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<UL>
<LI>26 March 2010. Version 0.1: Eng, Fin, Fre, Ron; dedicated minibar UI.
<LI>28 March. Version 0.2: Swe, Ita; cat Action; small phrases.
<LI>30 March. Version 0.3: disambiguation grammar for English
</UL>
<P>
Want to contribute? You can add <A HREF="missing.txt">missing words</A> by using the
<A HREF="http://www.grammaticalframework.org/lib/doc/synopsis.html#toc78">morphological paradigms</A>.
The words are added to the <CODE>Words</CODE><I>L</I><CODE>.gf</CODE> files for each language <I>L</I>. Then recompile the
phrasebook by <CODE>make</CODE>. All this of course in the
<A HREF="http://code.haskell.org/gf/examples/phrasebook/">source directory</A>,
which you can obtain by
<A HREF="http://www.grammaticalframework.org/doc/gf-developers.html">GF Darcs</A>.
<A HREF="missing.txt">Missing constructs</A>
</P>
<P>
<A HREF="http://tournesol.cs.chalmers.se/~aarne/phrasebook/phrasebook.html">Back to phrasebook</A>
</P>
<P>
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<H1>Purpose</H1>
<P>
This phrasebook is a programme for translating touristic phrases
between 15 European languages:
between the 15 European languages included in the <A HREF="http://www.molto-project.eu">MOLTO</A> project
(Multilingual On-Line Translation):
</P>
<UL>
<LI>Bulgarian, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English,
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<P>
It is implemented by using the GF programming language
(<A HREF="http://grammaticalframework.org">Grammatical Framework</A>).
It is the first demo for the MOLTO project
(<A HREF="http://www.molto-project.eu">Multilingual On-Line Translation</A>).
It is the first demo for the MOLTO project, released in the third month but to be
updated in the course of the project.
</P>
<P>
The phrasebook has the following requirements:
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<LI>available in English, Finnish, French, Italian, Romanian, Swedish
<LI>very small coverage
<LI>works on web browsers calling a server
<LI>web service not yet released, but preliminarily available
<A HREF="http://tournesol.cs.chalmers.se/~aarne/phrasebook/phrasebook.html">here</A>
<LI>web service not yet released, but preliminarily available in
<A HREF="http://tournesol.cs.chalmers.se/~aarne/phrasebook/phrasebook.html"><CODE>http://tournesol.cs.chalmers.se/~aarne/phrasebook/phrasebook.html</CODE></A>
</UL>
<H1>Points illustrated</H1>
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</P>
<H1>Files</H1>
<P>
<CODE>Sentences</CODE>: general syntactic structures implementable by
functor. Concrete syntax via <CODE>SencencesI</CODE>.
<CODE>Sentences</CODE>: general syntactic structures implementable in a uniform way.
Concrete syntax via the functor <CODE>SencencesI</CODE>.
</P>
<P>
<CODE>Words</CODE>: words and predicates, typically language-dependent. Separate
concrete syntaxes.
<CODE>Words</CODE>: words and predicates, typically language-dependent.
Separate concrete syntaxes.
</P>
<P>
<CODE>Greetings</CODE>: idiomatic phrases, string-based. Separate concrete
syntaxes.
<CODE>Greetings</CODE>: idiomatic phrases, string-based.
Separate concrete syntaxes.
</P>
<P>
<CODE>Phrasebook</CODE>: the top module putting everything together. Separate
concrete syntaxes.
<CODE>Phrasebook</CODE>: the top module putting everything together.
Separate concrete syntaxes.
</P>
<P>
Resource <CODE>Roles</CODE>: parameter types Politeness, Gender
<CODE>DiffPhrasebook</CODE>: the (so far small) interface for <CODE>Sentences</CODE>.
</P>
<P>
Interface <CODE>DiffPhrasebook</CODE>: the (so far small) interface for Sentences.
<CODE>DisambPhrasebook</CODE>: disambiguation grammars generating feedback phrases if
the input language is ambiguous.
</P>
<H1>To Do</H1>
<P>
Text-based translation interface.
</P>
<P>
Access to disambiguation grammars in the interface.
The remaining 10 languages
</P>
<P>
The remaining 10 languages
Disambiguation grammars for other languages than English.
</P>
<P>
Extract/construct lexica for
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Connection to Google translate, for fall-back and for comparison
</P>
<P>
Feedback facility in the UI.
Feedback facility in the UI
</P>
<H1>How to contribute</H1>
<P>
The basic things "everyone" can do is
</P>
<UL>
<LI>complete <A HREF="missing.txt">missing words</A> in concrete syntaxes
<LI>add new abstract words in <CODE>Words</CODE> and greetings in <CODE>Greetings</CODE>
</UL>
<P>
The missing concrete syntax entries are added to the <CODE>Words</CODE><I>L</I><CODE>.gf</CODE>
files for each language <I>L</I>. The
<A HREF="http://www.grammaticalframework.org/lib/doc/synopsis.html#toc78">morphological paradigms</A>
of the GF resource library should be used. Actions (prefixed with <CODE>A</CODE>, as <CODE>AWant</CODE>) are
a little more demanding, since they also require syntax constructors. Greetings (prefixed
with <CODE>G</CODE>) are pure strings.
</P>
<P>
Here are the steps to follow for contributors:
</P>
<OL>
<LI>Make sure you have the latest sources
from <A HREF="http://www.grammaticalframework.org/doc/gf-developers.html">GF Darcs</A>, using <CODE>darcs pull</CODE>.
<LI>Also make sure that you have compiled the library by <CODE>make present</CODE> in <CODE>gf/lib/src/</CODE>.
<LI>Work in the directory <A HREF="http://code.haskell.org/gf/examples/phrasebook/"><CODE>gf/examples/phrasebook/</CODE></A>.
<LI>After you've finished your contribution, recompile the phrasebook by <CODE>make</CODE>.
<LI>Save your changes in <CODE>darcs record .</CODE> (in the <CODE>phrasebook</CODE> subdirectory).
<LI>Make a patch file with <CODE>darcs send -o my_phrasebook_patch</CODE>, which you can send to GF maintainers.
<LI>(Recommended:) Test the phrasebook on your local server:
<OL>
<LI>Go to <CODE>gf/src/server/</CODE> and follow the instructions in the
<A HREF="http://code.google.com/p/grammatical-framework/wiki/LaunchWebDemos">project Wiki</A>.
<LI>Make sure that <CODE>Phrasebook.pgf</CODE> is available to you GF server (see project wiki).
<LI>Launch <CODE>lighttpd</CODE> (see project wiki).
<LI>How you can open <CODE>gf/examples/phrasebook/www/phrasebook.html</CODE> and use your phrasebook!
</OL>
</OL>
<OL>
<LI>Don't delete anything! But you are free to correct incorrect forms.
<LI>Don't change the module structure! But you are free to add a new language.
<LI>Don't compromise quality to gain coverage: <I>non multa sed multum!</I>
</OL>
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