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Open Translation Engine (OTE) Version 2.0 |
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| + | The goal of the OTE project is to solve two problems found today within the open source translation community: |
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| − | Proposal for NLnet[http://www.nlnet.nl/news/2007/20071003-call-en.html] |
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| + | == Crowdsourcing == |
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| − | = Abstract = |
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| − | + | How can a large and divergent group of users easily build and manage translation dictionaries online? |
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| + | The OTE will provide a suite of web-based tools to bring people together in the various tasks needed to build a workable translation dictionary. |
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| + | == Dictionary Unification == |
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| − | While there are many Open Source projects in the field of Machine Translation, there is a lack of tools for the community creation of translation dictionaries. The goal of the Open Translation Engine (OTE)[http://ote.2meta.com] Version 2.0 is to create a robust tool for this space. |
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| + | How can we unify the numerous open content translation dictionaries available online? The OTE will support the import and export of many formats currently used by active open content/open source translation projects. Special attention will be paid to Apertium and Linguaphile (machine translation projects) and Wiktionary and Omegawiki (Wiki-based dictionaries) |
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| − | = Use Cases = |
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| − | How will the OTE be used? |
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| − | == By the Linguist == |
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| − | In the field of Machine Translation, I have chosen the Apertium project as the first external format to support. |
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| − | Apertium is a robust project with many active particpants. But there is a lack of tools to allow multiple developers to create the translation dictionaries needed to run Apertium. |
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| − | Currently Apertium dictionaries are modified by direct editing of multiple XML files. While these XML files are versioned with Subversion, this is not an ideal solution for true community involvement. |
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| − | The OTE will be enhanced to first support tagging of Parts of Speech (Noun, Verb, Adjective, etc). This is an important first step in order to support the second step: Dictionary Export in the proper Apertium XML formats. At the end of this project, I will produce a basic system that integrates with Apertium. |
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| − | A proposal for OTE Version 3.0 will then be submitted for further enhancements (Dictionary Import, support for Transfer Rules and Apertium Paradigms) |
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| − | == By the Student == |
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| − | I started the OTE project to help me learn the Dutch language. .... |
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| − | == By the Developer == |
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| − | A primary goal of this project is to create tools that are easily useable with other Open Source projects. |
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| − | = License = |
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| − | Currently the OTE is under the BSD License. This includes both the source code and the translation dictionaries. |
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| − | During this project, I will re-evaluate which Open Source license is the best choice, with particular attention to possible differences in needs between the source code and translation dictionaries. |
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| − | = Project = |
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| − | == Core System == |
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| − | Conversion to Unicode - The current prototype is not unicode aware. Unicode is an absolute necessity to continue the project with all possible word languages. |
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| − | Genericization of code base - The OTE will be built to be as generic as possible, thus allowing for ease of future enhancements. Currently the prototype code is hard coded with the Dutch/English language pair. |
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| − | Install Procedure - Installation will be made as user-friendy as possible. |
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| − | Documentation |
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| − | == User System == |
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| − | User accounts |
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| − | User Permissions |
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| − | User administration |
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| − | == Core Tools == |
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| − | === Word Viewer === |
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| − | === Dictionary Viewer === |
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| − | === Dictionary Export === |
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| − | Formats: CSV, database(MySQL) dump, OTE XML, Apertium XML |
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| − | === Dictionary Import === |
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| − | Formats: CSV, OTE XML |
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| − | === Word-2-Word Translator === |
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| − | === Classroom Tools === |
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| − | Random Word, Flash Cards, Word Lists |
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| − | == Community Tools == |
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| − | The OTE allows users, based on their account permissions, to either "suggest" a change, or to "commit" a change. |
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| − | Users may modify the folling items: |
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| − | === Individual Word === |
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| − | === Tagging: Parts of Speech for a Word === |
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| − | Noun Editor - Singular, Plural, Masculine/Feminine, Etc. |
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| − | Adjective Editor - |
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| − | Verb Editor - |
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| − | === Translation Word Pairs === |
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| − | === Languages === |
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| − | Add, Modify, or Delete a language from the OTE database. This is mostly an administrator task, but can be fully community driven. |
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| − | === Version System === |
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| − | Using the wiki model, all changes are stored, allowing reversion to any previous state. |
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| − | = Future Work = |
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| − | Upon successful completion of this project, I will submit a new proposal for OTE Version 3.0. |
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| − | Possible items: |
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| − | Further Apertium support |
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| − | More Robust Classroom management tools |
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| − | Support for further public installations of OTE |
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| − | Integration with more projects... More export formats |
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| − | = Misc.... = |
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| − | Comparison of OTE to current 'translation memory' systems, such as the many gettext/.po file editor / aggregators. |
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Latest revision as of 19:40, 29 November 2007
Open Translation Engine (OTE) Version 2.0
The goal of the OTE project is to solve two problems found today within the open source translation community:
Crowdsourcing[edit]
How can a large and divergent group of users easily build and manage translation dictionaries online? The OTE will provide a suite of web-based tools to bring people together in the various tasks needed to build a workable translation dictionary.
Dictionary Unification[edit]
How can we unify the numerous open content translation dictionaries available online? The OTE will support the import and export of many formats currently used by active open content/open source translation projects. Special attention will be paid to Apertium and Linguaphile (machine translation projects) and Wiktionary and Omegawiki (Wiki-based dictionaries)
