A Web-based Translation Support System with Document Structure Analysis

We often encounter words of doubtful meaning when we read and translate documents written in En- glish. Then, we consult with a dictionary to select the expression which perfectly matches the sentence concerned. In case of polysemic words, however, we find it difficult to select the optimum translation. The document to be translated and the electronic documents on the Web have their own logical structure. We wonder if such logical structure can be applied to effectively present the translation reflecting the contexts and topics of original docu- ments. In this paper, we propose a system which enables presentation of appropriateness of translation through the process of searching the documents on the Web for the target expression by using the logical structure of the document to be translated.