LANGUAGE MODEL CREATION DEVICE, LANGUAGE MODEL CREATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
First Claim
1. A language model creation device that creates a new language model using a standard language model created from standard language text, comprising:
- a transformation rule storage section that stores transformation rules used for transforming dialect-containing word strings into standard language word strings, anda dialect language model creation section that creates dialect-containing n-grams by applying the transformation rules to word n-grams in the standard language model and, furthermore, creates the new language model by adding the created dialect-containing n-grams to the word n-grams.
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Abstract
The present invention uses a language model creation device 200 that creates a new language model using a standard language model created from standard language text. The language model creation device 200 includes a transformation rule storage section 201 that stores transformation rules used for transforming dialect-containing word strings into standard language word strings, and a dialect language model creation section 203 that creates dialect-containing n-grams by applying the transformation rules to word n-grams in the standard language model and, furthermore, creates the new language model (dialect language model) by adding the created dialect-containing n-grams to the word n-grams.
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25 Claims
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1. A language model creation device that creates a new language model using a standard language model created from standard language text, comprising:
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a transformation rule storage section that stores transformation rules used for transforming dialect-containing word strings into standard language word strings, and a dialect language model creation section that creates dialect-containing n-grams by applying the transformation rules to word n-grams in the standard language model and, furthermore, creates the new language model by adding the created dialect-containing n-grams to the word n-grams. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A language model creation method for creating a new language model using a standard language model created from standard language text, the method comprising:
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(a) configuring transformation rules used for transforming dialect-containing word strings into standard language word strings, and (b) creating dialect-containing n-grams by applying the transformation rules to word n-grams in the standard language model and, furthermore, creating a new language model by adding the created dialect-containing n-grams to the word n-grams. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable storage medium having recorded thereon a software program used for creating a new language model utilizing a standard language model created from standard language text on a computer, the software program comprising instructions directing the computer to perform:
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(a) configuring transformation rules used for transforming dialect-containing word strings into standard language word strings, and (b) creating dialect-containing n-grams by applying the transformation rules to word n-grams in the standard language model and, furthermore, creating the new language model by adding the created dialect-containing n-grams to the word n-grams. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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