Dictionary Editor and Browser - How to make your own electronic dictionary

Aleš Horák and Adam Rambousek, Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Czech Republic

European Masters in Language and Speech, 8th Summer School

http://nlp.fi.muni.cz/projects/deb2/ deb@…

Introduction

• Dictionary Writing Systems ​slides
  • Papillon ​web, ​local
  • Longman DPS, ​IDM
  • TshwaneLex ​web, ​local
  • DEB II web

• Introduction to XML, ​www, ​local
• Introduction to XSLT ​web, ​local

Current DEB projects

clients

• DEBDict, web
• DEBVisDic, VisualBrowser
• PRALED, CPA

How to install client packages - see ​DEBVisDic manual for info

DEBDict

• Install DEBDict
• Try searching in English or Czech dictionaries
• You may need the dictionaries later for other tasks

DEBVisDic

DEBVisDic Manual

• Install DEBVisDic
• In Preferences add "English WN demo"

Task 1: Add 5-10 new synsets into the Wordnet:

• under 'domestic animal:1'
• under 'predator:2'
• under 'planet:1' or 'celestial body:1'
• under 'tree:1'
• under 'country:1'

Dictionary Management

Open ​https://didone.fi.muni.cz:8000/ (login and password: emls)

See the brief description of WebAdminInterface

Introduction to Relax NG, ​web, ​local

Create dictionary

Dictionary XML schema is preset to:

<element name="entry">
        <element name="headword">
                <text/>
        </element>
        <oneOrMore>
                <element name="def">
                        <text/>
                </element>
        </oneOrMore>
        <oneOrMore>
                <element name="synonym" >
                        <text/>
                </element>
        </oneOrMore>

        <optional>
                <element name="grammar_note">
                        <text/>
                        <attribute name="pos">
                                <text/>
                        </attribute>
                </element>
                <element name="pronounce">
                        <text/>
                </element>
                <element name="origin">
                        <text/>
                </element>
        </optional>
        <element name="author">
                <text/>
        </element>
</element>

Task 2: Generate dictionary web service and add several entries

• Go to generate web service
• Choose your dictionary from the list emls1-5
• Click run button
• Go to ​https://didone.fi.muni.cz:8001/
• Click on the link for your dictionary
• Add several dictionary entries

Change dictionary structure

Task 3: Change dictionary structure and generate web service again

• PoS could be better as selectbox
• Go to dictionaries
• Find emlsx dictionary
• Change XML schema. Replace current PoS definition

  <attribute name="pos">
      <text/>
  </attribute>
  

with the new one

<attribute name="pos">
     <choice>
         <value>n</value>
         <value>v</value>
         <value>a</value>
         <value>b</value>
      </choice>
</attribute>

• Plus add one new element (for example hypernym or usage example)

• Go to generate web service
• Choose your dictionary from the list emls1-5
• Click run button
• Go to ​https://didone.fi.muni.cz:8001/
• Click on the link for your dictionary
• The PoS is changed from textbox to selectbox
• Add several dictionary entries

XSLT changes

Task 4: Change the dictionary design by modifying XSLT template

You can choose one of the following templates:

• Entry list (emls1-list.xslt) - display definition next to headword
• Entry edit form (emls1-edit.xslt) - change the labels or translate the to your language
• Entry preview (emls1-preview.xslt) - design nice preview
• Dictionary PDF template (emls1-pdf.xslt) - advanced, change the look of your PDF file

Editing the XSLT:

• Go to the admin interface, and select browse - xslt
• Open the template file and save it (Ctrl+S in browser)
• Edit the file
• Go to the admin interface, and select upload
• Choose your file and select xslt from the list, click upload

Locks

When someone is editing the entry, this entry is locked and other users are not able to change it. You can view current locks (and remove them if they are not needed anymore) at the Dictionary management - locks