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In this paper we present an ensemble based translator which combines a simple rule and the connectionist translator RECONTRA. One of the problems of RECONTRA is the growing size of the networks as the tasks to be translated increase in size and complexity. A possibility to reduce this problem and increase the results is the use of ensembles. A simple rule (the presence of the symbol ‘¿’ in the input sentence) which allows separating the task in two parts that can be approached separately and, during the test phase allows integrating the results is employed.
Partially supported by the Generalitat Valenciana Project number GV/2007/105.
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Casañ, G.A., Castaño, M.A. (2009). An Ensemble Based Translator for Natural Languages. In: Omatu, S., et al. Distributed Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Soft Computing, and Ambient Assisted Living. IWANN 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5518. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02481-8_38
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