Automatic German Text Simplification: Data, Evaluation, and Models
Texts written in simplified language are essential for accessible communication. However, manually writing accessible texts or simplifying difficult-to-read texts into accessible language is very time-consuming. Machine learning models such as large language models (LLMs) can assist with this intra-...
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| description | Texts written in simplified language are essential for accessible communication. However, manually writing accessible texts or simplifying difficult-to-read texts into accessible language is very time-consuming. Machine learning models such as large language models (LLMs) can assist with this intra-lingual translation task by providing drafts for professional translators. This volume takes a computational linguist’s perspective on automatic text simplification (ATS), providing a broad introduction to the field. The book begins by introducing the challenges and opportunities. It also explains how to build simplification datasets, use them to train machine learning models, and evaluate them. The book also provides state-of-the-art overviews of German text simplification models, datasets and evaluation metrics for document and sentence simplification. While the focus is primarily on German plain language (“Einfache Sprache”), the book also provides some insights into German easy-to-read language (“Leichte Sprache”) and other languages. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1738082026-03-19T14:17:20Z Automatic German Text Simplification: Data, Evaluation, and Models Stodden, Regina Foreign language learners Accessibility Automatic text simplification Automatische Textvereinfachung Automatisierung Fremdsprachenlernen German TS models Inklusion People with low literacy Plain language Text simplification thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFG Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFK Grammar, syntax and morphology thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFP Translation and interpretation thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1D Europe::1DF Central Europe::1DFG Germany thema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AC Germanic and Scandinavian languages::2ACG German thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies and policy::JNFK Educational strategies and policy: inclusion Texts written in simplified language are essential for accessible communication. However, manually writing accessible texts or simplifying difficult-to-read texts into accessible language is very time-consuming. Machine learning models such as large language models (LLMs) can assist with this intra-lingual translation task by providing drafts for professional translators. This volume takes a computational linguist’s perspective on automatic text simplification (ATS), providing a broad introduction to the field. The book begins by introducing the challenges and opportunities. It also explains how to build simplification datasets, use them to train machine learning models, and evaluate them. The book also provides state-of-the-art overviews of German text simplification models, datasets and evaluation metrics for document and sentence simplification. While the focus is primarily on German plain language (“Einfache Sprache”), the book also provides some insights into German easy-to-read language (“Leichte Sprache”) and other languages. 2026-03-19T14:17:17Z 2026-03-19T14:17:17Z 2026-03-06T09:00:20Z 2026 book 2699-1683 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/111259 9783732987009 9783732912162 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/173808 eng Easy – Plain – Accessible open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/111259/1/9783732987009.pdf Frank & Timme 10.57088/978-3-7329-8700-9 10.57088/978-3-7329-8700-9 16ae4da0-decc-4c9f-8b91-ab8dc3d00b58 9783732987009 9783732912162 286 open access |
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| title | Automatic German Text Simplification: Data, Evaluation, and Models |
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| topic | Foreign language learners Accessibility Automatic text simplification Automatische Textvereinfachung Automatisierung Fremdsprachenlernen German TS models Inklusion People with low literacy Plain language Text simplification thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFG Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFK Grammar, syntax and morphology thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFP Translation and interpretation thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1D Europe::1DF Central Europe::1DFG Germany thema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AC Germanic and Scandinavian languages::2ACG German thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies and policy::JNFK Educational strategies and policy: inclusion |
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