2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
The Accumulation of Multilingual Databases of Texts and Sounds in Asian Languages and their Application
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12410125
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
その他の外国語・外国文学
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| Research Institution | Osaka University of Foreign Studies |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKASHINA Yoshiyuki Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Professor, 外国語学部, 教授 (70144540)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HORI Kazunari Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Associate Professor, 外国語学部, 助教授 (80270346)
ISHIJIMA Dai Technology Research Institute of Osaka Prefecture, System Technology Department, Researcher, システム技術部, 研究職
MATSUI Kenji Matsushita Electric co. Ltd., Advanced Technology Research laboratories, Humanware Group General Manager, 先端技術研究所, 研究職
YAMAZAKI Naoki Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Associate Professor, 外国語学部, 助教授 (30230402)
AONO Sigeharu Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Associate Professor, 外国語学部, 助教授 (00159302)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2000 – 2001
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| Keywords | multilingual processing / automatic translation / human voice sound data / Asian languages / unicode / search in utf-8 code |
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| Research Abstract |
(a) In cooperation with Advanced Technology Research Laboratories (Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.), we put an experimental system of natural language translation (Hindi, Turkish, German, Thai) on display at Osaka Sankangaku Joint Fair (January, 2001). On the input of a natural Japanese human voice, the character-based translation of -a respective language is outputted.
(b) An original dialog collection for overseas travelers is editted in Japanese and English for which Asian language versions are made (Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Burmese, Hindi). Recorded sound data have been, processed (Chinese only, others still under work). With these data, a browser-based application (XML + Java Script) and a server-side application over networks have been programed.
(c) Lexicons of Chinese and Thai have been compiled on the base of frequency check up to 5000 words in Japanese. Sound data for corresponding Chinese have been recorded and the processing of digitalizing them is under work. To check the accuracy and effectivity of the translations, the two lexicons have been printed. Translation works in other languages are also under way.
(d) Research results concerning multilingual capacities in OS s have been reported on the Internet HP. Our team demonstrated how to utilize multilingual (unicode/ utf-8) data for Network searching (FreeBSD + PostgreSQL) and developed an application to offer these utf-8 data for mobile i-mode. Internet users.
Multilingual data mentioned here as well as experimental programs have been recorded in CD-ROM format for future joint development.
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