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Utilizing Web Directories for Translation Disambiguation in Cross-Language Information Retrieval

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In this paper, we analyzed the appropriate category level for a Web directory for cross-language information retrieval (CLIR). Our proposed method for CLIR is based on an estimation of the domains of a query using the hierarchical structures of Web directories. Therefore, correct domain estimation is necessary for detecting the appropriate category level of the Web directory. We conducted retrieval experiments using four-category levels to find the appropriate category levels of a Web directory. We found that the 2nd or 3rd levels the most appropriate for CLIR.

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    http://research.nii.ac.jp/ntcir/ntcir-ws3/work-en.html

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    http://chasen-legacy.sourceforge.jp/

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    http://www2.nict.go.jp/r/r312/EDR/index.html

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  1. Department of Media Technology, College of Information Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan

    Fuminori Kimura & Akira Maeda

  2. Faculty of Culture and Information Science, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan

    Kenji Hatano

  3. Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, Japan

    Jun Miyazaki

  4. Faculty of Informatics, Nara Sangyo University, Nara, Japan

    Shunsuke Uemura

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    Kimura, F., Maeda, A., Hatano, K., Miyazaki, J., Uemura, S. (2009). Utilizing Web Directories for Translation Disambiguation in Cross-Language Information Retrieval. In: Wai, PK., Huang, X., Ao, SI. (eds) Trends in Communication Technologies and Engineering Science. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 33. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9532-0_8

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