Design for a speech-to-speech translator for field use

We present the design of a proposed Two-Way Translator that we are developing for simple communication between US military or humanitarian personnel and non-English speakers in a foreign country. The translator uses a system-directed dialogue technique, and is intended for use in a handheld device. A novel aspect of our work is its use of statistical information extraction techniques to assist in the translation.

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