Implementation and Evaluation of a Web-based Multilingual Editing System for the Reading Tutorial Dictionary Tool

本研究旨在报告基于网络的词典工具多语种编辑系统的实现与评估。词典工具是日语阅读辅导系统“阅读辅导”的主要组成部分之一，它将粘贴或输入的文本标记到输入框中，然后使用不同语言的适当词典将每个单词与其翻译链接起来。有一个切片需要扩展这个工具，以包括其他语言，从而使它对各种语言的学习者有用。为了实现词典工具的多语言化，我们正在开发一个词典编写系统，世界各地的编辑可以通过互联网浏览器访问该系统。该系统以日文词典为模型，包含了如何阅读汉字、正字法、难度等级和每个单词的含义等信息，并提供了每个单词用法的例句和解释，以帮助日语学习者。这些单独的信息项中的每一个都保存在SQL（结构化查询语言）服务器中，并且可以相互链接。当每种语言的编辑翻译每个条目时，所有信息都自动保存在SQL下水道中，并相互链接并链接到日语-日语词典。多种语言编者对该系统进行了试验，发现在意义描述方法和例句选择方面存在问题。它还揭示了一些项目有语言特定的问题。我们修改了系统和描述方法，并为每种语言添加了注释字段。研究结果将收录在“阅读辅导词典工具”（http://language.tiu.ac.jp）中，并通过互联网向大众提供，同时还将作为日语学习者的网络词典（http://chuta.jp）提供。

This study aims to report on the Implementation and Evaluation of a Web-based Multilingual Editing System for the Dictionary Tool. The Dictionary Tool is one of the main components of Japanese Language Reading Tutorial System "Reading Tutor" and it tags a text pasted or typed into the input box, and then links each word with its translation using the appropriate dictionary for different languages. There is a slicing need to expand this tool to include other languages, and so to make it useful to learners of various languages.In order to multilingualize the Dictionary Tool, we are developing an authoring system of the dictionary which can be accessed by editors throughout the world through their Internet browser. This system is modeled on the Japanese-Japanese dictionary, which contains the information about how to read characters, orthography, level of difficulty, and the meanings of each word Example sentences and explanations about the usage of each word are also offered to help Japanese language learners. Each of these separate items of information is saved in SQL (Structured Query Language)server and can be linked to each other. When editors of each language translate each item, all the information is automatically saved in the SQL sewer and linked to each other and to the Japanese-Japanese dictionary.The experimental trial of this system by editors of several languages revealed the problems in the description method of meaning and the selection of example sentences. It also revealed that some items have language-specific problems. We modified the system and description methods, and also added note fields for each language.The results will be incorporated in the Dictionary Tool of Reading Tutor (http://language.tiu.ac.jp) and made available to the public over the Internet, and also offered as a Web Dictionary for Japanese language learners (http://chuta.jp).