DFKI, for the 2004 edition of the Cross-Language Evaluation Forum (CLEF). Based on the
experience we obtained through our participation at QA@ Clef-2003 with our initial cross-
lingual QA prototype system B i Q ue (cf.[1]), the focus of the system extension for this year's
task was a) on robust NL question interpretation using advanced linguistic-based
components, b) flexible interface strategies to IR-search engines, and c) on strategies for off …