User Guide

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Intuitive Clues
IntuitiveCoding uses common intuitive clues to analyze dictionary entries. These clues are not
required, but their presence improves the quality of the coding. These types of IntuitiveCoding
entries include
specifying the gender of appropriate article, use of singular and plural, and
separable particles.
For example:
• In most languages, the use of an article specifies that the entry is a noun.
• In English, the particle “to” implies that the entry is a verb.
• A reflexive pronoun can be used together with a verbal entry when relevant (in French:
s’ assurer, in Spanish: asegurarse, in German: sich vergewissern)
UD Entry Example
English French Spanish German
a chestnut un marron una castaña eine Kastanie
to make sure s’assurer asegurarse sich vergewissern
to taste goûter probar probieren
Translation Example
First Coding
Source Text (English) English French Target Text (French)
I would like to taste the dish taste goûter Je voudrais au goûter le plat.
Enriched Coding
I would like to taste the dish to taste goûter Je voudrais goûter le plat.
Specifying the Gender of Appropriate Articles
In most languages, use of a determiner for nouns is an easy way to set the gender for the
entry.
In English, specifying the indefinite article ensures that the appropriate choice between “a”
and “an” will be made by the translation software.
UD Entry Example
English French Spanish German
a user un utilisateur usuario ein Nutzer
an unusual problem
une difficulté particulière
un problema poco
común
ein spezielles Problem
a guide un guide una guía ein Handbuch