target language pattern. A technique has been proposed in which information necessary for the search is searched and identified from a source language sentence, and the obtained information is converted into a target language (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-61906). Further, in this method, it is proposed to make an inquiry to a user when information necessary for generation cannot be obtained from a source language sentence.

[0008]

However, such a conventional translation system needs to be improved in order to improve the translation quality.

That is, in the translation system described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-276673, a very large number of parallel translation example sentences are required to cope with a wide range of sentences, and a source language input sentence and a parallel translation pair are required. The output quality, that is, the translation quality, is greatly affected by how to calculate the similarity with the source language sentence in the source language, and there is a problem in how to perform processing when there is no similar example. Was.

The translation method described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-61906 makes it possible to generate a more natural target language sentence, which was difficult in the conventional method. Therefore, if erroneous syntax analysis is performed, a desired target language pattern cannot be extracted, and there is a problem that translation quality is deteriorated.

Therefore, according to the present invention, a predetermined sentence in a language of a prepared document is used as a main word, and a plurality of sentence-structured frames composed of a plurality of essential elements that can be taken by the main word for each of the main words. An analysis grammar / dictionary is stored in the structure frame storage unit, and an analysis grammar / dictionary for performing a predetermined analysis process on the noun phrase in the language of the created document is stored in the analysis grammar / dictionary storage unit, and is input in the language of the created document. A sentence structure frame candidate corresponding to the main word is retrieved from the sentence structure frame storage means based on the main word, and a document created for an essential element part constituting the sentence structure frame selected from the candidate sentence structure frame is created. Grammar for parsing noun phrases input in the language of
Perform a noun phrase analysis process to perform a predetermined analysis process based on the dictionary, determine the suitability of the noun phrase input for each essential element part of the sentence structure frame based on the noun phrase analysis result,
By performing document editing based on the above-mentioned determination of propriety of the noun phrase input to the selected sentence structure frame and each essential element part of the sentence structure frame, the target language can be input without inputting the source language sentence. When a user gives a main word that plays a role in determining the structure of a sentence of a language, a candidate for a sentence structure frame including essential elements that can be taken by the main word is presented, and the user selects one of the candidates for the sentence structure frame. The document editing is performed by determining whether the noun phrase input in the language of the created document is suitable as the required element part of the sentence structure frame for each of the required element parts constituting the sentence structure frame, Writing sentences in the target language,
An object of the present invention is to provide a sentence creation support device that can be performed appropriately, easily, and with high quality without storing a huge number of examples.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when a predicate serving as a main verb of a sentence to be created in a created document is input as a main word, the sentence structure frame is used with the input predicate as a main word. By searching for a candidate for a sentence frame, it is possible to appropriately search for a candidate for a sentence structure frame suitable for a message that the user wants to convey, and to create a sentence in the target language without storing a huge number of examples,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a sentence creation support device that can be appropriately and easily performed with higher quality.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a main noun that plays a major role in the noun phrase is extracted from the noun phrase input to the essential element part of the sentence structure frame, and the extracted main noun By determining the suitability of the sentence structure frame as an essential element part, the suitability of the input noun phrase as the noun phrase of the essential element part of the sentence structure frame is more appropriately determined, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a sentence creation support apparatus that can perform sentence creation with higher quality, appropriately, and easily.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the sentence structure frame storage means stores, for each meaning of the main word, a sentence structure frame which can be taken by the main word and a noun phrase which can be entered into an essential element part constituting the sentence structure frame. The semantic constraint information that restricts the semantic feature of the sentence is stored, and the semantic feature information is also stored in the analysis grammar / dictionary storage means as the analysis grammar / dictionary. Get the semantic feature information of the noun phrase input to the grammar / dictionary for analysis,
In the discrimination process, by checking whether the semantic feature information of the input noun phrase matches the semantic constraint information of the essential element part of the sentence structure frame, and determining whether the input noun phrase is appropriate or not. , To determine whether the input noun phrase is appropriate as the noun phrase of the essential element part of the sentence structure frame, and to make the sentence creation in the target language with higher quality, appropriate, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a sentence creation support device that can be easily performed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, when a predetermined word is inputted as a principal word in the language of the created document, the predetermined word in the language of the created document is taken as the principal word, and the principal word is taken for each of the principal words. Based on the main words input from the sentence structure frame storing means for storing a plurality of sentence structure frames comprising a plurality of necessary element parts, a candidate for a sentence structure frame corresponding to the input main word is searched for and determined. A sentence structure frame search process to be displayed on the display means is performed, and a noun phrase input in the language of the created document is input to an essential element part constituting one sentence structure frame selected from the candidates for the sentence structure frame. Based on an analysis grammar / dictionary for performing a predetermined analysis process on a noun phrase of the language of the created document stored in the analysis grammar / dictionary storage unit, the analysis process is performed, and the analysis result is obtained. Performing a noun phrase analysis process to determine whether the noun phrase input for each essential element part of the sentence structure frame is appropriate based on the analysis result of the noun phrase analysis process and displaying the determination result An editing control process of performing document editing based on the determination result of the noun phrase input to the selected sentence structure frame and each essential element part of the sentence structure frame and displaying the document editing result. By sequentially performing, without inputting the source language sentence, when the user gives a main word that has a function of determining the structure of the sentence of the target language, a candidate for a sentence structure frame including essential elements that can be taken by the main word is given. The noun phrase input in the language of the created document is presented to each of the essential element parts constituting the sentence structure frame selected by the user among the candidates for the sentence structure frame. The document is edited by determining whether it is suitable as the required element part of the frame, and the sentence creation in the target language can be easily performed with high quality, without storing a huge number of examples, with high quality. It aims to provide a sentence creation support method that can be performed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, when a predicate serving as a main verb of a sentence to be created in a created document is input as a main word, the sentence structure frame is used with the input predicate as a main word. By searching for a candidate for a sentence frame, it is possible to appropriately search for a candidate for a sentence structure frame suitable for a message that the user wants to convey, and to create a sentence in the target language without storing a huge number of examples,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a sentence creation support method that can be performed more appropriately, appropriately, and easily.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a main noun that plays a major role in the noun phrase is extracted from the noun phrase input to the essential element part of the sentence structure frame, and the extracted main noun By determining the suitability of the sentence structure frame as an essential element part, the suitability of the input noun phrase as the noun phrase of the essential element part of the sentence structure frame is more appropriately determined, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a sentence creation support method capable of performing sentence creation with higher quality, appropriately, and easily.

The sentence structure frame storage means may store, in the sentence structure frame storage means, a sentence structure frame which the main word can take for each meaning and a noun phrase which can be entered in an essential element part constituting the sentence structure frame. The semantic constraint information that restricts the semantic feature of the sentence is stored, and the semantic feature information is also stored in the analysis grammar / dictionary storage means as the analysis grammar / dictionary. Acquisition of semantic feature information of the noun phrase input from the grammar and dictionary for analysis,
In the discrimination process, by checking whether the semantic feature information of the input noun phrase matches the semantic constraint information of the essential element part of the sentence structure frame, and determining whether the input noun phrase is appropriate or not. , To determine whether the input noun phrase is appropriate as the noun phrase of the essential element part of the sentence structure frame, and to make the sentence creation in the target language with higher quality, appropriate, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a sentence creation support method that can be easily performed.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, a predetermined phrase input in the language of the created document is set as a main word, and a candidate for a sentence structure frame corresponding to the input main word is searched based on the main word. A plurality of sentence structure frame data including a plurality of essential element parts that can be taken by the main word for each of the main words with a predetermined word in the language of the created document for performing the sentence structure frame search process as a main word; The noun phrase for performing a predetermined analysis process on the noun phrase of the language of the created document input to the essential element part constituting one sentence structure frame selected from the candidates Based on the analysis result of the noun phrase analysis process, the grammar / dictionary data for analysis for performing the phrase analysis process and the suitability of the noun phrase input in the language of the created document for each essential element part of the sentence structure frame are determined. And a document in the language of the created document based on the discrimination processing program to be performed and the result of the discriminating process for the selected sentence structure frame and the noun phrase input in the language of the created document for each essential element part of the sentence structure frame By storing an editing control processing program for performing editing in a predetermined storage medium, an information processing device such as a personal computer can be used to determine a target sentence structure without inputting a source language sentence. Is given by the user in the language of the created document, while presenting candidates for a sentence structure frame consisting of essential elements that can be taken by the subject word,
For each of the essential elements constituting the sentence structure frame selected by the user among the candidates, it is determined whether or not the noun phrase input in the language of the created document is suitable as the essential element of the document frame. Edit documents and create sentences in the target language without storing a huge number of examples.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a sentence creation support data / program storage medium capable of supplying sentence creation support data and a program which can be appropriately and easily performed with high quality.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, a sentence structure frame and a sentence structure frame which the main word can take for each meaning of the main word are constructed as sentence structure frame data in the sentence creation support data / program storage medium. It stores semantic constraint information that restricts the semantic features of noun phrases that can enter the required element part to be analyzed.
Main nouns that also store semantic feature information as a dictionary and play a major role in the noun phrase from the input noun phrase for the essential element part of the selected sentence structure frame as a noun phrase analysis processing program By supplying a data and a program that can more appropriately determine whether the input noun phrase is appropriate as a noun phrase of an essential element part of the sentence structure frame by storing a program for extracting Writing in high quality, appropriate, and
It is an object of the present invention to provide a sentence creation support data / program storage medium which can easily supply document creation support data and a program.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, a plurality of sentence structure frames each including a plurality of essential element parts which can be taken by the main word are stored for each of the main words with a predetermined phrase in the language of the created document as a main word, When a predetermined word is input as a main word in the language of the created document, a candidate for a sentence structure frame corresponding to the main word is searched and displayed based on the input main word, and the displayed sentence structure is displayed. When one of the frames is selected, an example sentence including the selected sentence structure frame is searched and displayed from an example sentence storage unit that stores a plurality of example sentences in the language of the created document having the sentence structure frame, and is displayed. Determine the target language sentence structure without inputting the source language sentence by editing the displayed example sentence in the created language according to the edited content in the created language entered. When the user gives a main word that plays a role, a candidate for a sentence structure frame including essential elements that can be taken by the main word is presented, and a sentence structure frame selected by the user among the candidates for the sentence structure frame is displayed. Present the example sentence, and the user edits the document by appropriately editing the example sentence to create a sentence in the target language.
An object of the present invention is to provide a sentence creation support device that can be performed appropriately and easily with high quality.

The invention according to claim 12 has, as main terms,
When a predicate serving as the main verb of a sentence to be created in the created document is input, a candidate for a sentence structure frame is searched using the input predicate as a main word, and among the searched sentence structure frames, By presenting the example sentence corresponding to the selected one sentence structure frame, the user can appropriately search for a sentence structure frame candidate suitable for the message that the user wants to convey, and can also change the example sentence of the sentence structure frame. An object of the present invention is to provide a sentence creation support device that can present and create a sentence in a target language with higher quality, appropriately, and easily.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the sentence structure frame storage means stores, for each meaning of the main word, a sentence structure frame that can be taken by the main word and the number and arrangement of the essential elements constituting the sentence structure frame. By storing the sentence structure frame information to be specified, the user can appropriately search for a sentence structure frame candidate suitable for the message that the user wants to convey, and also appropriately search for an example sentence suitable for the sentence structure frame. It is another object of the present invention to provide a sentence creation support apparatus capable of creating a sentence in a target language with higher quality, appropriately, and easily.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, an example sentence to which sentence structure frame information and phrase structure information indicating a syntax structure of the example sentence are added as an example sentence is stored in the example sentence storage means. Provided is a sentence creation support device that associates each essential element part of a frame with the syntax structure of an example sentence, and that can create a sentence in a target language with higher quality, appropriately, and easily. It is an object.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the edit control means simultaneously displays the sentence structure frame searched by the sentence structure frame search means and the example sentence including the searched sentence structure frame, and the display is performed. When the required element part of the sentence structure frame is specified, the part corresponding to the specified required element part of the displayed example sentence is displayed separately from the other parts, so that each required element of the sentence structure frame is displayed. Sentence creation support device that clarifies the correspondence between the part and the phrase part of the syntax structure of the example sentence, and enables the sentence creation in the target language to be performed with higher quality, more appropriately, and easily. It is intended to provide.

[0026] The invention according to claim 16 stores a plurality of sentence structure frames each including a plurality of essential element parts that can be taken by the principal word, with a predetermined word in the language of the created document as a principal word, When a predetermined word is input as a main word in the language of the created document, a candidate for a sentence structure frame corresponding to the main word is searched and displayed based on the input main word, and the displayed sentence structure is displayed. When one of the frames is selected, an example sentence including the selected sentence structure frame is searched and displayed from an example sentence storage unit that stores a plurality of example sentences in the language of the created document having the sentence structure frame, and is displayed. Determine the target language sentence structure without inputting the source language sentence by editing the document in the created language according to the edited content in the created language for the displayed example sentence. When the user gives a main word that plays a role, a candidate for a sentence structure frame including essential elements that can be taken by the main word is presented, and a sentence structure frame selected by the user among the candidates for the sentence structure frame is displayed. Present the example sentence, and the user edits the document by appropriately editing the example sentence to create a sentence in the target language.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sentence creation support method that can be performed appropriately and easily with high quality.

The invention according to claim 17 is characterized by the following
When a predicate serving as the main verb of a sentence to be created in the created document is input, a candidate for a sentence structure frame is searched using the input predicate as a main word, and among the searched sentence structure frames, By presenting the example sentence corresponding to the selected one sentence structure frame, the user can appropriately search for a sentence structure frame candidate suitable for the message that the user wants to convey, and can also change the example sentence of the sentence structure frame. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sentence creation support method capable of presenting a sentence in a target language with higher quality, appropriately, and easily.

In the invention according to claim 18, the sentence structure frame storage means stores, for each meaning of the main word, a sentence structure frame that can be taken by the main word and the number and arrangement of the essential elements constituting the sentence structure frame. By storing the sentence structure frame information to be specified, the user can appropriately search for a sentence structure frame candidate suitable for the message that the user wants to convey, and appropriately search for an example sentence suitable for the sentence structure frame. It is another object of the present invention to provide a sentence creation support method capable of creating a sentence in a target language with higher quality, appropriately, and easily.

According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, an example sentence to which an example sentence to which sentence structure frame information and phrase structure information indicating a syntax structure of the example sentence are added is stored in the example sentence storage means. To provide a sentence creation support method that allows each essential element part of a frame to correspond to the syntax structure of an example sentence, and that can make sentence creation in a target language with higher quality, appropriateness, and easier. It is an object.

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, in the editing control processing, the sentence structure frame searched by the sentence structure frame search means and the example sentence including the searched sentence structure frame are simultaneously displayed and displayed. When the required element part of the sentence structure frame is specified, the part corresponding to the specified required element part of the displayed example sentence is displayed separately from the other parts, so that each required element of the sentence structure frame is displayed. Sentence creation method that clarifies the correspondence between the part and the phrase part of the syntax structure of the example sentence, and makes it possible to create sentences in the target language with higher quality, more appropriate, and easier. It is intended to provide.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of sentence-structured frame data including a plurality of essential element parts which can be taken by the main word for each of the main words, using a predetermined phrase in the language of the created document as a main word, A plurality of example sentence data in the language of the created document having the structured frame, and a sentence structure frame search processing program for searching the sentence structure frame data for candidates of a sentence structure frame corresponding to the main word based on the input main word; An example sentence search processing program for searching the example sentence data including the searched sentence structure frame from the example sentence data, and a sentence structure frame search process based on the input main word to detect a sentence structure frame. In the sentence structure frame, the example sentence including the selected sentence structure frame is searched by the example sentence search process, and the searched example sentence is input. By storing an edit control processing program for editing a document in a creation language according to the edited content in the creation language in a predetermined storage medium, an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer can input a source language sentence without inputting a source language sentence. When a user gives a main word that plays a role in determining the structure of a sentence of a target language, a candidate for a sentence structure frame including essential element parts that can be taken by the main word is presented, and the user Presents an example sentence having the selected sentence structure frame, and the user edits the document by appropriately editing the example sentence, creating a sentence in the target language with high quality, appropriate, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a sentence creation support data / program storage medium capable of supplying a sentence creation support data and a program which can be easily performed. .

According to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, in the sentence creation support data / program storage medium, a sentence structure frame that can be taken by the main word and the sentence structure frame are configured as sentence structure frame data for each meaning of the main word. Also, by storing sentence structure frame information specifying the number and arrangement of required element parts to be sent, the user can appropriately search for a sentence structure frame suitable for the message that the user wants to convey, and By appropriately searching for suitable example sentences, and creating sentences in the target language with even higher quality,
An object of the present invention is to provide a sentence creation support data / program storage medium capable of supplying sentence creation support data and a program that can be appropriately and easily performed.

According to a twenty-third aspect of the present invention, an example sentence to which sentence structure frame information and phrase structure information indicating a syntax structure of an example sentence are added as example sentence data in a sentence creation support data / program storage medium. In this way, each required element part of the sentence structure frame corresponds to the syntax structure of the example sentence, and the sentence creation in the target language can be performed with higher quality,
It is another object of the present invention to provide a sentence creation support data / program storage medium capable of supplying sentence creation support data and a program that can be easily performed.

[0034]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sentence creation support apparatus for performing an input operation of a natural language and an input operation of various commands, a predetermined display unit, and a language of a created document. Sentence structure frame storage means for storing a plurality of sentence structure frames including a plurality of essential element parts that can be taken by the main word for each of the main words with a predetermined word as a main word,
Sentence structure frame search means for searching the sentence structure frame candidate corresponding to the principal word from the sentence structure frame storage means based on the principal word input from the input means; Grammar for analysis to perform a predetermined analytic process on the grammar for analysis
A dictionary storage unit and the noun phrase input from the input unit in the language of the created document for the essential element part constituting the sentence structure frame selected by the input unit from the sentence structure frame candidates. A noun phrase analysis unit that performs the analysis process based on the analysis grammar / dictionary of the analysis grammar / dictionary storage unit, and the noun phrase input from the input unit for each of the essential element units of the sentence structure frame A determination unit for determining whether or not the above is appropriate based on the analysis result of the noun phrase analysis unit, and controlling each of the units to at least input operation content by the input unit, a search result of the sentence structure frame search unit, the noun phrase The analysis result of the analysis unit and the determination result of the determination unit are displayed on the display unit, and the sentence structure frame selected by the input unit and the sentence structure are displayed. The object is achieved by providing editing control means for editing a document in the language on the basis of a result of determination by the determination means for the noun phrase input from the input means for each essential element part of a frame. ing.

According to the above construction, a plurality of sentence-structured frames composed of a plurality of essential element parts which can be taken by each of the main words are used as the main words with predetermined words and phrases in the language of the created document as the main words. The grammar / dictionary for analysis for performing a predetermined analysis process on the noun phrase in the language of the created document is stored in the grammar / dictionary storage for analysis. A sentence structure frame candidate corresponding to the main word is searched from the sentence structure frame storage means based on the sentence structure frame candidate, and the required element part constituting the sentence structure frame selected from the sentence structure frame candidates is input in the language of the created document. A noun phrase analysis process is performed to perform a predetermined analysis process on the noun phrase based on the grammar and dictionary for analysis, and whether the noun phrase input for each essential element part of the sentence structure frame is appropriate or not is determined. And the document is edited on the basis of the determination result of the suitability of the noun phrase input to the selected sentence structure frame and each essential element part of the sentence structure frame. Without inputting a sentence, when the user gives a main word that plays a role in determining the structure of the sentence in the target language, while presenting a candidate for a sentence structure frame including essential element parts that the main word can take,
Whether the noun phrase input in the language of the created document is suitable as the required element part of the sentence structure frame for each of the required element parts constituting the sentence structure frame selected by the user among the candidates for the sentence structure frame It is possible to edit the document by determining whether or not it is possible, and to create sentences in the target language with high quality, appropriate, and without storing a huge number of examples
It can be done easily.

In this case, for example, as described in claim 2, the sentence creation support device plays the main verb of the sentence to be created in the created document as the principal word from the input means. The predicate is entered,
The sentence structure frame search means may search the sentence structure frame candidates using the input predicate as the principal word.

According to the above configuration, when a predicate that plays the role of a main verb of a sentence to be created in the created document is input as a main word, the input predicate is set as a main word and a sentence structure frame candidate is set. Search, it is possible to appropriately search for sentence structure frame candidates suitable for the message that the user wants to convey, and to store a large number of examples of creating sentences in the target language In addition, it can be performed more appropriately, appropriately and easily.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 3, the noun phrase analyzing means performs, as the analysis processing, the noun phrase input from the input means with respect to the essential element part of the sentence structure frame. The main noun that plays a major role in the noun phrase may be extracted from the phrase.

According to the above configuration, the main noun that plays a major role in the noun phrase is extracted from the noun phrase input to the essential element part of the sentence structure frame, and the sentence of the extracted main noun is extracted. Since the appropriateness of the required noun phrase of the structural frame is determined as a required element part of the structural frame, it is possible to more appropriately determine whether the required noun phrase of the sentence structural frame of the sentence structural frame is a noun phrase. Can be made with higher quality, appropriately and easily.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 4, the sentence structure frame storage means constructs the sentence structure frame that the main word can take and the sentence structure frame for each meaning of the main word. Storing semantic constraint information that restricts the semantic features of the noun phrases that can enter the essential element part,
The analysis grammar / dictionary storage unit also stores semantic feature information as the analysis grammar / dictionary, and the noun phrase analysis unit is input from the input unit to the essential element part of the sentence structure frame. The noun phrase is analyzed to obtain the semantic feature information of the noun phrase, and the determining unit obtains the semantic constraint information of each of the essential element parts of the sentence structure frame and the noun phrase analyzing unit. Whether the noun phrase input from the input unit is appropriate may be determined by checking whether the semantic feature information of the noun phrase input from the input unit matches.

According to the above construction, the sentence structure frame storage means stores, for each meaning of the main word, the sentence structure frame that can be taken by the main word and the meaning of the noun phrase that can be entered into the essential element part constituting the sentence structure frame. The semantic constraint information that restricts the features is stored, and the grammar for analysis
The semantic feature information is also stored as a dictionary, and in the noun phrase analysis process, the semantic feature information of the noun phrase input for the essential element part of the sentence structure frame is acquired from the grammar / dictionary for analysis. It is checked whether the semantic feature information of the input noun phrase matches the semantic constraint information of the required element part of the sentence structure frame to determine whether the input noun phrase is appropriate. It is possible to more appropriately determine whether a noun phrase is appropriate as a noun phrase of an essential element part of a sentence structure frame, and to make a sentence in a target language with higher quality, appropriate, and It can be done easily.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sentence creation support method comprising:
When a predetermined word or phrase is input as a main word in the language of the created document, a plurality of essential elements that can be taken by the main word for each of the main words are set as the predetermined word in the language of the created document as the main word. A sentence structure frame for searching a sentence structure frame candidate corresponding to the inputted main word based on the inputted main word from a sentence structure frame storing means for storing a sentence structure frame, and displaying the candidate on a predetermined display means. Search processing and parsing a grammar / dictionary for analysis into a noun phrase input in the language of the created document for the essential element part constituting one sentence structure frame selected from the candidates for the sentence structure frame. The analysis processing is performed based on an analysis grammar / dictionary for performing a predetermined analysis processing on the noun phrase in the language of the created document stored by the means, and the analysis result is displayed on the display means. Noun phrase analysis processing to be displayed on the basis of, and the suitability of the noun phrase input for each of the essential element parts of the sentence structure frame is determined based on the analysis result of the noun phrase analysis processing, and the determination result is displayed. Determination processing to be displayed on the means, and document editing in the language based on the determination result of the determination processing for the selected sentence structure frame and the input noun phrase for each essential element part of the sentence structure frame. And the editing control process of displaying the document editing result on the display means to achieve the above object.

According to the above arrangement, when a predetermined word is input as a principal word in the language of the created document, a predetermined word in the language of the created document is set as the main word, and a plurality of possible main words can be taken for each of the main words. And searching for a sentence structure frame candidate corresponding to the inputted main word based on the main word inputted from the sentence structure frame storage means for storing a plurality of sentence structure frames comprising the essential element parts of A sentence structure frame search process to be displayed on the screen is performed, and a noun phrase input in the language of the created document is analyzed for an essential element part constituting one sentence structure frame selected from the candidates for the sentence structure frame. Performs an analysis process based on the grammar and dictionary for analysis to perform a predetermined analysis process on the noun phrase of the language of the created document stored in the grammar / dictionary storage means and displays the analysis result Performing a noun phrase analysis process based on the analysis result of the noun phrase analysis process to determine the suitability of the noun phrase input for each essential element part of the sentence structure frame, and performing a determination process of displaying the determination result, An editing control process for performing document editing based on the determination result of the noun phrase input to the selected sentence structure frame and each essential element part of the sentence structure frame and displaying the document editing result is sequentially performed. Without having to enter source language sentences,
When the user gives a main word that plays a role in determining the structure of a sentence in the target language, the candidate presents a sentence structure frame including essential element parts that can be taken by the main word, and the user among the candidates for the sentence structure frame receives The document editing is performed for each of the essential element parts constituting the selected sentence structure frame by determining whether the noun phrase input in the language of the created document is suitable as the essential element part of the sentence structure frame. Thus, a sentence can be created in a target language with high quality, appropriately, and easily without storing a large number of examples.

In this case, for example, as described in claim 6, in the sentence structure frame search processing, a predicate that plays a main verb of a sentence to be created in the created document is input as the main word. Then, candidates for the sentence structure frame may be searched using the predicate as the head word.

According to the above configuration, when a predicate that plays the role of a main verb of a sentence to be created in a created document is input as a principal word, a sentence structure frame candidate is set using the input predicate as a principal word. Search, it is possible to appropriately search for sentence structure frame candidates suitable for the message that the user wants to convey, and to store a large number of examples of creating sentences in the target language In addition, it can be performed more appropriately, appropriately and easily.

For example, as described in claim 7, the noun phrase analysis processing is performed as the analysis processing with respect to the essential element portion of the selected sentence structure frame, wherein A main noun that plays a major role in the noun phrase may be extracted from the noun phrase.

According to the above configuration, the main noun that plays a major role in the noun phrase is extracted from the noun phrase input to the essential element portion of the sentence structure frame, and the sentence of the extracted main noun is extracted. Since the appropriateness of the required noun phrase of the structural frame is determined as a required element part of the structural frame, it is possible to more appropriately determine whether the required noun phrase of the sentence structural frame of the sentence structural frame is a noun phrase. Can be made with higher quality, appropriately and easily.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 8, the sentence structure frame storage means constructs the sentence structure frame that the main word can take for each meaning of the main word and the sentence structure frame. Storing semantic constraint information that restricts the semantic features of the noun phrases that can enter the essential element part,
The analysis grammar / dictionary storage unit also stores semantic feature information as the analysis grammar / dictionary, and the noun phrase analysis process is input from the input unit to the essential element part of the sentence structure frame. The noun phrase is analyzed to obtain the semantic feature information of the noun phrase, and the discriminating process performs the semantic constraint information of each of the essential element parts of the sentence structure frame and the input noun phrase. The matching of the input noun phrase may be determined by checking whether or not the semantic information matches.

According to the above construction, the sentence structure frame storage means stores, for each meaning of the main word, the sentence structure frame that can be taken by the main word and the meaning of the noun phrase that can be entered in the essential element part constituting the sentence structure frame. The semantic constraint information that restricts the features is stored, and the grammar for analysis
The semantic feature information is also stored as a dictionary, and in the noun phrase analysis process, the semantic feature information of the noun phrase input for the essential element part of the sentence structure frame is acquired from the grammar / dictionary for analysis. It is checked whether the semantic feature information of the input noun phrase matches the semantic constraint information of the required element part of the sentence structure frame to determine whether the input noun phrase is appropriate. It is possible to more appropriately determine whether a noun phrase is appropriate as a noun phrase of an essential element part of a sentence structure frame, and to make a sentence in a target language with higher quality, appropriate, and It can be done easily.

The sentence creation support data according to the ninth aspect of the present invention
The program storage medium is a sentence structure frame search process for searching for a candidate for the sentence structure frame corresponding to the input main word based on the main word, using a predetermined phrase input in the language of the created document as a main word. A plurality of sentence structure frame data including a plurality of essential element parts that can be taken by the main word for each of the main words, using a predetermined phrase in the language of the created document to perform the main word, and a candidate for the sentence structure frame. A noun phrase for performing a predetermined analysis process on the noun phrase of the language of the created document input to the essential element part constituting one selected sentence structure frame with respect to the noun phrase of the language of the created document The parsing grammar / dictionary data for performing parsing processing and the suitability of the noun phrase input in the language of the created document for each of the essential element parts of the sentence structure frame are determined by the noun phrase interpretation. A discrimination processing program for discriminating based on the analysis result of the processing, and the discrimination processing for the selected sentence structure frame and the noun phrases input in the language of the created document for each essential element part of the sentence structure frame The above object is achieved by storing an editing control processing program for editing a document in the language based on the result of the determination.

According to the above configuration, a sentence structure for searching for a sentence structure frame candidate corresponding to the input main word based on the main word, using the predetermined word input in the language of the created document as the main word. A plurality of sentence structure frame data including a plurality of essential element parts that can be taken by the main word for each of the main words with a predetermined word in the language of the created document for performing the frame search processing as a main word, and a candidate for the sentence structure frame Noun phrase analysis that performs a predetermined analysis process on the noun phrase of the language of the created document input to the essential element part constituting one selected sentence structure frame among the noun phrases of the created document The appropriateness of the noun phrase input in the language of the prepared document is determined based on the analysis result of the noun phrase analysis processing for the grammar / dictionary data for analysis for performing the processing and for each essential element part of the sentence structure frame. Document editing in the language of the prepared document based on the discrimination processing program and the result of the discrimination processing for the selected sentence structure frame and the noun phrase input in the language of the prepared document for each essential element part of the sentence structure frame Is stored in a predetermined storage medium, so that in an information processing device such as a personal computer, a main word having a function of determining a target sentence structure without inputting a source language sentence. Is given by the user in the language of the created document, a sentence structure frame candidate consisting of essential element parts that can be taken by the main word is presented, and individual essential elements constituting the sentence structure frame selected by the user among the candidates are presented. The document is edited by determining whether the noun phrase input in the language of the created document is suitable for the required element part of the document frame. The sentence creation in the language of interest, without storing the vast example, high quality, properly, and can supply the text creation support data and programs that can be easily performed.

In this case, for example, as set forth in claim 10, the sentence creation support data / program storage medium stores, as the sentence structure frame data, the subject which the subject can take for each meaning of the subject. It stores a sentence structure frame and semantic constraint information that restricts the semantic features of noun phrases that can enter the essential element part forming the sentence structure frame, and has the meaning as the analysis grammar / dictionary as the analysis grammar / dictionary data. It also stores feature information and plays a major role in the selected noun phrase from the input noun phrase to the required element portion of the selected sentence structure frame as a noun phrase analysis processing program. A program for extracting main nouns may be stored.

According to the above configuration, in the sentence creation support data / program storage medium, the sentence structure frame that can be taken by the main word and the sentence structure frame are required to be formed as sentence structure frame data for each meaning of the main word. It stores semantic constraint information that restricts the semantic features of noun phrases that can enter the element part, stores semantic feature information as analysis grammar and dictionary as analysis grammar and dictionary data, and selects as a noun phrase analysis processing program For the required element part of the sentence structure frame, a program for extracting a main noun playing a major role in the noun phrase from the input noun phrase is stored. It is possible to supply data and a program that can more appropriately determine whether or not the structure element is appropriate as a noun phrase of an essential element part,
Write sentences in the target language with higher quality, appropriateness,
In addition, it is possible to supply document creation support data and a program that can be easily performed.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sentence creation support apparatus for inputting a natural language and performing various commands, inputting predetermined instructions, and displaying predetermined words and phrases in the language of the created document as main words. A sentence structure frame storing means for storing a plurality of sentence structure frames each consisting of a plurality of essential element parts which can be taken by the head word, and the sentence structure based on the head word inputted from the input means. Sentence structure frame search means for searching the sentence structure frame candidate corresponding to the principal word from frame storage means, and example sentence storage means for storing a plurality of example sentences in the language of the created document having the sentence structure frame; An example sentence search unit for searching the example sentence storage unit for the example sentence including the sentence structure frame searched by the sentence structure frame search unit; And displaying at least the input operation content of the input unit, the search result of the sentence structure frame search unit, and the search result of the example sentence search unit on the display unit, and displaying the main word input by the input unit. And causing the sentence structure frame to be searched based on the sentence structure frame based on the sentence structure frame selected by the input means among the searched sentence structure frames. Editing control means for editing a document in the creation language in accordance with the editing content in the creation language input from the input means for the searched example sentence. Have achieved.

According to the above configuration, a plurality of sentence structure frames each including a plurality of essential elements that can be taken by the main word are stored for each of the main words with a predetermined word or phrase in the language of the created document as a main word. When a predetermined phrase is input as a principal word in the language of the language, a candidate for a sentence structure frame corresponding to the principal word is searched and displayed based on the inputted principal word, and the displayed sentence structure frame is displayed. When one is selected, an example sentence including the selected sentence structure frame is searched and displayed from an example sentence storage unit that stores a plurality of example sentences in the language of the created document having the sentence structure frame, and is displayed.
Since the displayed example sentence is edited in the creation language according to the editing content in the creation language input, the function of determining the structure of the target language sentence without inputting the source language sentence is performed. When the user gives the principal word to be carried, the candidate of the sentence structure frame including the essential element part which the principal word can take is presented, and the example sentence having the sentence structure frame selected by the user among the candidates of the sentence structure frame is displayed. It can be presented, and the user can edit the example sentence as appropriate to edit the document, and create a sentence in the target language with high quality, appropriately, and easily.

In this case, for example, as described in claim 12, the sentence creation support device plays the main verb of the sentence to be created in the created document as the principal word from the input means. A predicate may be input, and the sentence structure frame searching means may search the sentence structure frame candidate using the input predicate as the main term.

According to the above configuration, when a predicate serving as a main verb of a sentence to be created in a created document is input as a principal word, a sentence structure frame candidate is set using the input predicate as a principal word. And a sample sentence corresponding to one sentence structure frame selected from the searched sentence structure frames is presented. Therefore, a sentence structure frame candidate suitable for a message that the user wants to convey is displayed. Can be appropriately searched and the example sentence of the sentence frame can be presented, and the sentence creation in the target language can be performed with higher quality, more appropriately, and
It can be done easily.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 13, the sentence structure frame storage means constitutes the sentence structure frame that the main word can take for each meaning of the main word and the sentence structure frame. The sentence structure frame information for designating the number and arrangement of the essential element parts may be stored.

According to the above configuration, the sentence structure frame that can be taken by the main word and the number and arrangement of the essential elements constituting the sentence structure frame are specified in the sentence structure frame storage means for each meaning of the main word. Since the sentence structure frame information is also stored, it is necessary to appropriately search for a sentence structure frame candidate suitable for a message that the user wants to convey, and to appropriately search for an example sentence suitable for the sentence structure frame. This makes it possible to create sentences in a target language with higher quality, appropriately, and easily.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 14, the example sentence storage means includes, as the example sentence, the sentence structure frame information and phrase structure information indicating the syntax structure of the example sentence. An example sentence may be stored.

According to the above configuration, the example sentence to which the sentence structure frame information and the phrase structure information indicating the syntax structure of the example sentence are added is stored as the example sentence in the example sentence storage means. Can be associated with the syntax structure of the example sentence, and a sentence can be created in a target language with higher quality, appropriateness, and ease.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 15, the editing control means stores the sentence structure frame searched by the sentence structure frame search means and the example sentence including the searched sentence structure frame. When simultaneously displayed on the display means, and the essential element portion of the displayed sentence structure frame is specified by the input means,
A part corresponding to the designated essential element part of the displayed example sentence may be displayed on the display unit so as to be distinguished from other parts.

According to the above arrangement, the editing control means simultaneously displays the sentence structure frame searched by the sentence structure frame search means and the example sentence including the searched sentence structure frame, and simultaneously displays the sentence structure displayed. When the required element part of the frame is specified, the part corresponding to the specified required element part of the displayed example sentence is displayed separately from other parts, so that it is used with each required element part of the sentence structure frame. The correspondence between the example sentence and the phrase part of the syntax structure can be clarified, and the sentence can be created in a target language with higher quality, more appropriateness, and easier.

The sentence creation support method according to the present invention is characterized in that, when a predetermined word or phrase is entered as a main word in the language of the created document from input means for performing an input operation of a natural language and an input operation of various commands, The main input is performed from a sentence structure frame storage unit that stores a plurality of sentence structure frames including a plurality of essential element parts that can be taken by the main word for each of the main words, using a predetermined phrase in the language of the created document as the main word. A sentence structure frame search process for searching the sentence structure frame candidate corresponding to the principal word based on the word and displaying the candidate on the predetermined display means;
When one is selected, an example sentence including the selected sentence structure frame is retrieved from the example sentence storage unit that stores a plurality of example sentences in the language of the created document having the sentence structure frame and displayed on the display unit. By performing an example sentence search process and an edit control process of editing a document in the creation language according to the editing content in the creation language input from the input unit to the displayed example sentence.
The above objective has been achieved.

According to the above configuration, a plurality of sentence structure frames each including a plurality of essential element parts that can be taken by the main word are stored for each of the main words with a predetermined phrase in the language of the created document as the main word. When a predetermined phrase is input as a principal word in the language of the language, a candidate for a sentence structure frame corresponding to the principal word is searched and displayed based on the inputted principal word, and the displayed sentence structure frame is displayed. When one is selected, an example sentence including the selected sentence structure frame is searched and displayed from an example sentence storage unit that stores a plurality of example sentences in the language of the created document having the sentence structure frame, and is displayed.
Since the displayed example sentence is edited in the creation language according to the editing content in the creation language input, the function of determining the structure of the target language sentence without inputting the source language sentence is performed. When the user gives the principal word to be carried, the candidate of the sentence structure frame including the essential element part which the principal word can take is presented, and the example sentence having the sentence structure frame selected by the user among the candidates of the sentence structure frame is displayed. It can be presented, and the user can edit the example sentence as appropriate to edit the document, and create a sentence in the target language with high quality, appropriately, and easily.

In this case, for example, in the sentence structure frame search process, in the sentence structure frame search processing, a predicate serving as a main verb of a sentence to be created in the created document is input as the principal word. Then, the candidate of the sentence structure frame may be searched using the predicate as the principal word.

According to the above configuration, when a predicate that plays the role of a main verb of a sentence to be created in the created document is input as a principal word, the sentence structure frame candidate is set using the input predicate as a principal word. And presents an example sentence corresponding to one sentence structure frame selected from the searched sentence structure frames, so that a sentence structure frame candidate suitable for a message that the user wants to convey is appropriately selected. In addition, the example sentence of the sentence structure frame can be presented and a sentence can be created in a target language with higher quality, appropriateness, and ease.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 18, the sentence structure frame storage means constitutes the sentence structure frame that the main word can take for each meaning of the main word and the sentence structure frame. The sentence structure frame information for designating the number and arrangement of the essential element parts may also be stored.

According to the above configuration, the sentence structure frame storage means specifies, for each meaning of the main word, the sentence structure frame that the main word can take, and the number and arrangement of the essential elements constituting the sentence structure frame. Since the sentence structure frame information is also stored, it is necessary to appropriately search for a sentence structure frame candidate suitable for a message that the user wants to convey, and to appropriately search for an example sentence suitable for the sentence structure frame. This makes it possible to create sentences in a target language with higher quality, appropriately, and easily.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 19, the example sentence storage means includes, as the example sentence, the sentence structure frame information and phrase structure information indicating the syntax structure of the example sentence. An example sentence may be stored.

According to the above configuration, the example sentence to which the sentence structure frame information and the phrase structure information indicating the syntax structure of the example sentence are added is stored as the example sentence in the example sentence storage means. Can be associated with the syntax structure of the example sentence, and a sentence can be created in a target language with higher quality, more appropriately and more easily.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 20, the editing control process includes a step of: When simultaneously displayed on the display means, and the essential element portion of the displayed sentence structure frame is specified by the input means,
A part corresponding to the designated essential element part of the displayed example sentence may be displayed on the display unit so as to be distinguished from other parts.

According to the above configuration, in the editing control process, the sentence structure frame searched by the sentence structure frame search means and the example sentence including the searched sentence structure frame are displayed simultaneously, and the displayed sentence structure frame is displayed. When the required element part of the frame is specified, the part corresponding to the specified required element part of the displayed example sentence is displayed separately from other parts, so each required element part of the sentence structure frame is displayed. It is possible to clarify the correspondence between the phrase and the phrase part of the syntax structure of the example sentence, and to create a sentence in a target language with higher quality, more appropriateness, and easier.

The sentence creation support data program storage medium according to the twenty-first aspect of the present invention comprises a plurality of essential element parts which can be taken by the main word for each of the main words with a predetermined word in the language of the created document as the main word. A plurality of sentence structure frame data, a plurality of example sentence data in the language of the created document having the sentence structure frame, and the sentence corresponding to the principal word from the sentence structure frame data based on the input principal word A sentence structure frame search processing program for searching for a candidate for a structure frame, an example sentence search processing program for searching the example sentence including the searched sentence structure frame from the example sentence data, and In the sentence structure frame search processing, the selected sentence structure frame is selected from the detected sentence structure frames. The example sentence including the sentence structure frame is searched by the example sentence search processing, and the document editing in the creation language is performed according to the editing content in the creation language input to the searched example sentence. The above object is achieved by storing an editing control processing program to be performed.

According to the above configuration, a plurality of sentence structure frame data including a plurality of essential element parts that can be taken by the main word for each of the main words with a predetermined phrase in the language of the created document as the main word, A sentence structure frame search processing program for searching a plurality of example sentence data in the language of the created document having sentence and sentence structure frame data based on the input main word from the sentence structure frame data for a candidate of a sentence structure frame corresponding to the main word. An example sentence search processing program for searching an example sentence including the sentence structure frame from the example sentence data;
A sentence structure frame is detected in the sentence structure frame search process based on the input main word, and an example sentence including the selected sentence structure frame is searched in the detected sentence structure frames in the example sentence search process. The editing control processing program for editing the document in the creation language according to the editing content in the creation language input to the searched example sentence is stored in a predetermined storage medium. In the information processing apparatus, when the user gives a main word that has a function of determining the structure of a sentence in the target language without inputting a source language sentence, a candidate for a sentence structure frame including essential elements that can be taken by the main word is given. In addition to presenting the example sentence, the example sentence having the sentence structure frame selected by the user among the candidates for the sentence structure frame can be presented. Performs document editing in addition to editing,
Write sentences in the target language in high quality, appropriate, and
Sentence creation support data and programs that can be easily performed can be supplied.

In this case, for example, as set forth in claim 22, the sentence creation support data / program storage medium stores, as the sentence structure frame data, the main word that can be taken for each meaning of the main word. It may also store a sentence structure frame and sentence structure frame information for designating the number and arrangement of the essential elements constituting the sentence structure frame.

According to the above structure, the sentence creation support data / program storage medium has sentence structure frames as sentence structure frame data, and a sentence structure frame that can be taken by the main word and a sentence structure frame required for each meaning of the main word. Also stores sentence structure frame information that specifies the number and arrangement of element parts, so that the user can appropriately search for a sentence structure frame suitable for the message that the user wants to convey, and also It is possible to supply sentence creation support data and a program that can appropriately search for example sentences and that can perform sentence creation in a target language with higher quality, appropriately, and easily. .

For example, as set forth in claim 23, the sentence creation support data / program storage medium stores, as the example sentence data, the sentence structure frame information and the phrase structure information representing the syntax structure of the example sentence. May be stored.

According to the above arrangement, the sentence creation support data / program storage medium stores, as the example sentence data, the example sentence to which the sentence structure frame information and the phrase structure information indicating the syntax structure of the example sentence are added. Therefore, each required element part of the sentence structure frame can be associated with the syntax structure of the example sentence, and the sentence creation in the target language can be further improved in quality,
Sentence preparation support data and programs that can be appropriately and easily performed can be supplied.

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Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are preferred embodiments of the present invention, and therefore, various technically preferable limitations are added. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following description. The embodiments are not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise specified.

FIGS. 1 to 6 show a sentence creation support apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of a sentence creation support method and a sentence creation support data / program storage medium. FIG. 1 shows a sentence creation support apparatus, a sentence creation support method, and a sentence creation support data / program storage of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a sentence creation support apparatus 1 to which the first embodiment of the medium is applied.

In FIG. 1, the sentence creation support apparatus 1 includes an input unit 2, an input storage unit 3, a target language sentence storage unit 4, an edit control unit 5, a target language sentence creation unit 6, an analysis grammar / dictionary storage unit 7. ,
The target language sentence creating unit 6 includes a sentence structure frame database storage unit 8 and a display unit 9.
0, semantic information matching unit 11 and sentence structure frame searching unit 12
It has.

The input unit (input means) 2 is composed of, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, etc., and is composed of a word, for example, a predicate that plays the role of a main verb in a target language sentence described later, or an essential element part of a sentence structure frame described later. It is used for inputting characters such as noun phrases and the like, assigning various commands, and the like.

The input storage unit 3 includes, for example, a RAM (Random
Access memory), and stores a word input from the input unit 2 under the control of the editing control unit 5.

The target language sentence storage unit 4 is composed of, for example, a RAM or the like, and stores the created target language sentence under the control of the editing control unit 5.

The analysis grammar / dictionary storage unit (analysis grammar / dictionary storage means) 7 is, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory).
y) or a hard disk or the like, and stores an analysis grammar / dictionary necessary for analyzing a word input from the input unit 2, particularly, a noun phrase. For example,
As shown in FIG. 2, the grammar / dictionary storage unit 7 for analysis stores, for each main word of the noun phrase in the target language, part-of-speech information (POS) and countable noun information (information on whether or not a noun can be counted). Count), semantic information (SEM), and the like. For example, the part of speech (POS) means “N” meaning “noun”, “PRN” meaning “pronoun”, and “verb”. “V” and the like are countable noun information (Count
As t), “s” meaning “singular”, “p” meaning “plurality”, “s / p” meaning that both “single” and “plurality” can be taken, and , Semantic information (SE
As M), “+ HUM” meaning “human”, “−HUM” meaning “non-human”, “+ ABS” meaning “abstractness” and the like are given in advance. In FIG. 2, for example, for “peace”, as part of speech information (POS), “N” meaning “noun” is replaced with countable noun information (Co).
As “unt”, “s” meaning “singular” is given, and as semantic information (SEM), “−HUM, + ABS” meaning “abstract noun” is given.

The sentence-structured frame database storage unit (sentence-structured frame storage means) 8 is composed of, for example, a ROM or a hard disk, and has a plurality of sentences necessary for creating a sentence of a target language based on input words and phrases. Is stored. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the sentence structure frame database storage unit 8 stores, for each predicate (“propose” in FIG. 3), a possible sentence structure frame of the predicate for the transitive verb and the intransitive verb. Each sentence structure frame is stored for each meaning of the predicate. The subject noun phrase, object noun phrase, THAT clause, DO
-An ING clause, a TO DO clause, a prepositional object noun phrase with "FOR / AS", a prepositional object noun phrase with "TO", etc., and an essential element part of a noun phrase or clause that can be taken by the predicate (hereinafter, slot ). In the present embodiment, the THAT clause, DO-ING clause, and the like function as a noun phrase, but are not treated as a “noun phrase” referred to in the present invention.

Then, the slot of each noun phrase in each sentence structure frame is provided with semantic constraint information for restricting the semantic feature of the noun phrase appropriate for the slot. For example, FIG.
Then, in the frame 1 (Frame 1) of the meaning 1, in the slot 1 (NP1), as the semantic constraint information (Sem1),
(+ HUM) is given (+ ABS) as semantic constraint information (Sem2) to slot 2 (NP2).
This semantic constraint information (Sem) is the semantic information (SEM) given to the noun phrase in the parsing grammar / dictionary storage unit 7 described above.
As will be described later, the semantic information matching unit 11 of the target language sentence creating unit 6 sets the semantic information of the noun phrase input from the input unit 2 as the noun phrase of the slot, and the semantic constraint information of the slot. Is checked to see if the input noun phrase is appropriate as the noun phrase of the slot.

The target language sentence creating unit 6 includes the noun phrase analyzing unit 10, the semantic information matching unit 11, and the sentence structure frame searching unit 12, as described above.

The noun phrase analysis unit (noun phrase analysis means) 10
The main words of the noun phrase input from the input unit 2 are extracted as main nouns with reference to the grammar for analysis and grammar for analysis of the dictionary storage unit 7, and the semantic information of the extracted main nouns is used as semantic information. An analysis process (noun phrase analysis process) to be passed to the matching unit 11 is performed.

When a predicate to be a main verb in a sentence to be created is input from the input unit 2 in the language of the created document, the sentence structure frame searching unit (sentence structure frame searching means) 12 Frame database storage unit 8
Of the sentence structure frame database, and reads out various sentence structure frames that the predicate can take as shown in FIG. The edit control unit 5 causes the display unit 9 to display the sentence structure frame searched by the sentence structure frame search unit 12. The sentence structure frame search unit 12 selects one slot of the selected sentence structure frame by the input unit 2 for one sentence structure frame selected by the input unit 2 among the various sentence structure frames. Then, the semantic constraint information of the selected slot is extracted from the sentence structure frame database and passed to the semantic information matching unit 11.

The semantic information matching section (determining means) 11 checks whether the semantic information passed from the noun phrase analyzing section 10 and the semantic constraint information passed from the sentence structure frame searching section 12 match, and performs matching. Based on the result, it is determined whether the noun phrase input from the input unit 2 is appropriate as the noun phrase of the selected slot, and a determination process of outputting the determination result to the edit control unit 5 is performed.

As the display unit (display means) 9, for example,
CRT (Cathode Ray Tube: cathode ray tube) or LCD
(Liquid Crystal Display) and the like
Displays, under the control of the editing control unit 5, various information such as the phrase input from the input unit 2, the sentence structure frame searched by the sentence structure frame search unit 12, the target language sentence created by the object, and the like.

The editing control unit (editing control means) 5 has a CPU
(Central Processing Unit), a memory, and the like. The memory stores a sentence creation support processing program as the sentence creation support apparatus 1 and various data necessary for the sentence creation support processing. The edit control unit 5 controls each unit of the sentence creation support device 1 based on the sentence creation support processing program in the memory, and performs a sentence creation support process.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. When the user creates a sentence in a predetermined language, the sentence creation support device 1 inputs a predicate that plays the role of a main verb in the sentence to be created from the input unit 2 in the language to be created. The candidate of the sentence structure frame that the predicate can take is displayed on the display unit 9, and when a phrase that becomes a noun phrase is input for each slot of the selected sentence structure frame among the displayed sentence structure frames, the phrase is input. Evaluate the suitability of
Enables appropriate document creation in the target language.

For example, assuming that the user now creates a document in English with the content "Travel makes things we do not see in our daily lives." A description will be given based on FIG.

The sentence creation support apparatus 1 edits the sentence creation support processing as shown in the flowchart of FIG.
First activates the sentence structure frame search unit 12 of the target language sentence creation unit 6 (step S1), and the display unit 9 plays the role of a main verb in the sentence created by the user in the target language English. A predetermined display prompting the input of a predicate is performed.

According to the display, the user inputs a predicate that plays the role of the main verb in the sentence to be prepared in the input unit 2 in English as the target language. For example, in the above sentence, “discover” is a predicate that plays the role of a main verb, and the user inputs “discover” in English, which is equivalent to “discover”, from the input unit 2.

When the predicate “discover” which plays the role of a main verb is input (step S
2) The predicate, which is the input phrase, is stored in the input storage unit 3, and the sentence structure frame search unit 12
With the input predicate “discover” as a search term, a search is made for a sentence structure frame that can be taken by the predicate, and a list of the searched sentence structure frames, for example, as shown in FIG. A list of frames is displayed on the display unit 9 and, although not shown in FIG. 5, a guidance for selecting one sentence structure frame from the list of sentence structure frames is displayed (step S3).

According to the guidance, the user uses the mouse or the like of the input unit 2 to select one sentence structure frame from the sentence structure frames corresponding to the meaning intended by the user from the list of sentence structure frames. And select. For example, now, the user determines that “Frame1” of the meaning 1 is appropriate as the sentence structure frame corresponding to the created sentence, and selects the sentence structure frame with the mouse. This sentence structure frame is “discover”
With "r" as a predicate, it is composed of three slots: a subject noun phrase (NP1), an object noun phrase (NP2), and a preposition object noun phrase (NP3).

When the sentence structure frame is selected, the editing control unit 5 copies (copies) the selected sentence structure frame to the display unit 9 and displays it, for example, as shown in FIG. S4), whether the slot is in an undetermined state,
That is, it is checked whether or not the phrase has been properly input into all the slots of the selected sentence structure frame and has been determined (step S5). At this time, the editing control unit 5 selects each slot of the displayed sentence structure frame, and performs a display prompting input of a word corresponding to the slot.

The user sequentially designates each slot displayed on the display unit 9 and inputs an appropriate noun phrase to the slot.

If the slot is in an undetermined state in step S5, the edit control unit 6 waits for the user to input a word specifying the slot (step S6). The phrase analysis unit 10 performs an analysis process on the input noun phrase (step S7).

That is, assuming that the user selects the subject noun phrase slot (NP1) and inputs “we”, the noun phrase analysis unit 10 Using the grammar / dictionary, the input “w”
e) to extract “we” as the main word of the input noun phrase, and extract the extracted main word “w”.
The semantic information of “e” is passed to the semantic information matching unit 11.

Next, the editing control unit 6 operates the semantic information collating unit 1
1 is checked whether the semantic information passed from the noun phrase analyzer 10 matches the semantic constraint information specified in advance in the subject noun phrase of the sentence structure frame (step S).
8) If the semantic information matching unit 11 determines that the semantic information of the subject of the noun phrase input as the subject noun phrase matches the semantic constraint information specified in the subject noun phrase of the sentence structure frame, the value of the slot is determined. Confirm.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the input semantic information of "we" is registered in the grammar / dictionary for analysis as "+ HUM" (human).
Subject noun phrase slot of sentence structure frame No. 1 (NP1)
, “+ HUM” is specified in advance as semantic constraint information. Therefore, the input semantic information of “we” matches the semantic constraint information of the slot (NP1) of the subject noun phrase, and the semantic information matching unit 11 determines that the main word of the noun phrase input as the subject noun phrase is It is determined that the semantic information matches the semantic constraint information specified in the subject noun phrase of the sentence structure frame, and the determination result is output to the edit control unit 6.

When the semantic information collating unit 11 determines that they match, the editing control unit sets “we” as the value of the slot.
Is determined (step S9), and the process returns to step S5 to check whether there is an undetermined slot (step S9).
5).

In step S5, if there is an undetermined slot, the editing control unit 6 waits for the input of the noun phrase specifying the slot, analyzes the input noun phrase, and obtains the semantic information. The collation processing of the semantic constraint information is performed (steps S7 and S8).

In step S8, if the semantic information does not match the semantic constraint information, the editing control unit 6 returns to step S6, displays a warning on the display unit 9, and replays the noun phrase specifying the slot to the user. An input is prompted (step S6).

For example, when an English sentence is created, as a case where a Japanese often makes a mistake, assuming that a slot (NP1) of a subject noun phrase is designated and "Traveling" is input, the meaning information of "Traveling" As shown in FIG. 2, “−HUM, + ABS” (abstract noun) is registered in the grammar / dictionary for analysis, and “+ H” is the semantic constraint information of the slot (NP1) of the subject noun phrase.
"UM" (human). In this case, the semantic information matching unit 11 determines that the semantic information and the semantic constraint information do not match, and outputs the determination result to the edit control unit 6.

If the semantic information collating unit 11 determines that the two do not match, the editing control unit 6 issues a warning display (W
arning! ), For example, “Travelin
g cannot be used! → Enter a different word! Reason:
The subject must be human. Is displayed on the display unit 9.

When the user re-inputs a noun phrase specifying a slot in response to the warning display, the editing control unit 5
Performs analysis processing of the input noun phrase and collation processing of the semantic information and the semantic constraint information in the same manner as described above (step S
7, S8), when the semantic information and the semantic constraint information match in step S8, the process returns to step S5 to check whether or not the word has been properly input to all the slots of the sentence structure frame and has been confirmed (step S8). S5).

In step S5, if there is a slot in an undetermined state, the editing control unit 6 waits for the input of the noun phrase specifying the slot, and performs the analysis processing of the input noun phrase in the same manner as described above. , The matching process of semantic information and semantic constraint information,
Processing for determining the slot value and processing for determining the presence / absence of an undetermined slot are performed (steps S6 to S9 and step S5). When there are no more undetermined slots in step S5, the processing ends.

That is, as described above, when the slot of the subject noun phrase is determined by “we”, the user next specifies the slot (NP2) of the object noun phrase with a mouse or the like, and , "Things who w
e don't see inquiryday li
Assuming that a long noun phrase “fe” is input, the noun phrase analysis unit 10 analyzes this noun phrase to “thing”
s ”as the main word, and the meaning information“ −H
UM ”(see FIG. 2) is read from the grammar / dictionary for analysis and passed to the semantic information matching unit 11. Semantic information collating unit 11
Is "± H" which is the semantic information of the noun phrase and the semantic constraint information of the slot (NP2) of the object noun phrase of the sentence structure frame.
UM, ± ABS ”and the constraint is satisfied, so that the slot of the noun phrase (NP2)
Is determined. Similarly, if the user specifies the prepositional object noun phrase slot (NP3) of the preposition “in” and inputs, for example, the noun phrase “travelling”, the noun phrase analysis unit 10 This noun phrase is analyzed to identify “traveling” as a main word, and “−HUM, + ABS” as its semantic information.
(See FIG. 2) is read from the grammar / dictionary for analysis and passed to the semantic information collation unit 11. The semantic information matching unit 11 collates the semantic information of the noun phrase with “± ABS” which is the semantic constraint information of the slot (NP3) of the object noun phrase of the sentence structure frame, and satisfies the constraint. The slot (NP3) of the object noun phrase is determined by the noun phrase.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a plurality of sentence-structured frames composed of a plurality of essential element parts that can be taken by each of the principal words are used as the principal words in the language of the created document. The analysis grammar / dictionary for storing predetermined structural processing for the noun phrase in the language of the created document is stored in the structure frame database storage unit 8, and is stored in the analysis grammar / dictionary storage unit 7, and the language of the created document is stored. Searches the sentence structure frame database storage unit 8 for a sentence structure frame candidate corresponding to the main word based on the main word input from the input unit 2, and constructs a sentence structure frame selected from the sentence structure frame candidates. The noun phrase input in the language of the created document for the required element part (slot) to be
0 performs a noun phrase analysis process for performing a predetermined analysis process based on the grammar / dictionary for analysis. The determination is made based on the analysis result, and the editing control unit 5
Then, the document editing is performed based on the determination result of the suitability of the noun phrase input to the selected sentence structure frame and each essential element part of the sentence structure frame.

Therefore, if the user gives a main word that plays a role in determining the structure of a sentence in the target language without inputting a source language sentence, a candidate for a sentence structure frame including an essential element part that can be taken by the main word is given. The noun phrase input in the language of the created document is displayed for each of the essential element parts constituting the sentence structure frame selected by the user among the candidates for the sentence structure frame in the sentence frame candidate. Documents can be edited by judging whether or not they are suitable, and sentences can be created in the target language with high quality, appropriately, and easily without storing a huge number of examples. it can.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when a predicate serving as a main verb of a sentence to be created in a created document is input from input unit 2 as a main word, sentence structure frame searching unit 12 , A sentence structure frame candidate is searched using the input predicate as a main word.
Therefore, it is possible to appropriately search for a sentence structure frame candidate suitable for a message that the user wants to convey, and to make a sentence creation in a target language even higher without storing a huge number of examples. Appropriate for quality and easy to do.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the noun phrase analyzing unit 10 determines, from the noun phrase input to the essential element part of the sentence structure frame, the main noun that plays a major role in the noun phrase. The semantic information matching unit 11 determines whether the extracted main noun is appropriate or not as an essential element part of the sentence structure frame. Therefore, the suitability of the noun phrase input from the input unit 2 as the noun phrase of the essential element part of the sentence structure frame can be more appropriately determined, and the sentence creation in the target language can be performed with higher quality. Can be performed appropriately and easily.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the sentence structure frame database storage unit 8 stores, in each sentence meaning of the main word, a sentence structure frame that can be taken by the main word and an essential element that forms the sentence structure frame. The semantic constraint information for restricting the semantic features of the noun phrases that can be entered is stored, and the semantic feature information is also stored in the analysis grammar / dictionary storage unit 7 as the analysis grammar / dictionary. The semantic feature information of the noun phrase input for the essential element part of the frame is obtained from the grammar / dictionary for analysis, and the semantic information matching unit 11 obtains the semantic feature information of the input noun phrase and the essential information of the sentence structure frame. Whether the input noun phrase is appropriate or not is determined by checking whether the semantic constraint information of the element part matches. Therefore, it is possible to more appropriately determine whether or not the input noun phrase is appropriate as the noun phrase of the essential element part of the sentence structure frame, and to achieve higher quality sentence creation in the target language. Can be performed appropriately and easily.

In the above embodiment, one dedicated device is formed as the sentence creation support device 1. However, the sentence creation support device is not limited to a dedicated device, and may be, for example, a personal computer or the like. May be used.

In this case, the sentence creation support program (including the discrimination processing program of the semantic information collating unit 11), the grammar for analysis / dictionary data of the grammar for analysis / dictionary storage unit 7, and the sentence of the sentence structure frame database storage unit 8 The structure frame database is stored on CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only M
emory), a floppy disk or the like, and ported to a personal computer or the like, and the personal computer or the like is made to perform the above sentence creation support processing using a hard disk or a RAM of the personal computer or the like.

As described above, a plurality of sentence structure frame data including a plurality of essential element parts that can be taken by each of the main words, using a predetermined word or phrase in the language of the created document as the main word, and one selected one An analysis grammar for performing a noun phrase analysis process that performs a predetermined analysis process on a noun phrase in the language of the created document that is input for an essential element part constituting the sentence structure frame・ Dictionary data,
A discriminating processing program for discriminating the suitability of a noun phrase input in the language of the prepared document for each essential element part of the sentence structure frame based on the analysis result of the noun phrase analysis process, a selected sentence structure frame and the sentence structure An editing control processing program for editing a document in the language of the created document based on the determination result of the noun phrase input in the language of the created document for each essential element part of the frame, and a predetermined storage medium, for example, When stored in a floppy disk or CD-ROM, the information processing device such as a personal computer
When the user gives a main word in the language of the created document without inputting the source language sentence and determines the structure of the target sentence, a candidate for a sentence structure frame including essential elements that can be taken by the main word is determined. Whether the noun phrase input in the language of the created document is suitable as the required element part of the document frame for each of the required element parts constituting the sentence structure frame selected by the user among the candidates. And then edit the document to create a sentence in the target language in a high quality, appropriate,
In addition, it is possible to supply sentence creation support data and a program that can be easily performed.

FIGS. 7 to 12 are diagrams showing a second embodiment of a sentence creation support apparatus, a sentence creation support method, and a sentence creation support data / program storage medium according to the present invention. This corresponds to claims 11 to 23.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a sentence creation support apparatus 20 to which the second embodiment of the sentence creation support apparatus, sentence creation support method, and sentence creation support data / program storage medium of the present invention is applied.

In FIG. 7, the sentence creation support device 20 includes an input unit 21, an input storage unit 22, a target language sentence storage unit 23, an edit control unit 24, a display unit 25, and a sentence structure frame search unit 2.
6, a sentence structure frame database storage unit 27, an example search unit 28, an example database storage unit 29, and the like.

The input section (input means) 21 is composed of, for example, a keyboard and a mouse, and selects a phrase, for example, a predicate that plays the role of a main verb in a target language sentence described later, or an example sentence corresponding to a sentence structure frame. It is used for inputting characters into each essential element part of the sentence structure frame of instructions and example sentences in a target language, and performing an instruction operation of various instructions.

The input storage unit 22 is composed of, for example, a RAM, and stores words and the like input from the input unit 21 under the control of the edit control unit 24.

The target language sentence storage unit 23 is, for example, a RAM
And stores the created target language sentence under the control of the editing control unit 24.

A sentence structure frame database storage unit (sentence structure frame storage means) 27, which is composed of, for example, a ROM or a hard disk, and has a plurality of sentences necessary for creating a sentence of a target language based on input words and phrases. The sentence structure frame is stored. For example, for each predicate, the sentence structure frame database storage unit 27 stores, for each predicate's transitive verb and intransitive sentence, a possible sentence structure frame for the predicate for each meaning of the predicate. , Subject noun phrase, object noun phrase, THAT clause, D
O-ING clause, TO DO clause, preposition object noun phrase with "FOR / AS", preposition object noun phrase with "TO", etc. Slot). In particular, the sentence structure frame database storage unit 27 stores, for each meaning of the main word, a sentence structure frame that can be taken by the main word and the number and arrangement of essential element parts (slots) constituting the sentence structure frame. The frame information is also stored.

When a predicate to be a main verb in a sentence to be created is input from the input unit 21 in the language of the created document, the sentence structure frame search unit (sentence structure frame search means) 26 uses the predicate as a search term and uses the sentence structure as a search term. The sentence structure frame database in the frame database storage unit 27 is searched, various sentence structure frames that can be taken by the predicate are read, and sentence frame search processing to be passed to the edit control unit 24 is performed. The editing control unit 24 causes the display unit 25 to display the sentence structure frame searched by the sentence structure frame search unit 26.

The example database storage unit (example sentence storage unit) 29 is constituted by, for example, a ROM or a hard disk, and stores a plurality of example sentences for each sentence structure frame stored in the sentence structure frame database storage unit 27. It is stored for each sentence structure frame. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the example database storage unit 29 stores this example sentence as sentence structure frame information that specifies the sentence structure frame corresponding to the example sentence, and stores each of the phrase structures of the example sentence. The phrase structure information that specifies whether the phrase corresponds to each slot of the corresponding sentence structure frame of the example sentence is also stored.

The example search section (example sentence search means) 28 converts an example sentence corresponding to the sentence structure frame specified by the input section 21 from among the plurality of sentence structure frames searched by the sentence structure frame search section 26 as an example. An example sentence search process of searching the database storage unit 29 and passing an example sentence corresponding to the sentence structure frame to the edit control unit 24 via the sentence structure frame search unit 26 is performed. The edit control unit 24 causes the display unit 25 to display the example sentence passed from the example search unit 28 together with the sentence structure frame selected by the input unit 21 by the sentence structure frame search unit 26.

The display section (display means) 25 may be, for example, a CRT or an LC, as in the first embodiment.
D and the like are used, and under the control of the editing control unit 24, the display unit 25 displays the words and phrases input from the input unit 21, the sentence structure frame searched by the sentence structure frame search unit 26, the example search unit 28
Various information such as the searched example sentence and the target language sentence created by the object are displayed.

The editing control unit (editing control means) 24
U, a memory, and the like.
A sentence creation support processing program as 0, various data necessary for the sentence creation support processing, and the like are stored. The edit control unit 24 controls each unit of the sentence creation support device 20 based on the sentence creation support processing program in the memory, and performs a sentence creation support process. In particular, the edit control unit 24 causes the display unit 25 to display at least the content of the input operation performed by the input unit 21, the search result of the sentence structure frame search unit 26, and the search result of the example search unit 28, and is input by the input unit 21. The sentence structure frame database storage unit 27 is searched for a sentence structure frame corresponding to the main word, and the sentence structure frame search unit 2 is searched.
The display unit 25 displays the retrieved sentence structure frame of No. 6,
Of the displayed sentence structure frames, the input unit 21
The example sentence including the sentence structure frame selected by is searched from the example database storage unit 29, the search sentence is displayed on the display unit 25, and the displayed example sentence is input from the input unit 21. A document editing process for editing a document in the creation language is performed using the target language sentence storage unit 23 in accordance with the editing content in the creation language.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. When the user creates a sentence in a predetermined language, the sentence creation support device 20 inputs a predicate serving as a main verb in the sentence to be created from the input unit 21 in the language to be created. The candidate of the sentence structure frame that the predicate can take is displayed on the display unit 25, and a plurality of example sentences corresponding to the selected sentence structure frame among the displayed sentence structure frames are displayed on the display unit 25, and It is possible to create appropriate documents in the target language using example sentences.

For example, assuming that a user creates an English sentence using English “inform” having a meaning such as “notify”, a description will be given below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The sentence creation support device 20 edits the sentence creation support processing as shown in the flowchart of FIG.
4 first activates the sentence structure frame search unit 26 (Step P1), and displays on the display unit 25 a prompt to input a predicate that plays the role of a main verb in a sentence created by the user in English as the target language. Display.

[0138] In response to the display, the user inputs a predicate that plays the role of a main verb in the sentence to be created in the input unit 21 in English as the target language. For example, “inform” which is English equivalent to “notify” is input from the input unit 21.

When the predicate “inform” serving as the main verb is input, the edit control unit 24 (step P
2) The predicate, which is the input phrase, is stored in the input storage unit 22, and the sentence structure frame search unit 26
With the input predicate “inform” as a search term, a search is made for a sentence structure frame that can be taken by the predicate.
As shown in FIG. 10, the message is displayed on the display unit 25 and, although not shown in FIG. 10, is displayed with a guidance to select one sentence structure frame from the list of sentence structure frames (step P3). .

According to the guidance, the user selects one of the sentence structure frames corresponding to the meaning intended by the user from the list of sentence structure frames using the mouse of the input unit 21 or the like. For example, now, the user sets the sentence structure frame corresponding to the created sentence as “F
It is determined that "frame4" is appropriate, and the sentence structure frame is selected with the mouse. In this sentence structure frame, the subject noun phrase (N
P1), object noun phrase (NP2) and about_PP
The phrase (NP3) consists of three slots (essential element part).

The edit control unit 24 determines whether the sentence structure frame has been selected by the input unit 21, that is, the example search unit 28
Is checked (step P4), and if the start of the example search unit 28 is not requested, the process ends. In step P4, when the activation of the example search unit 28 is requested, the edit control unit 24 causes the example search unit 28 to search the example database storage unit 29 for an example sentence corresponding to the selected sentence structure frame. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the example sentence that is the search result is copied (copied) on the display unit 25 together with the sentence structure frame on which the example sentence is based, and is displayed. One of the slots (essential element part) is the input part 21
Check if specified by (Step P
5).

When the slot (essential element part) of the sentence structure frame is not specified in step P5, for example, immediately after the example search unit 28 searches the example sentence, the example sentence of the search result is first displayed on the display unit. 25, etc., the edit control unit 24 sets the example sentence searched by the example search unit 28 to
As shown in FIG. 11, the image is displayed on the display unit 25 as it is (step P8).

In the step P5, when the slot of the sentence structure frame is designated by the input unit 21, the editing control unit 24
Specifies a phrase in the example sentence corresponding to the slot of the specified sentence structure frame (step P6), and performs a predetermined display for distinguishing the specified phrase in the example sentence from other parts, for example, highlighting, By performing display with a frame or the like, the phrase portion corresponding to the slot can be easily recognized (step P7). For example, in the input unit 21, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, when the slot of “NP2” in the sentence structure frame is designated, the edit control unit 24 sets the designated slot “NP” of the example sentence displayed on the display unit 25.
The phrase corresponding to "2" is identified and highlighted by a frame or the like as shown in FIG.

The phrase identification in the example sentence corresponding to the slot of the sentence structure frame is performed by, as described above, the example database storage unit 29 stores each example sentence as shown in FIG. Along with storing the sentence structure frame information associated with the corresponding sentence structure frame, the phrase structure information for specifying whether each phrase of the phrase structure of the example sentence corresponds to each slot of the corresponding sentence structure frame of the example sentence is also stored. By storing, the slot of the designated sentence structure frame and the phrase corresponding to the slot can be easily specified from the phrase structure information.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a plurality of sentence-structured frames each including a plurality of essential element parts that can be taken by the main word with a predetermined phrase in the language of the created document as the main word. Is stored in the sentence structure frame database storage unit 27, and when a predetermined word is input as a main word in the language of the created document, the sentence structure frame search unit 26
Then, based on the input main word, a candidate for a sentence structure frame corresponding to the main word is searched for and displayed on the display unit 25, and one of the displayed sentence structure frames is input to the input unit 21.
Is selected in the example database storage unit 29 that stores a plurality of example sentences in the language of the created document having the sentence structure frame, and the example search unit 28 searches and displays the example sentence including the selected sentence frame. The text is displayed on the section 25, and the editing control section 24 edits the document in the creation language in accordance with the editing content in the creation language input to the displayed example sentence.

Therefore, if the user gives a main word that plays a role in determining the structure of a sentence in the target language without inputting the source language sentence, a candidate for a sentence structure frame consisting of essential elements that the main word can take is provided. While presenting, it is possible to present an example sentence having a sentence structure frame selected by the user among the candidates for the sentence structure frame,
By appropriately editing the example sentence and editing the document, it is possible to create a sentence in a target language with high quality, appropriately, and easily.

According to the present embodiment, when a predicate that plays the role of a main verb of a sentence to be created in a created document is input as a principal word, the input predicate is set as a principal word in the sentence. In addition to searching for structure frame candidates, an example sentence corresponding to one sentence structure frame selected from the searched sentence structure frames is presented.

Therefore, it is possible to appropriately search for a sentence structure frame suitable for a message that the user wants to convey, and to present an example sentence of the sentence structure frame, and to create a sentence in a target language. Can be carried out with higher quality, appropriately and easily.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the sentence structure frame database storage unit 27 stores, for each meaning of the main word, a sentence structure frame that can be taken by the main word and an essential element part that constitutes the sentence structure frame. The sentence structure frame information for specifying the number and arrangement is also stored.

Therefore, it is possible to appropriately search for a sentence structure frame suitable for a message that the user wants to convey, and to appropriately search for an example sentence suitable for the sentence structure frame. Can be made with higher quality, appropriately, and easily.

According to the embodiment, the example database storage unit 29 stores, as example sentences, example sentences to which sentence structure frame information and phrase structure information indicating the syntax structure of the example sentences are added.

Therefore, each essential element part of the sentence structure frame can be associated with the syntax structure of the example sentence, and a sentence can be created in a target language with higher quality, appropriateness, and ease. Can be.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the sentence structure frame searched by the sentence structure frame search unit 26 and the example sentence including the searched sentence structure frame are simultaneously displayed on the display unit 25.
And when the required element part (slot) of the displayed sentence structure frame is specified, the part corresponding to the specified slot of the displayed example sentence is displayed separately from other parts. doing.

Therefore, the correspondence between each slot of the sentence structure frame and the phrase portion of the syntax structure of the example sentence can be clarified, and the sentence creation in the target language can be performed with higher quality and more. Appropriate and easy.

As described above, the invention made by the inventor has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. It goes without saying that it is possible.

For example, in each of the above embodiments, the case where the target language for creating a sentence is mainly English has been described. However, the target language is not limited to English. For example, Russian, German, Alternatively, the same can be applied to the case of creating a sentence in Japanese. In the case of Japanese, the same can be applied by using a surface case frame that a Japanese predicate can take as a sentence structure frame.

Further, programs and data relating to the sentence creation support device 1 and the sentence creation support device 20 are stored in the edit control unit 5 and the edit control unit 24 of the sentence creation support device 1 and the sentence creation support device 20. The recording medium is not limited to a specific one, and may be a predetermined recording medium, for example, a CD-ROM,
It may be stored in an optical recording medium, a semiconductor memory, or the like, and may be configured to receive and record from another device connected via a communication line or the like.

[0158]

According to the sentence creation support apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, a predetermined word in the language of a created document is used as a main word, and the main word is composed of a plurality of essential element parts that can be taken by the main word. A plurality of sentence-structured frames are stored in the sentence-structured frame storage means, and an analysis grammar / dictionary for performing a predetermined analysis process on a noun phrase in the language of the created document is analyzed.
The sentence structure frame candidate corresponding to the main word is stored in the dictionary storage unit and searched from the sentence structure frame storage unit based on the main word input in the language of the created document, and selected from the candidate sentence structure frames. Performs a noun phrase analysis process that performs a predetermined analysis process on the noun phrases input in the language of the created document with respect to the essential element part that composes the sentence structure frame based on the grammar / dictionary for analysis. The appropriateness of the noun phrase input for each element part is determined based on the result of the noun phrase analysis, and the selected sentence structure frame and the above-mentioned noun phrase input for each essential element part of the sentence structure frame are determined. Since the document is edited based on the determination result of the propriety, without inputting the source language sentence, if the user gives a main word that plays a role in determining the structure of the sentence of the target language,
In addition to presenting a sentence structure frame candidate consisting of essential element parts that can be taken by the subject word, the created document is sent to each of the essential element parts constituting the sentence structure frame selected by the user among the candidate sentence structure frames. Document editing can be performed by determining whether a noun phrase input in a language is suitable as the required element part of the sentence structure frame, and storing a large number of examples of creating a sentence in a target language It can be performed appropriately and easily with high quality without performing.

According to the sentence preparation support device of the second aspect of the invention, when a predicate which plays the role of a main verb of a sentence to be prepared in a prepared document is input as a main word, the input predicate Sentence structure frame candidates are searched for as the main word, so that the user can appropriately search for sentence structure frame candidates suitable for the message that the user wants to convey, and create sentences in the target language. Can be performed with higher quality, appropriately, and easily without storing a huge number of examples.

According to the sentence creation support apparatus of the third aspect, a main noun that plays a major role in the noun phrase is extracted from the noun phrase input to the essential element part of the sentence structure frame. Since it is determined whether the extracted main noun is an essential element part of the sentence structure frame, the appropriateness of the input noun phrase as the noun phrase of the essential element part of the sentence structure frame is more appropriately determined. To make sentences in the target language of higher quality, appropriate, and
It can be done easily.

According to the sentence creation support apparatus of the fourth aspect of the invention, the sentence structure frame storage means stores the sentence structure frame that can be taken by the main word and the sentence structure frame for each meaning of the main word. The semantic constraint information that restricts the semantic features of the noun phrases that can enter the element part is stored, and the semantic feature information is also stored in the analysis grammar / dictionary storage means as the analysis grammar / dictionary. The semantic feature information of the noun phrase input for the essential element part of the structure frame is obtained from the grammar / dictionary for analysis, and the semantic feature information of the input noun phrase and the essential element part of the sentence structure frame are obtained in the discrimination processing. The input noun phrase is appropriate as the noun phrase of the essential element part of the sentence structure frame because it is determined whether or not the input noun phrase matches with the semantic constraint information of the sentence structure frame. More or not Earnestly can be determined, even more high quality statement created in the target language, suitable and can be easily performed.

According to the sentence creation support method of the invention described in claim 5, when a predetermined word or phrase is input as a principal word in the language of the created document, the predetermined word or phrase in the language of the created document is regarded as the principal word and the principal word is input. For each sentence structure frame corresponding to the inputted main word, based on the main word inputted from the sentence structure frame storage means for storing a plurality of sentence structure frames each comprising a plurality of essential element parts which can be taken by the main word. A sentence structure frame search process of searching for a candidate and displaying the sentence structure frame on a predetermined display unit is performed, and the required element part constituting one selected sentence structure frame among the candidates for the sentence structure frame is determined according to the language of the created document. The input noun phrase is analyzed based on the analysis grammar / dictionary for performing a predetermined analysis process on the noun phrase of the language of the created document stored in the analysis grammar / dictionary storage means. Perform a noun phrase analysis process to display the analysis result, determine whether the noun phrase input for each essential element part of the sentence structure frame is appropriate based on the analysis result of the noun phrase analysis process, and determine the determination result. Performing a discriminating process to be displayed, editing the document based on the discriminating result of the discriminating process for the selected sentence structure frame and the noun phrase input for each essential element part of the sentence structure frame, and Since the editing control process for displaying is sequentially performed, if the user gives a main word that plays a role in determining the structure of the sentence of the target language without inputting the source language sentence, the essential elements that can be taken by the main word are given. Of the sentence-structured frame, and inputting, in the language of the created document, each of the essential elements constituting the sentence-structured frame selected by the user among the candidates for the sentence-structured frame. It is possible to determine whether or not the noun phrase is suitable as the required element part of the sentence structure frame and perform document editing, and to create a sentence in a target language without storing a huge number of examples, It can be performed appropriately and easily with high quality.

According to the sentence creation support method of the invention described in claim 6, when a predicate serving as a main verb of a sentence to be created in a created document is input as a main word, the input predicate Sentence structure frame candidates are searched for as the main word, so that the user can appropriately search for sentence structure frame candidates suitable for the message that the user wants to convey, and create sentences in the target language. Can be performed with higher quality, appropriately, and easily without storing a huge number of examples.

According to the sentence creation support method of the present invention, a main noun playing a major role in the noun phrase is extracted from the noun phrase input to the essential element part of the sentence structure frame. Since it is determined whether the extracted main noun is an essential element part of the sentence structure frame, the appropriateness of the input noun phrase as the noun phrase of the essential element part of the sentence structure frame is more appropriately determined. To make sentences in the target language of higher quality, appropriate, and
It can be done easily.

According to the sentence creation support method of the present invention, the sentence structure frame which can be taken by the main word and the sentence structure frame are required to be stored in the sentence structure frame storage means for each meaning of the main word. The semantic constraint information that restricts the semantic features of the noun phrases that can enter the element part is stored, and the semantic feature information is also stored in the analysis grammar / dictionary storage means as the analysis grammar / dictionary. The semantic feature information of the noun phrase input for the essential element part of the structure frame is obtained from the grammar / dictionary for analysis, and the semantic feature information of the input noun phrase and the essential element part of the sentence structure frame are obtained in the discrimination processing. The input noun phrase is appropriate as the noun phrase of the essential element part of the sentence structure frame because it is determined whether or not the input noun phrase matches with the semantic constraint information of the sentence structure frame. More or not Earnestly can be determined, even more high quality statement created in the target language, suitable and can be easily performed.

The sentence creation support data according to the ninth aspect of the present invention
According to the program storage medium, a sentence structure frame search for searching a sentence structure frame candidate corresponding to the input main word based on the main word with a predetermined phrase input in the language of the created document as the main word A plurality of sentence structure frame data including a plurality of essential element parts that can be taken by the main word for each of the main words with a predetermined phrase in the language of the created document for processing as a main word, The noun phrase of the language of the created document input for the essential element part constituting one selected sentence structure frame is
Parse grammar / dictionary data for performing noun phrase analysis processing for performing noun phrase analysis processing on noun phrases in the language of the created document, and input in the language of the created document for each essential element part of the sentence structure frame A discriminant processing program for discriminating the suitability of a noun phrase based on the analysis result of the noun phrase analysis process, and a noun input in the language of the created document for the selected sentence structure frame and each essential element part of the sentence structure frame An editing control processing program for editing the document in the language of the created document based on the result of the determination processing for the phrase is stored in a predetermined storage medium. If the user gives a main word in the language of the created document, which plays the role of deciding the structure of the target sentence, the sentence structure frame consisting of the essential elements that the main word can take In addition to presenting the candidate, the noun phrase input in the language of the created document for each essential element constituting the sentence structure frame selected by the user among the candidates is suitable as the essential element of the document frame. Sentence creation data that allows high-quality, appropriate, and easy sentence creation in the target language, without storing a huge number of examples, by performing document editing by determining whether or not Program can be supplied.

According to the sentence creation support data / program storage medium of the invention of claim 10, the sentence creation support data / program storage medium stores, as sentence structure frame data, the main word for each meaning of the main word. And the semantic constraint information that restricts the semantic features of the noun phrases that can enter the essential element part that constitutes the sentence structure frame and the semantic feature information as the analysis grammar and dictionary. As a noun phrase analysis processing program, a program for extracting a main noun that plays a major role in the noun phrase from the input noun phrase for the essential element part of the selected sentence structure frame Because it is stored, data that can more appropriately determine whether the input noun phrase is appropriate as the noun phrase of the essential element part of the sentence structure frame and It is possible to supply the program,
Write sentences in the target language with higher quality, appropriateness,
In addition, it is possible to supply document creation support data and a program that can be easily performed.

[0168] According to the sentence creation support apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of essential element parts which can be taken by the main word for each of the main words are set as the predetermined words in the language of the created document. The sentence structure frame is stored, and when a predetermined word is input as a main word in the language of the created document, a candidate of the sentence structure frame corresponding to the main word is searched and displayed based on the input main word. When one of the displayed sentence structure frames is selected, an example sentence including the selected sentence structure frame is stored in an example sentence storage unit that stores a plurality of example sentences in the language of the created document having the sentence structure frame. Searching and displaying, and editing the document in the creation language according to the input contents in the creation language entered for the displayed example sentence, without inputting the source language sentence, When a user gives a main word that plays a role in determining the structure of a sentence of a language, a candidate for a sentence structure frame including essential elements that can be taken by the main word is presented, and the user selects one of the candidates for the sentence structure frame. Example sentences having a sentence structure frame can be presented,
The user edits the example sentence appropriately and edits the document so that the sentence creation in the target language can be performed with high quality,
And it can be easily performed.

According to the sentence creation support apparatus of the twelfth aspect, when a predicate that plays the role of a main verb of a sentence to be created in a created document is input as a main word, the input predicate Is the main word, and a sentence structure frame candidate is searched, and an example sentence corresponding to one sentence structure frame selected from the searched sentence structure frames is presented, so the user wants to convey it. It is possible to appropriately search for a sentence structure frame suitable for a message and present an example sentence of the sentence structure frame, and to make a sentence in a target language with higher quality, appropriateness, and ease. Can be done.

According to the sentence creation support apparatus of the present invention, the sentence structure frame storing means and the sentence structure frame which the main word can take for each meaning of the main word and the sentence structure frame are required to be constructed. Also stores sentence structure frame information that specifies the number and arrangement of element parts, so that the user can appropriately search for a sentence structure frame suitable for the message that the user wants to convey, and also applies to the sentence structure frame. Example sentences can be searched appropriately, and sentence creation in the target language can be performed with higher quality, more appropriate, and
It can be done easily.

According to the sentence creation support apparatus of the present invention, the example sentence to which the sentence structure frame information and the phrase structure information indicating the syntax structure of the example sentence are added as the example sentence is stored in the example sentence storage means. Because it is stored, each essential element part of the sentence structure frame can be associated with the syntax structure of the example sentence, and the sentence creation in the target language can be made even higher quality,
Appropriate and easy.

According to the sentence creation support apparatus of the invention, the editing control means simultaneously displays the sentence structure frame searched by the sentence structure frame search means and the example sentence including the searched sentence structure frame. Together with the required element part of the displayed sentence structure frame,
Correspondence between each required element part of the sentence structure frame and the phrase part of the syntax structure of the example sentence because the part corresponding to the specified required element part of the displayed example sentence is displayed separately from other parts. Can be clarified, and a sentence can be created in a target language with higher quality, more appropriateness, and easier.

According to the sentence creation support method of the present invention, a plurality of essential elements that can be taken by the main word are set for each of the main words with a predetermined word in the language of the created document as the main word. The sentence structure frame is stored, and when a predetermined word is input as a main word in the language of the created document, a candidate of the sentence structure frame corresponding to the main word is searched and displayed based on the input main word. When one of the displayed sentence structure frames is selected, an example sentence including the selected sentence structure frame is stored in an example sentence storage unit that stores a plurality of example sentences in the language of the created document having the sentence structure frame. Searching and displaying, and editing the document in the creation language according to the input contents in the creation language entered for the displayed example sentence, without inputting the source language sentence, When a user gives a main word that plays a role in determining the structure of a sentence of a language, a candidate for a sentence structure frame including essential elements that can be taken by the main word is presented, and the user selects one of the candidates for the sentence structure frame. Example sentences having a sentence structure frame can be presented,
The user edits the example sentence appropriately and edits the document so that the sentence creation in the target language can be performed with high quality,
And it can be easily performed.

According to the sentence creation support method of the present invention, when a predicate serving as a main verb of a sentence to be created in a created document is input as a main word, the input predicate Is used as a main word and a sentence structure frame candidate is searched, and an example sentence corresponding to one sentence structure frame selected from the searched sentence structure frames is presented. A suitable sentence structure frame candidate can be appropriately searched, and an example sentence of the sentence structure frame can be presented. Sentence creation in a target language can be performed with higher quality, appropriately, and easily. be able to.

According to the sentence creation support method of the present invention, the sentence structure frame which can be taken by the main word and the sentence structure frame are required to be stored in the sentence structure frame storage means for each meaning of the main word. Also stores sentence structure frame information that specifies the number and arrangement of element parts, so that the user can appropriately search for a sentence structure frame suitable for the message that the user wants to convey, and also applies to the sentence structure frame. Example sentences can be searched appropriately, and sentence creation in the target language can be performed with higher quality, more appropriate, and
It can be done easily.

According to the sentence creation support method of the present invention, the example sentence to which the sentence structure frame information and the phrase structure information indicating the syntax structure of the example sentence are added as the example sentence is stored in the example sentence storage means. Because it is stored, each essential element part of the sentence structure frame can be associated with the syntax structure of the example sentence, and the sentence creation in the target language can be made even higher quality,
Appropriate and easy.

According to the sentence creation support method of the present invention, the sentence structure frame searched by the sentence structure frame search means and the example sentence including the searched sentence structure frame are simultaneously displayed in the edit control processing. Together with the required element part of the displayed sentence structure frame,
Since the part corresponding to the specified required element part of the displayed example sentence is displayed separately from other parts,
It is possible to clarify the correspondence between each essential element part of the sentence structure frame and the phrase part of the syntax structure of the example sentence, and to make sentence creation in the target language with higher quality, more appropriate,
And it can be easily performed.

According to the sentence creation support data program storage medium of the twenty-first aspect, a plurality of essential element parts which can be taken by the main word for each of the main words with a predetermined phrase in the language of the created document as the main word. A plurality of example sentence data in the language of the created document having the sentence structure frame, and a sentence structure frame corresponding to the main word from the sentence structure frame data based on the input main word. A sentence structure frame search processing program for searching for a candidate, an example sentence search processing program for searching an example sentence including the searched sentence frame from the example sentence data,
A sentence structure frame is detected in the sentence structure frame search process based on the input main word, and an example sentence including the selected sentence structure frame is searched in the detected sentence structure frames in the example sentence search process. The editing control processing program for editing the document in the creation language according to the editing content in the creation language input to the searched example sentence is stored in a predetermined storage medium. In the information processing apparatus, when the user gives a main word that has a function of determining the structure of a sentence in the target language without inputting a source language sentence, a candidate for a sentence structure frame including essential elements that can be taken by the main word is given. In addition to presenting the example sentence, the example sentence having the sentence structure frame selected by the user among the candidates for the sentence structure frame can be presented. Performs document editing in addition to editing,
Write sentences in the target language in high quality, appropriate, and
Sentence creation support data and programs that can be easily performed can be supplied.

According to the sentence creation support data / program storage medium of the invention described in claim 22, the sentence creation support data / program storage medium stores, as sentence structure frame data, the main word for each meaning of the main word. The sentence structure frame which specifies the number and arrangement of the required sentence structure frames and the essential elements constituting the sentence structure frame is also stored, so that the sentence structure frame suitable for the message that the user wants to convey is stored. It is possible to appropriately search for candidates and to properly search for example sentences that are suitable for the sentence structure frame. This makes it possible to create sentences in the target language with higher quality, more appropriately and more easily. Sentence creation support data and programs that can be provided can be provided.

According to the sentence creation support data / program storage medium of the present invention, the sentence creation frame data and the phrase representing the syntax structure of the example sentence are stored in the sentence creation support data / program storage medium as example sentence data. Since the example sentence to which the structure information is added is stored, each essential element part of the sentence structure frame can be associated with the syntax structure of the example sentence, and the sentence creation in the target language can be further improved. To
Sentence preparation support data and programs that can be appropriately and easily performed can be supplied.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a sentence creation support device to which a first embodiment of a sentence creation support device, a sentence creation support method, and a sentence creation support data / program storage medium of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of an analysis grammar / dictionary stored in the analysis grammar / dictionary storage unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a sentence structure frame database stored in a sentence structure frame database storage unit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a sentence creation support process by the sentence creation support device of FIG. 1;

5 is a diagram showing an example of a result of searching a sentence structure frame database using “propose” as a search word in the sentence creation support processing of FIG. 4 on a display unit.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which a warning is displayed on the display unit when “Travel-ing” is input as the subject noun phrase of the sentence structure frame in the sentence creation support processing of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a sentence creation support device to which a second embodiment of a sentence creation support device, a sentence creation support method, and a sentence creation support data / program storage medium of the present invention is applied.

8 is a diagram showing an example of an example sentence, sentence structure frame information, and phrase structure information stored in an example database storage unit of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a sentence creation support process by the sentence creation support device of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a view showing a state in which an example of a result of searching the sentence structure frame database using “inform” as a search word in the sentence creation support processing of FIG. 9 is displayed on a display unit.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state where “Frame4” is specified from the search result of FIG. 10 and an example of the corresponding example sentence is displayed on the display unit.

12 is a diagram showing a state in which a slot of a sentence structure frame is designated in the display state of FIG. 11 and a phrase portion of an example sentence corresponding to the slot is highlighted;

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 Reference Signs List 1 sentence creation support device 2 input unit 3 input storage unit 4 target language sentence storage unit 5 editing control unit 6 target language sentence preparation unit 7 analysis grammar / dictionary storage unit 8 sentence structure frame database storage unit 9 display unit 10 noun phrase analysis Unit 11 semantic information matching unit 12 sentence structure frame search unit 20 sentence creation support device 21 input unit 22 input storage unit 23 target language sentence storage unit 24 edit control unit 25 display unit 26 sentence structure frame search unit 27 sentence structure frame database storage unit 28 example search unit 29 example database storage unit

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[Claims] An input means for performing an input operation of a natural language and an input operation of various commands, a predetermined display means, and a predetermined word in a language of a created document as a main word, and taking of the main word for each main word. Sentence structure frame storage means for storing a plurality of sentence structure frames each comprising a plurality of essential element parts, and said sentence structure frame storage means corresponding to the principal word from the sentence structure frame storage means based on the principal word input from the input means. A sentence structure frame search means for searching for a sentence structure frame candidate; an analysis grammar / dictionary storage means for storing an analysis grammar / dictionary for performing a predetermined analysis process on a noun phrase in the language of the created document; The required element part constituting the sentence structure frame selected by the input means from the sentence structure frame candidates is input from the input means in the language of the created document. Noun phrases are input from the input unit for each of the noun phrase analysis means for performing the analysis processing based on the analysis grammar / dictionary of the analysis grammar / dictionary storage means, and for each of the essential element parts of the sentence structure frame. Determining means for determining whether or not the noun phrase is appropriate based on the analysis result of the noun phrase analyzing means; and controlling each of the means to at least input operation content by the input means and a search result of the sentence structure frame searching means. Displaying the analysis result of the noun phrase analysis unit and the determination result of the determination unit on the display unit, and displaying the sentence structure frame selected by the input unit and the essential element portions of the sentence structure frame. Editing control means for editing a document in the language based on the result of the determination by the determination means for the noun phrase input from the input means. Rubun creation support apparatus. 2. The sentence creation support device, wherein a predicate serving as a main verb of a sentence to be created in the created document is input as the principal word from the input means, and the sentence structure frame search means is 2. The sentence creation support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sentence frame candidate is searched using the input predicate as the principal word. 3. The noun phrase analyzing means plays a major role in the essential element part of the sentence structure frame from the noun phrase input from the input means in the noun phrase as the analysis processing. 3. The sentence creation support device according to claim 1, wherein the main nouns are extracted. 4. The sentence structure frame storage means, for each meaning of the head word, the meaning of the sentence structure frame that can be taken by the head word and the meaning of a noun phrase that can be entered into the essential element part that constitutes the sentence structure frame. The semantic constraint information for restricting the feature is stored, the analysis grammar / dictionary storage unit also stores semantic feature information as the analysis grammar / dictionary, and the noun phrase analysis unit stores the essential grammar / dictionary of the sentence structure frame. The noun phrase input from the input unit is analyzed for the element part to obtain the semantic feature information of the noun phrase, and the determination unit determines the semantic constraint of each of the essential element parts of the sentence structure frame. By comparing whether information matches the semantic feature information of the noun phrase input from the input means obtained by the noun phrase analysis means, the noun input from the input means is checked. Sentence creation support apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that to determine the suitability. 5. When a predetermined word is input as a principal word in the language of the created document, a plurality of essential elements that can be taken by the main word for each of the main words are set as the predetermined word in the language of the created document as the main word. From the sentence structure frame storage means for storing a plurality of sentence structure frames consisting of a part, based on the input main word, searching for the sentence structure frame candidate corresponding to the input main word, and to a predetermined display means A sentence structure frame search process to be displayed and an analysis of a noun phrase input in the language of the created document with respect to the essential element part constituting one of the sentence structure frames selected from the candidates for the sentence structure frame The analysis processing is performed based on an analysis grammar / dictionary for performing a predetermined analysis processing on a noun phrase of a language of a created document stored in a usage grammar / dictionary storage unit, and the analysis result is obtained. A noun phrase analysis process to be displayed on the display means, and a determination as to whether the noun phrase input for each of the essential element portions of the sentence structure frame is appropriate based on the analysis result of the noun phrase analysis process. On the display means, and the language based on the judgment result of the discrimination processing for the input sentence noun phrase for the selected sentence structure frame and each essential element part of the sentence structure frame. And a text editing support process for performing a text editing process to display the text editing result on the display means. 6. The sentence structure frame search process, when a predicate serving as a main verb of a sentence to be created in the created document is input as the principal word, the predicate is set as the principal word. The sentence creation support method according to claim 5, wherein a candidate for a sentence structure frame is searched. 7. The noun phrase analysis process includes, as the analysis process, a main role of the input noun phrase in the selected sentence structure frame in the noun phrase from the input noun phrase. 7. The sentence creation support method according to claim 5, wherein the main nouns are extracted. 8. The sentence structure frame storage means, for each meaning of the head word, the meaning of the sentence structure frame that can be taken by the head word and the meaning of a noun phrase that can be entered into the essential element part that constitutes the sentence structure frame. The semantic constraint information for restricting the feature is stored, the analysis grammar / dictionary storage unit also stores the semantic feature information as the analysis grammar / dictionary, and the noun phrase analysis process performs The noun phrase input from the input unit is analyzed for the element part to obtain the semantic feature information of the noun phrase, and the discrimination processing is performed by the semantic constraint of each of the essential element parts of the sentence structure frame. 6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising determining whether the input noun phrase is correct by checking whether the information matches the semantic information of the input noun phrase. 7 of Sentence creating support method according to any deviation. 9. A sentence structure frame search process for searching for a sentence structure frame candidate corresponding to the inputted main word based on the main word with a predetermined word entered in the language of the created document as a main word. A plurality of sentence structure frame data including a plurality of essential element parts that can be taken by the main word for each of the main words, using a predetermined phrase in the language of the created document for performing the main word, and a candidate for the sentence structure frame. A noun phrase for performing a predetermined analysis process on a noun phrase of the language of the created document input to the essential element part forming one selected sentence structure frame with respect to the noun phrase of the language of the created document The grammar / dictionary data for analysis for performing the analysis process and the suitability of the noun phrase input in the language of the created document for each of the essential element parts of the sentence structure frame are determined by the solution of the noun phrase analysis process. A discrimination processing program for discriminating based on the result, and a discrimination result of the discrimination processing for the selected sentence structure frame and the noun phrase input in the language of the created document for each essential element part of the sentence structure frame And an editing control processing program for editing a document in the language based on the program. 10. The sentence creation support data / program storage medium, wherein, as the sentence structure frame data, the sentence structure frame that the main word can take for each meaning of the main word and the sentence structure frame are configured. A noun phrase analysis processing program that stores semantic constraint information that restricts the semantic features of noun phrases that can enter the essential element part, and also stores semantic feature information as the analysis grammar and dictionary as the analysis grammar and dictionary data, Storing a program for extracting, from the input noun phrase, a main noun that plays a major role in the noun phrase for the essential element portion of the selected sentence structure frame. The sentence creation support data program storage medium according to claim 9. 11. An input means for performing an input operation of a natural language and an input operation of various commands, a predetermined display means, and a predetermined word in a language of a created document as a main word, and a method of obtaining the main word for each main word. Sentence structure frame storage means for storing a plurality of sentence structure frames each comprising a plurality of essential element parts, and said sentence structure frame storage means corresponding to the principal word from the sentence structure frame storage means based on the principal word input from the input means. A sentence structure frame search unit for searching for a sentence structure frame candidate; an example sentence storage unit for storing a plurality of example sentences in a language of the created document having the sentence structure frame; An example sentence retrieving means for retrieving the example sentence including the sentence structure frame from the example sentence storage means; The operation content, the search result of the sentence structure frame search means and the search result of the example sentence search means are displayed on the display means, and the sentence structure frame search means is operated based on the principal word input by the input means. The example sentence frame including the sentence structure frame selected by the input unit is searched by the example sentence search unit among the searched sentence structure frames, and the searched sentence structure frame is searched. A sentence creation support device, comprising: edit control means for editing a document in the creation language according to the editing content in the creation language input to the example sentence from the input means. 12. The sentence creation support device, wherein a predicate serving as a main verb of a sentence to be created in the created document is input as the principal word from the input means, and the sentence structure frame search means is 12. The sentence creation support apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the input predicate is used as the principal word to search for candidates for the sentence structure frame. 13. The sentence structure frame storage means designates, for each meaning of the head word, the sentence structure frame that the head word can take and the number and arrangement of the essential element parts constituting the sentence structure frame. The sentence creation support device according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the sentence structure frame information is also stored. 14. The example sentence storage means, as the example sentence, stores the example sentence to which the sentence structure frame information and the phrase structure information indicating the syntax structure of the example sentence are added. Item 13. The sentence creation support device according to item 13. 15. The editing control means causes the display means to simultaneously display the sentence structure frame searched by the sentence structure frame search means and the example sentence including the searched sentence structure frame, and displays the displayed sentence frame. When the required element part of the sentence structure frame is specified by the input unit, the part corresponding to the specified required element part of the displayed example sentence is distinguished from other parts and the display is performed. 15. The sentence creation support device according to claim 13, wherein the sentence creation support device is displayed on a means. 16. When a predetermined word in a language of a created document is input as a main word from an input means for performing an input operation of a natural language and an input operation of various commands, a predetermined word in the language of the created document is mainly input. The sentence corresponding to the principal word based on the inputted principal word from a sentence structure frame storage unit that stores a plurality of sentence structure frames including a plurality of essential element parts that the principal word can take for each principal word as a word. A sentence structure frame search process for searching for a sentence structure frame candidate and displaying the sentence structure frame on a predetermined display means. When one of the displayed sentence structure frames is selected, the sentence structure frame is searched according to the language of the created document having the sentence structure frame. An example sentence search process for searching an example sentence including the selected sentence structure frame from an example sentence storage unit that stores a plurality of example sentences and displaying the example sentence on the display unit; Sentence creation support method characterized by performing the editing control process for document editing by the creation language in accordance with the edits by the creation language against example sentences inputted from said input means is. 17. The sentence structure frame search process, when a predicate serving as a main verb of a sentence to be created in the created document is input as the principal word, the predicate is set as the principal word. 17. The sentence creation supporting method according to claim 16, wherein a candidate for a sentence structure frame is searched. 18. The sentence structure frame storage means specifies, for each meaning of the head word, the sentence structure frame that can be taken by the head word and the number and arrangement of the essential element parts constituting the sentence structure frame. 18. The sentence creation supporting method according to claim 16, further comprising storing sentence structure frame information. 19. The example sentence storage means, as the example sentence, stores the example sentence to which the sentence structure frame information and the phrase structure information indicating the syntax structure of the example sentence are added. Item 18. A sentence creation support method according to item 18. 20. The editing control process, wherein the display means simultaneously displays the sentence structure frame searched by the sentence structure frame search process and the example sentence including the searched sentence structure frame. When the required element part of the sentence structure frame is specified by the input unit, the part corresponding to the specified required element part of the displayed example sentence is distinguished from other parts and the display is performed. The sentence creation support method according to claim 18 or 19, wherein the sentence creation means is displayed on a means. 21. A plurality of sentence structure frame data comprising a plurality of essential element parts that can be taken by the main word for each of the main words, using a predetermined word in the language of the created document as a main word, and A plurality of example sentence data in the language of the created document, and a sentence structure frame search processing program for searching the sentence structure frame data for candidates of the sentence structure frame corresponding to the main word based on the input main word; An example sentence search processing program for searching the example sentence data including the searched sentence structure frame from the example sentence data; and causing the sentence structure frame search processing to detect the sentence structure frame based on the input principal word. Out of the detected sentence structure frames,
The example sentence including the selected sentence structure frame is searched for in the example sentence search process, and a document in the creation language according to the edited content in the creation language input for the searched example sentence A sentence creation support data program storage medium for storing an editing control processing program for performing editing. 22. The sentence creation support data / program storage medium, wherein, as the sentence structure frame data, the sentence structure frame that the main word can take for each meaning of the main word and the sentence structure frame are configured. The sentence creation support data according to claim 21, wherein sentence structure frame information for designating the number and arrangement of the essential element parts is also stored.
Program storage medium. 23. The sentence creation support data / program storage medium stores, as the example sentence data, the example sentence to which the sentence structure frame information and the phrase structure information indicating the syntax structure of the example sentence are added. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein
1. The sentence creation support data / program storage medium according to 1.