Title :
Backward transliteration for Thai document retrieval
Author :
Kawtrakul, Asanee ; Deemagarn, Amarin ; Thumkanon, Chalathip ; Khantonthong, Navapat ; Mcfetridge, Paul
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Eng., Kasetsart Univ., Bangkok, Thailand
Abstract :
Thai text retrieval systems always involve documents that use loan words (borrowed from foreign language), especially in the area of science and engineering. This paper describes an algorithmic approach to backward machine transliteration aimed at improving the retrieval process. The approach consists of two main steps: identifying loan words and back transliterating. The model of backward transliteration works successfully at approximately 95% including phonetic equivalent
Keywords :
indexing; information retrieval; language translation; text analysis; Thai document retrieval; backward machine transliteration; loan words; phonetic equivalent; retrieval process; text retrieval system; Information retrieval; Information systems; Intelligent systems; Laboratories; Machine assisted indexing; Microcomputers; Natural language processing; Telephony; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1998. IEEE APCCAS 1998. The 1998 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiangmai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5146-0
DOI :
10.1109/APCCAS.1998.743882
