Symmetric Rules for Translation of English and Chinese

A system of grammars using symmetric phrase structure and translation rules in a Lisp version of Prolog is shown to provide symmetric bidirectional translation between English and Chinese for a fragment of the two languages. It is argued that symmetric grammars and translation rules significantly re...

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Published in:Computers and Translation 1986-07, Vol.1 (3), p.153-167
Main Authors: Jin, Wanying, Simmons, Robert F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Exact sciences and technology
General aspects
Grammar
Information and communication sciences
Information processing and retrieval
Information science. Documentation
Language translation
Nouns
Paraphrase
Prepositions
Puppets
Sciences and techniques of general use
Semantics
Sentences
Translation rules
Verbs
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Summary:A system of grammars using symmetric phrase structure and translation rules in a Lisp version of Prolog is shown to provide symmetric bidirectional translation between English and Chinese for a fragment of the two languages. It is argued that symmetric grammars and translation rules significantly reduce the total grammar writing requirement for translation systems, and that research on symmetric translation systems deserves further study.
ISSN:0884-0709
0922-6567
2331-351X
1573-0573
DOI:10.1007/BF00935017