DOCUMENT CONVERSION APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT A NATURAL CONVERSION

A method and document conversion apparatus for converting text of one language or dialect into text of another language or dialect without losing the tag symbols included in the text. The system includes a unit for storing the source text, a unit for storing data which shows the display properties of the source text and the location to which the properties are attached, a unit for converting the text body of the source language into the text body of the target language, a unit for storing the converted text body, a unit for storing information which shows the relations between words in the target text and words in the source text, a unit which processes the target text body and prepares data which shows the display properties of the target text and the location to which the properties are attached, a unit for preparing the target text by attaching tag symbols to the target text, and a display unit for displaying the text.