Different Types of Controlled Languages

There has been much discussion on the topic of Controlled Language (CL) in the past issues of TC-Forum. With several years of experience as a translator, as a trainer of Controlled English writing and translation post-editing, and as a developer of Machine Translation (MT) and Translation Memory (TM) systems, I would like to clarify some points that do not seem to have been presented in other articles. These points do not indicate all of the details of possible CL systems, but I hope that they open up the discussion to cover both past and recent developments in CL system and application research and development.

Allen, Jeff. TC-FORUM (1999). Articles>Language>Localization>Controlled Vocabulary

Results of the "Survey of Percentages for Documentation Written on the Topic of Controlled Language (CL)"

Here is a summary of a survey that I conducted in April 1999. These results reflect replies received as of 10 June 1999.

Allen, Jeff. TC-FORUM (1999). Articles>Documentation>Localization>Glossary