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Using '''[[controlled language]] in [[machine translation]]''' poses several problems.

'''ControlledIn Languagean inautomated MT'''translation, Thethe first step in order to understand the controlled language is to know what it is. According to how it controls the language, we haveand to distinguish between [[natural language]] and [[controlled language]].

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The main problem in MT[[machine translation]] is a linguistic problem. Language is ambiguous and the system tries to model a [[language]] on lexical and grammatical way. In order to solve this problem there are a lot of alternatives, for instance we can usee.g. a [[glossary]] related with the text’s topic can be used.

'''Controlled Language in MT''' The first step in order to understand the controlled language is to know what it is. According to how it controls the language, we have to distinguish between [[natural language]] and [[controlled language]].

The main problem in MT is a linguistic problem. Language is ambiguous and the system tries to model a [[language]] on lexical and grammatical way. In order to solve this problem there are a lot of alternatives, for instance we can use a [[glossary]] related with the text’s topic.

== A controlled language with ten rules ==

Grammar rules are different for each language. Because of this, the rules for controlled languages are different from one language to another. And there aren’t any rules that have optimal results for all languages. However we will see rules which reduce ambiguities in most texts in many languages.By Muegge and according to CLOUT (Controlled Language Optimized for Uniform Translation) we have the next rules:

=== Controlled Language Rule 1 ===

Write sentences that are shorter than 25 words.

- Be brief ( well structured)

- Avoid ambiguity and subordination

- Evaluate the information

=== Controlled Language Rule 2 ===

Write sentences that express only one idea.

-Simple sentences

-Avoid ( gerunds , juxtaposition , etc)

=== Controlled Language Rule 3 ===

Write the same sentence if you want to express the same content.

-Don’t be afraid to repeat

-Avoid synonyms

=== Controlled Language Rule 4 ===

Write sentences that are grammatically complete.

Sentences grammatically and Orthographic correct

Avoid ellipsis.

=== Controlled Language Rule 5 ===

Write sentences that have a simple grammatical structure.

- Avoid Juxtapostion , subordination , relatives pronouns , etc.

=== Controlled Language Rule 6 ===

-Write sentences in the active form.

- Avoid passive voice

=== Controlled Language Rule 7 ===

Write sentences that repeat the noun instead of using a pronoun.

- Avoid (it , their , etc)

=== Controlled Language Rule 8 ===

Write sentences that use articles to identify nouns.

- Use (the this , etc)

=== Controlled Language Rule 9 ===

Write sentences that use words from a general dictionary.

- Not use technical words

=== Controlled Language Rule 10 ===

Write sentences that use only words with correct spelling.

- Avoid mistakes

== Benefits of using a controlled language ==

It’sIt is enabling to produce texts easier to read, more comprehensible and easier to retain, as well as with better vocabulary and style. Here we can see many reasonsReasons for introducing a controlled language include:

• *Documents that are more readable and comprehensible improve the usability of a product.

• *Controlled-language guarantees giving objective and structured support in a typically rather subjective and unstructured environment.

• *Tools-driven controlled language environments enable the automation of many editing tasks and provide objective quality metrics for the authoring process.

• *More restrictive and controlled language, more uniform and standardized resulting source document and higher the match rate in a translation memory system, and the translation cost is cheaper.

• *A controlled language designed for machine translation will significantly improve the quality of machine-generated translation proposals and it will reduce the time and cost of human translators editing.

== Controlled language and translation==

One of the biggest challenges facing organizations that wish to reduce the cost and time involved in their translations is the fact that even in environments that combine content management systems with translation memory technology, the percentage of un-translated segments per new document remains fairly high. While it is certainly possible to manage content on the sentence/segment level, the current best practice seems to be to chunk at the topic level. Which means that reuse occurs at a fairly high level of granularity.

== References ==

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{{listaref}}AMORES CARREDANO, Jose Javier. Automatic translation systems[on line].Aviable in : http://quark.prbb.org/19/019046.htm [Date of view: 29 May 2011]

AECMA: AECMA Simplified English: A Guide for the Preparation of Aircraft Maintenance Documentation in the International Aerosace Maintenance Language, Bruselas, 1995.

Grimaila, A.; Chandioux, J.: «Made to measure solutions». En: John Newton, ed.: Computers in Translation: A Practical Appraisal, Londres, Routledge, 1992: 33-45.

Hartley, A.F.; Paris, C.L.: «Multi-lingual document production: from support for translating to support for authoring» , Machine Translation (Special Issue on new tools for human translators) 1997; 12 (12): 109-129.

Ide, I; Véronis, J.: «Introduction to the Special Issue on Word Sense Disambiguation: The State of the Art», Computational Linguistics 1998; 24 (1): 1-40.

Lehrberger, L.; Bourbeau, L.: Machine Translation: Linguistic Characteristics of MT Systems and General Methodology of Evaluation, Amsterdam/Filadelfia, John Benjamins, 1988.

==Sources==

{{listaref}}*AMORES CARREDANO, Jose Javier. Automatic translation systems[on line].Aviable inAvailable in: http://quark.prbb.org/19/019046.htm [Date of view: 29 May 2011]

*AECMA: ''AECMA Simplified English: A Guide for the Preparation of Aircraft Maintenance Documentation in the International AerosaceAerospace Maintenance Language'', Bruselas, 1995.

*Grimaila, A.; Chandioux, J.: «"Made to measure solutions»". EnIn: John Newton, ed.: ''Computers in Translation: A Practical Appraisal'', Londres, Routledge, 1992: 33-45.

*Hartley, A.F.; Paris, C.L.: «Multi-lingual document production: from support for translating to support for authoring» , Machine Translation (Special Issue on new tools for human translators) 1997; 12 (12): 109-129.

*Ide, I; Véronis, J.: [https://aclanthology.org/J98-1001.pdf «Introduction to the Special Issue on Word Sense Disambiguation: The State of the Art»], Computational Linguistics 1998; 24 (1): 1-40.

*Lehrberger, L.; Bourbeau, L.: Machine Translation: Linguistic Characteristics of MT[[machine translation]] Systems and General Methodology of Evaluation, Amsterdam/Filadelfia, John Benjamins, 1988.

== External links ==

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* [http://www.muegge.cc/controlled-language.htm Machine Translation controlled language and translation standards].

* [http://www.translationdirectory.com/articles/article1359.php Translation Directory].

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