Cross-language information retrieval (CLIR) is an active sub-domain of information retrieval
(IR). Like IR, CLIR is centered on the search for documents and for information contained …

This paper reviews state-of-the-art techniques and methods for enhancing effectiveness of
cross-language information retrieval (CLIR). The following research issues are covered:(1) …

A Web query consists of one or more search terms. Queries are an integral component of
Web searching and the expression of a searcher's information problem to the Web search …

Search for information is no longer exclusively limited within the native language of the user,
but is more and more extended to other languages. This gives rise to the problem of cross …

A common limitation of many retrieval models, including the recently proposed axiomatic
approaches, is that retrieval scores are solely based on exact (ie, syntactic) matching of …

The World Wide Web (“the Web') was historically popu lated by predominantly English-
language content. Today, with the increasing number of non-English language users and …

Objective We investigate machine translation (MT) of user search queries in the context of
cross-lingual information retrieval (IR) in the medical domain. The main focus is on …

Finding a proper distribution of translation probabilities is one of the most important factors
impacting the effectiveness of a cross-language information retrieval system. In this paper …

For cross language information retrieval (CLIR) based on bilingual translation dictionaries,
good performance depends upon lexical coverage in the dictionary. This is especially true …

The problem of language in Web searching has been discussed primarily in the area of
cross-language information retrieval (CLIR). However, much CLIR research centers on …