| 摘要 |
A finite state dictionary ( 200, 780 ) and method of production thereof by providing nodes ( 210-240 ) representing symbols stored in the dictionary; providing links ( 250-290 ) linking predetermined nodes; classifying each of the nodes; and associating with each node one of a plurality of formats selected in dependence on the node's classification. The node's classification is preferably representative of the node's probability of use. The plurality of predetermined formats preferably comprises: start of chain ( 210 ); heavy use ( 230 ); middle use ( 220 ); and light use ( 240 ). The probability of use of the nodes may be determined from a predetermined symbol probability analysis, or from a prior accumulation of statistics from use with corpora. This produces the advantage of increased run-time speed of dictionary look-up, and may reduce the dictionary's size.
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