Cited are 573 U.S. and foreign articles, reports, and books particularly relevant to the field of computational linguistics with selective coverage in the fields of computation and programming, and social science uses of computers as language processors. In the area of linguistics, a fairly broad view of structural theory and semantics is taken…

With respect to automatic indexing and information retrieval, statistical analysis of word usages in written texts is finding broad application in the solution of a number of problems. One of these problems is compiling a thesaurus on a digital computer. Using two methods, a comparative experiment in automatic thesaurus construction is presented.…

VOLUME 4 OF A 4-VOLUME WORK ON BEGINNING INDONESIAN CONTAINS LESSONS 19-24 OF A TOTAL OF 24. INCLUDED IN THIS FINAL VOLUME IS A GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND LESSONS WHICH PROVIDE DRILLS IN BASIC INDONESIAN SENTENCE PATTERNS INVOLVING THE USE OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL WORDS, ADJECTIVES, CLOSELY ASSOCIATED SECOND VERBS, COMPARATIVES, PREFIXES, AND SUFFIXES.…

A multilingual terminology bank, a data base consisting of multilingual terminology which acts as a computerized dictionary, is accessible to translators on-line or through hard-copy printouts. Surveys, interviews, and reviews of the literature have been used to design a bank suitable for a small institution. Design specifications are discussed.…

A discussion of definitions of electrical wiring terms in both general and specialized French and English dictionaries that show "conductor" to be the generic term and the other words studied to be specific. Precisions are given for each term. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

This paper will help the counselor and researcher in selecting the personality tests appropriate for the client or target culture, in making the best possible use of existing instruments by taking into account such devices as itinerant norms, and in focusing on the practical application of psychological knowledge. (Author)

Terms for new concepts and modernized notions are being constantly produced in the major world languages. These terms--"neologisms"--have to be rendered in other languages, thus enriching these languages. A program for research and the production of glossaries is suggested to translators and national translation societies. (AMH)

A description of the possibilities of directly interrogating a multi-lingual terminology data bank via video display units in the TEAM Program Systems. The purpose of the data bank is to give machine aid to translators and to relieve them of time-consuming routine work. (AMH)

A discussion of problems encountered in literary translations which are not found in non-literary texts. The following steps are described: identification of the specific features of the work, categories to be applied in the evaluation of the translation, and verification of them against constantly occurring characteristic features of the text.…

Describes the discovery and decipherment of the Rosetta Stone. (AV)

A study of the five terms used in French for the English term "Marketing." The notion "marketing" is defined, proposed solutions are compiled and criticized. While "marketing" is more frequently used, other factors indicate that "mercatique" is in the lead. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

A study of four classes of binomial phrases in French and English; expression of quantity, genitives, nominalization and characterization. By comparing English and French definiteness and determination markers, a set of equivalencies for each of the two noun markers is established, and a limited set of rules is provided. (AMH)

Describes the purpose and appropriate methodology for various levels of interpreter training, for both consecutive and simultaneous interpretation. The importance of relating the intent of the text to the explicit language forms through which that intent is realized is discussed, and appropriate criteria for evaluation of student interpreters are…

Three braille translation programs, which translate computerized text files into new files of ASCII representative grade 2 braille, are evaluated, including "Braille-Talk,""PC Braille," and "The Duxbury Translator." For each program, such items as documentation, ease of operation, formatting, embedded commands,…

Examines the history and resurgence of machine translation, describing metalanguages and transfer languages as algorithms for transforming source languages into target languages and reviewing prospects for the future. Indicates that leadership in this field is held by Japan for both hardware and software development for Japanese/English…