AUTOMATED NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING

An automated natural language translation system takes source natural language text (preferably in Japanese) and translates them into a target natural language (preferably English). The system also allows an operator to re-translate automatically selected portions of the source text. The system includes an improvement directed to transforming kanas in the source text into alphabetic letters of the target language which allows the presence of a word or phrase boundary to be recognized in the middle of a kana. The system also includes an improvement involving performing concurrently on the source text both a morphological analysis and a syntactic analysis.