Re: [xsl] reversing dictionary in xml

[Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx>]

Would you really expect any useful answers for a very ambigouos "problem"?


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On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 5:31 AM, Robert Ee <eerobert24@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dear experts,
>
>
> I am working on a bilingual dictionary (language A- language B) file, which
I need to reverse to a B-A file.
> (Some people may recognise Dutch and English in this example.)
>
> I found out how to make a rough conversion by means of xsl, by copying from
replies to other questions.
>
> However, I cannot implement my requests. For one thing, think I have to make
two keys in order to put the exemplifying sentences in the right place.
>
> Hope that you can help me out!
>
> Robert
>
> The xml file is as follows:
>
> <dictionary>
> B <lem>
> <LEMID>17688</LEMID>
> <HEADW>obscuur</HEADW>
> <GRAMT>adj</GRAMT>
> B <meaning B id='BNT-19'>
> B <BETNR>1</BETNR>
> B  B <trn>
> B  B  <mtrn>
> B  B  B  B <MTRANS>dark</MTRANS>
> B  B  B  B <GRAMV>-er</GRAMV>
> B  B  B  B <REVRK>dark</REVRK>
> B  B  </mtrn>
> B  B  <sytrn>
> B  B  B <SYNTR>obscure</SYNTR>
> B  B  B <GRAMV>-r</GRAMV>
> B  B  B <REVRS>obscure</REVRS>
> B  B  </sytrn>
> B  B  <sytrn>
> B  B  B <LABEL>formal</LABEL>
> B  B  B <SYNTR>awkward</SYNTR>
> B  B  B <GRAMV>-er</GRAMV>
> B  B  B <REVRS>awkward</REVRS>
> B  B  </sytrn>
> B  B  <sytrn>
> B  B  B <SYNHW>eng</SYNHW>
> B  B  B <SYNTR>spooky</SYNTR>
> B  B  B <GRAMV>-kier</GRAMV>
> B  B  B <REVRK>spooky</REVRK>
> B  B  </sytrn>
> B  B </trn>
> B  B <exmpl>
> B  B  <VOORB>een obscuur zaakje</VOORB>
> B  B  <vve>
> B  B  <VVERT>an awkward case</VVERT>
> B  B  <REVRS>akward</REVRS>
> B  B </vve>
> B  </exmpl>
> B </meaning>
> B </lem>
>
> B <lem>
> <LEMID>000000</LEMID>
> <HEADW>vreemd</HEADW>
> <GRAMT>adj</GRAMT>
> B <meaning B id='BNT-20'>
> B  B <BETNR>1</BETNR>
> B  B <trn>
> B  B  <mtrn>
> B  B  B  B <MTRANS>strange</MTRANS>
> B  B  B  B <GRAMV>-er</GRAMV>
> B  B  B  B <REVRK>strange</REVRK>
> B  B  </mtrn>
> B  B  <sytrn>
> B  B  B <SYNTR>awkward</SYNTR>
> B  B  B <GRAMV>-er</GRAMV>
> B  B  B <REVRS>awkward</REVRS>
> B  B  </sytrn>
> B  B </trn>
> B  B <exmpl>
> B  B  <VOORB>een vreemde kerel</VOORB>
> B  B  <vve>
> B  B  <VVERT>an awkward fellow</VVERT>
> B  B  <REVRS>awkward</REVRS>
> B  B </vve>
> B  </exmpl>
> B </meaning>
> B </lem>
> </wb>
> </dictionary>
>
> Result reversed dictionary
> <dictionary>
> <lem>
> B <HEADW>dark</HEADW>
> B <CAT>adj</CAT>
> B <GRAMH>-er</GRAMH>
> B <meaning id='1328'>
> B  <RES>obscure</RES>
> B  <trn>
> B  B <mtrn>
> B  B  <orig id='BNT-20'/>
> <MTRANS>obscuur</MTRANS>
> B  B </mtrn>
> B  </trn>
> B </meaning>
> </lem>
>
> <lem>
> <HEADW>awkward</HEADW>
> <CAT>adj</CAT>
> <GRAMH>-er</GRAMH>
> <meaning B id='1287'>
> B <orig id='BNT-19'/>
> B <RES>dark</RES>
> B  B <trn>
> B  B <mtrn>
> B  B <MTRANS>obscuur</MTRANS>
> B  B <LABEL>formal</LABEL>
> B  B <mtrn>
> B  B </trn>
> B  B <exmpl>
> B  B  <VOORB>an awkward case</VOORB>
> B  B  <vve><VVERT>een obscuur zaakje</VVERT></vve>
> B  B </exmpl>
> B  </meaning>
> <meaning B id='1288'>
> <orig id='BNT-21'/>
> B  B <RES>strange</RES>
> B  B <trn>
> B  B <mtrn>
> B  B <MTRANS>vreemd</MTRANS>
> B  B </mtrn>
> B  B </trn>
> <exmpl>
> B  B <VOORB>an awkward fellow</VOORB>
> B  B  <vve>
> B  B <VVERT>een vreemde kerel</VVERT>
> B  B </vve>
> </exmpl>
> <meaning >
> </meaning>
> </lem>
>
> <lem>
> <HEADW>spooky</HEADW>
> <CAT>adj</CAT>
> <GRAMV>-ier</GRAMV>
> <meaning >
> <trn>
> B <orig id='BNT-19'/>
> B  B  <mtrn>
> B  B  B <MTRANS>eng</MTRANS>
> B  B  </mtrn>
> B  B  <sytrn>
> B  B  B  <SYNTR>obscuur</SYNTR>
> B  B  </sytrn>
> </trn>
> </meaning>
> </lem>
> </dictionary>
>
> The rough reversion goes of course as follows:
>
> 1. MTRANS + GRAMV -> HEADW + GRAMH
>
> The main translation + grammatical information become headword + grammatical
info in the reversed dictionary (B-A), e.g.
>
> vreemd: strange, awkward
>
> The words that in B-A will serve as new main entrances and that collect as
grouping keys for some reasons are in TWO different tags: REVRS and REVRK.
>
> Further complications:
> 2. In the reversed dictionary B-A synonyms and main translations (in A-B)
are used as explicative labels, e.g.
>
> dark (obscure) obscuur
> .....
> ....
> obscure (dark) obscuur
>
> This should only happen, though, if the SYNTR (synonym translation) in A-B
does not have a SYNHW.
>
> 3. Examples are also reversed, in B-A they are grouped with the meaning they
already belonged to in A-B, if there is another syntrn or mtrn. See the
awkward case.
>
> More could be said, but I hope the example speaks for itself.