Controlled Document Authoring in a Machine Translation Age

This book explores the concept, framework, implementation, and evaluation of controlled document authoring in the age of translation technologies, focusing on Japanese municipal documents. It establishes a framework for controlled document authoring by integrating various research strands and presents the development and evaluation of an authoring support system, MuTUAL, designed to help non-professional writers create readable and translatable documents.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 236 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the realm of controlled document authoring, a crucial aspect in the age of translation technologies. Machine translation (MT) has become widely adopted across various sectors, including businesses, governments, and individuals, due to its efficiency and cost-effectiveness. However, despite recent advancements, MT tools still exhibit imperfections, often resulting in critical errors. To address this challenge, researchers and language practitioners have developed controlled languages that impose specific constraints on the form or length of the source-language text.

While controlled languages have shown promise in improving MT performance, a fundamental issue remains: both current MT systems and controlled languages primarily focus on processing sentences as individual units. To achieve effective results, controlled languages must be contextualized at the document level, enabling MT to generate outputs that align with their functional context within the target document.

With a specific focus on Japanese municipal documents, this book establishes a comprehensive framework for controlled document authoring. It integrates various research strands, including document formalization, controlled language, and terminology management, to create a robust foundation. The book then presents the development and evaluation of an authoring support system, MuTUAL, designed to assist non-professional writers in creating well-organized documents that are both readable and translatable.

Chapter 1, the Preface, and the Bibliography of this book are available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. This resource provides valuable insights for researchers and practitioners interested in translation technology, technical writing, and natural language processing applications.

Weight: 440g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367500207