SENSEVAL-2 Japanese Translation Task

Abstract

This paper reports an overview of SENSEVAL-2 Japanese translation task. In this task, word senses are defined according to translation distinction. A translation Memory .· (TM) was constructed, which contains, for each Japanese head word, a list of typical Japanese expressions and their English translations. For each target word instance, a TM record best approximating that usage had to be submitted. Alternatively, submission could take the form of actual target word translations. 9 systems from 7 organizations participated in the task.