Autodidactic Training Modules on Linguistic Engineering Applied to Translation

Making queries and distributions

In the following section, we will explain how to make useful queries, distributions and word lists for translators.

Making queries

To make queries (ask the TACT for specific items) proceed as follows:

• Open the TACT programme.
• From the main menu, select UseBase.
• Write down the database name.
• Go to Display menu and select one of the display options.
• Go to Select menu and select "Query".
• A black screen with an empty chart will be displayed.
• Write down what you wish to look for.
• To save the results, go to File menu and select Disk option.
• The search will be saved in a file with .lst extension.

To see an example of a query, click here.

Making distributions

To make distributions proceed as follows:

• Open the TACT programme.
• From the main menu, select UseBase.
• Write down the database name.
• Go to Display menu and select the Distribution option.
• Go to "Query" (see the above section) and ask for the word you wish to look for.
• A distribution of the chosen word will be displayed.
• To save the results, go to File menu and select Disk option.
• The search will be saved as a file with .lst extension.

To see an example of a distribution, click here.

Looking at examples on the Internet

There are examples of TACT files through the Internet at TactWeb. 

Sandra del Molino

Translated and adapted by Araceli Alonso Campo

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