User Guide

SYSTRAN 7 Application Packs User Guide 138
Semantic Categorization
Semantic information is not language dependent, but the effect of the clues depends on the
source or target language rules.
These clues are self-explanatory, as shown below:
• (event)
• (location)
• (work place)
• (animal)
• (human), (non human)
• (device)
• (product name)
• (first name)
• (last name)
• (title)
Protected Sequences
Protected sequences are used to exclude entries or parts of entries from the IntuitiveCoding
analysis. This can be achieved by using quotes (“ “) to indicate a partly protected sequence,
or in the special grammatical category field in SDM.
Protected sequences should be used when:
• The entry does not follow regular language rules and the analysis will therefore be
incorrect. Foreign words, foreign multiword expressions, trademarks, and other unusual
terms can cause this to occur.
• The entry is part of a sentence that is normally not expected as a dictionary entry and will
therefore not be coded by IntuitiveCoding.
• The complete entry is very long and a part of the entry can be considered as a protected
sequence that does not need specific analysis.
• The entry is incorrectly analyzed by IntuitiveCoding. Protecting the entry in conjunction
with another clue will force the entry to respect the clue without reporting a coding error.
In that case, the morphology of the entry needs to be specified since protected
sequences are considered as unknown by the IntuitiveCoding engine.
Reserved characters within a protected sequence are naturally protected.
Protected sequences should be used carefully. Protecting too many entries
reduces coding quality. Entries may lose their inflection capability and their part
of speech.