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Multiword Units in Machine Translation and Translation Technology
Edited by Ruslan Mitkov, Johanna Monti, Gloria Corpas Pastor and Violeta Seretan
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 341] 2018
► pp. 163–180

A flexible framework for collocation retrieval and translation from parallel and comparable corpora

This paper outlines a methodology and a system for collocation retrieval and translation from parallel and comparable corpora, developed with translators and language learners in mind. It is based on a phraseology framework, applies statistical techniques, and employs source tools and online resources. The collocation retrieval and translation has proved successful for English and Spanish and can be easily adapted to other languages. The evaluation results are promising and future goals are proposed. Furthermore, conclusions are drawn on the nature of comparable corpora and how they can be better exploited to suit particular needs of target users.

Keywords: collocation retrieval, collocation translation, parallel corpora, comparable corpora, phraseology
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Phraseology
    • 2.1Typologies of collocations
    • 2.2Transfer rules
  • 3.Related work
    • 3.1Collocation retrieval
    • 3.2Parallel corpora
    • 3.3Comparable corpora
  • 4.System
    • 4.1Candidate selection module
    • 4.2Candidate filtering module
    • 4.3Dictionary look-up module
    • 4.4Parallel corpora module
    • 4.5Comparable corpora module
  • 5.Evaluation
    • 5.1Experimental setup
    • 5.2Experimental results
    • 5.3Discussion and future work
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 20 July 2018
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https://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.341.08riv
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