Combining Model-Based Aligner Using Dual Decomposition
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving data characterizing two directional alignment models for a pair of sentences, wherein one sentence of the pair is in a first language and the other sentence of the pair is in a different second language;
deriving a combined bidirectional alignment model from the two directional alignment models; and
evaluating the bidirectional alignment model and deriving an alignment for the pair of sentences from the evaluation of the bidirectional alignment model.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for aligning words in parallel translation sentences for use in machine translation.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving data characterizing two directional alignment models for a pair of sentences, wherein one sentence of the pair is in a first language and the other sentence of the pair is in a different second language; deriving a combined bidirectional alignment model from the two directional alignment models; and evaluating the bidirectional alignment model and deriving an alignment for the pair of sentences from the evaluation of the bidirectional alignment model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
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receiving data characterizing two directional alignment models for a pair of sentences, one sentence in a first language and the other sentence in a different second language; deriving a combined bidirectional alignment model from the two directional alignment models; and evaluating the bidirectional alignment model and deriving an alignment for the pair of sentences from the evaluation of the bidirectional alignment model. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising; receiving data characterizing two directional alignment models for a pair of sentences, one sentence in a first language and the other sentence in a different second language; deriving a combined bidirectional alignment model from the two directional alignment models; and evaluating the bidirectional alignment model and deriving an alignment for the pair of sentences from the evaluation of the bidirectional alignment model. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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