A Multi-Functional Standardised Lexicon for European Community Languages

Objective

The aim of this project is to answer the need for a universal, standardised lexicographic format for European languages, together with a number of software conversion packages, leading to the general re-usability of existing and future lexical resources, for use in a variety of applications such as publishing, machine translation, optical character recognition, speech understanding and information retrieval.
There is a need for a universal, standardized lexicographic format for European languages, together with a number of software conversion packages, leading to the general reusability of existing and future lexical resources. The project takes into account the results of past activities such as EUROTRA 7, and is creating synergies with current activities in ESPRIT, EUREKA and LRE programmes.

The work in this project has been divided in 2 phases. During the first phase, which was coordinated by Cap Gemini Innovation, a standrd MULTILEX internal format (MIF) was defined, with detailed descriptions at the monolingual, multilingual and terminological levels. Agreements have been reached between MULTILEX and 2 ongoing EUREKA projects, namely GENELEX and EUROLANG. Links among these projects and with others will be pursued in EAGLES, an expert working group setup in the linguistic research and engineering (LRE) programme.
In the second pahse of the project, coordinated by Triumph-Adler (TA), the industrial partners will implement a number of applications based on the standard defined in the first phase, to validate its concept and demonstrate its use.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software

Programme(s)

• FP2-ESPRIT 2 - European strategic programme (EEC) for research and development in information technologies (ESPRIT), 1987-1992

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Coordinator

TRIUMPH ADLER AG

Address

Hundingstraße 11b
90431 Nürnberg
Germany

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Participants (13)

Cap Gemini Innovation

France

Address

86/90 Rue Thiers
92513 Boulogne-billancourt

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L-CUBE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Greece

Address

Mpotassi, 2
10682 Athenes

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Lexicon

Italy

Address

Via Roma 33
84100 Salerno

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NEDERLANDSE PHILIPS BEDRIJVEN BV

Netherlands

Address

Prof. Holstlaan, 4
5656 AA Eindhoven

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RUHR-UNIVERSITY BOCHUM

Germany

Address

Universitätsstraße 150
44780 Bochum

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SIEMENS AG

Germany

Address

Otto-hahn-ring 6
81739 München

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SIEMENS NIXDORF INFORMATION SYSTEMS SPAIN SPAI

Spain

Address

Luis Muntadas, 5
08940 Cornella De Ll.

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UNIVERSITE DE PARIS VII DENIS DIDEROT

France

Address

Place Jussieu 2
Paris

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UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM

Netherlands

Address

De Boelelaan, 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam

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University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST)

United Kingdom

Address

Sackville Street
M60 1QD Manchester

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Università degli Studi di Pisa

Italy

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Lungarno Pacinotti 43
56100 Pisa

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Université de Grenoble I (Université Joseph Fourier)

France

Address

38041 Grenoble

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WESTFAELISCHE WILHELMS - UNIVERSITAET MUENSTER

Germany

Address

Domagkstrasse 5
48129 Muenster

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