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About this Website

This website is a brief introduction to the subject of controlled languages.  Controlled languages are similar to sublanguages--they are a subset of another language, purposely limited by restricting the terminology and grammar which is allowed in the controlled language.  Controlled language tools are often discussed together with controlled languages.  These tools are meant to assist writers and editors to conform to the terminology and grammar restrictions imposed by the controlled language.

Controlled languages restrict various aspects of language, and controlled language tools serve to identify, and sometimes enforce, those restrictions.  In 'Technology Overview', 'What is a Controlled Language' provides a general description of controlled languages, and 'Components and Processes' describes the components and processes of a controlled language tool.

'The Role of Linguistic Knowledge in Controlled Languages' explores some of the aspects of language which may be affected in a controlled language.  'Morphology' is a general description of the study of the structure of words.  This is followed by 'Morphology and the Lexicon in Controlled Languages', which describes lexicon development in controlled languages, and some of the links between the lexicon and morphology.  'Anaphora' outlines pronoun references, and how they are handled by some controlled language tools.  'Syntax and Parsing' describe general principles of grammars and syntax, and their applications in controlled language tools are discussed in 'Grammar Tools and Controlled Languages'.  'Language Generation' outlines some of the issues involved in how controlled language tools provide alternative ways of expression for authors and editors.  Lastly, 'Testing' briefly reviews evaluation of controlled language tools, especially with respect to their effectiveness in making text easy to read and understand.

Table of Contents

Technology Overview

• 1.0 What is a Controlled Language?

1.1 Definitions
1.2 Controlled Languages and Sublanguages
1.3 Controlled Language Acceptance and Implementation

• 2.0 Components and  Processes

2.1 Elements of Controlled Language Elements and Controlled Language Tools
   2.1.1 Terminology Checkers
   2.1.2 Grammar Checkers
    2.1.3 Style Checkers
    2.1.4 Generation
2.2 Challenges Facing Controlled Languages
2.3 Related Technologies

• 3.0 Morphology

3.1 Simple vs. Complex Morphemes
3.2 Content vs. Function Morphemes
3.3 Additional Morphological Features
3.4 Compounds
3.5 Inflectional vs. Derivational Morphology
3.6 Applications to Controlled Language

• 4.0 Morphology and the Lexicon in Controlled Languages

4.1 The Lexicon
4.2 Lexicon Development
4.3 Terminology Selection and Lexical Disambiguation
4.4 Corpus Analysis and Lexicon Development
4.5 Lexical Entry Tagging
4.6 Lexical Disambiguation
 
• 5.0 Anaphora and Controlled Languages

5.0 What is Anaphora?
5.1 Some Examples
5.2 Definitions in the Literature
5.3 Anaphora Resolution
5.4 Anaphora Resolution in Controlled Languages
 
• 6.0 Syntax and Parsing

6.1 Syntax and Parsing
6.2 Coverage
6.3 Coverage Strategies
6.4 Search
6.5 Search Strategies
 
• 7.0 Grammar Tools and Controlled Languages

7.1 Grammar Checkers and Grammar Rules for Controlled Languages
7.2 Grammar Checking Approaches
   7.2.1 Boeing Simplified English Checker
   7.2.2 Caterpillar Functional English-KANT Checker
   7.2.3 Multilint Pattern Matching Approach
7.3 Grammars vs. Pattern Matching
 
• 8.0 Language Generation and Controlled Languages

8.0 Language Generation
8.1 Authoring Tool Interaction Interface
8.3 Transfer Approach
8.4 Translation Memory Approach
8.5 Linguistic Realization
 
• 9.0 Testing of Controlled Languages

9.1 Tests of Readibility and 'Translatibility'
9.2 Evaluation Tools

        Bibliography and Sources

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