The Japanese-Slovene Dictionary jaSlo: its Development, Enhancement and Use
The Japanese-Slovene Dictionary jaSlo: its Development, Enhancement and Use
Author(s): Kristina Hmeljak Sangawa, Tomaž ErjavecSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: digital dictionaries; Japanese language; Slovene language; usability studies
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the on-line Japanese-Slovene dictionary jaSlo, in particular the ways in which it has been used, and how it has been extended with examples mined from a parallel corpus.The paper first describes jaSlo and the structure of its dictionary entry, its Web interface for searching, and an analysis of the access logs. The use of jaSlo in the context of the Japanese reading-support tool Reading Tutor is described next, again followed by an analysis of the access logs. Also discussed is the manner in which usage examples were added to the dictionary, and an evaluation of their usefulness.The paper concludes with directions for further work.
Journal: Cognitive Studies | Études cognitives
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 203-216
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English