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The document proposes a multilingual web retrieval system designed to effectively handle diverse content across languages and cultures, utilizing techniques such as multilingual indexing, cross-language information retrieval, and machine translation. It outlines the implementation of an inverted index for efficient searching in a digital library, detailing processes like tokenization and ranking results. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of handling synonyms and related terms through methods like query expansion and semantic search to improve search accuracy.

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IRT IA 2

The document proposes a multilingual web retrieval system designed to effectively handle diverse content across languages and cultures, utilizing techniques such as multilingual indexing, cross-language information retrieval, and machine translation. It outlines the implementation of an inverted index for efficient searching in a digital library, detailing processes like tokenization and ranking results. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of handling synonyms and related terms through methods like query expansion and semantic search to improve search accuracy.

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VEL TECH HIGH TECH

Dr. RANGARAJAN Dr. SAKUNTHALA ENGINEERING COLLEGE


An Autonomous Institution

Department of Artificial Intelligence & Data Science

21HI645PT – INFORMATION RETRIEVAL TECHNIQUES

Innovative Assignment - II

Faculty Details
MUTHUKAMESH WARAN .C (VH Dr.G.Mahalakshmi
11617)
Associate Professor
KAVI BHARATHI.S (VH 11608)
Dept of AI&DS
AJITH. G (VH 11585)
2.) Create a proposal for a web retrieval system that effectively handles
multilingual content. What techniques would you implement to ensure
accurate retrieval across languages and cultures?
Proposal for a Multilingual Web Retrieval System:

INTRODUCTION :
The rise of global communication and diverse content creation
has led to an increasing need for search engines and web retrieval systems to
support multiple languages and cultural contexts. The objective of this proposal
is to design and implement a multilingual web retrieval system that ensures
accurate and effective information retrieval across different languages and
cultures.
This system will cater to users who search for content in various
languages and require contextually and culturally relevant results, regardless of
the language used in the query or content.
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Key Features of the Multilingual Retrieval System:
 Multilingual Indexing and Inverted Index:
Develop a multilingual inverted index that supports content in multiple
languages. Each document is processed and indexed in its native language using tokenization,
normalization, and stopword removal specific to that language.

 Cross-Language Information Retrieval (CLIR):


Implement Cross-Language Information Retrieval (CLIR) to allow users to enter
queries in one language and retrieve relevant documents in other languages.

 Machine Translation (MT) for Query and Document Translation:


Leverage machine translation (e.g., Google Translate API, DeepL) to translate queries
into multiple languages and search across those translations.

 Cross-Language Information Retrieval (CLIR):


Implement Cross-Language Information Retrieval (CLIR) to allow users to enter
queries in one language and retrieve relevant documents in other languages.
Proposed Technologies and Tools:
 NLP and Multilingual Models:
Use state-of-the-art multilingual models like mBERT, XLM-R, or M2M-100 to
process and understand queries and documents across languages.

 Machine Translation (MT):


Integrate machine translation services (e.g., Google Translate, OpenNMT) for
translating queries and document snippets to ensure cross-language search.

 Deep Learning for Semantic Search:


Employ deep learning models for semantic search using multilingual word
embeddings that encode words across languages into the same vector space.

 Elasticsearch with Multilingual Plugins:


Use Elasticsearch with ICU analysis plugins for proper handling of multiple languages,
scripts, and custom language analyzers.
3.) You are the administrator of a digital library containing thousands of documents.
a.) Explain how you would implement an inverted index to facilitate efficient
searching.
b.) Describe a method for handling synonyms and related terms to improve search
accuracy for users.
a. Implementing an Inverted Index:
An inverted index is a data structure used to map terms to their locations within
a set of documents. Here’s how to implement it:

1. Document Collection:
Gather all documents in the digital library, which can be in various formats (text, PDFs, etc.).
2. Tokenization:
Process each document to break it into individual terms (tokens). This may involve removing
punctuation, converting text to lowercase, and applying stemming or lemmatization.
3. Indexing:
Create a dictionary where each unique term points to a list of document IDs that contain the
term. For example:
EX: Term → Document IDs
"apple" → [1, 3, 5]
"banana" → [2, 5]
4. Search Query Processing:
When a user submits a search query, tokenize the query, look up each term in the
inverted index, and retrieve the corresponding document IDs.

5. Ranking Results:
Implement ranking algorithms (e.g., TF-IDF, BM25) to order the results based on
relevance.

b. Handling Synonyms and Related Terms:


To improve search accuracy, handling synonyms and related terms is crucial. Here’s
how to do it:
1. Thesaurus or Synonym Dictionary:
Create a thesaurus or synonym dictionary that maps terms to their synonyms. For
example:
For example:
"car" → ["automobile", "vehicle"]
"fast" → ["quick", "speedy"]

2. Query Expansion:
When a user enters a search query, expand the query by including synonyms
from the thesaurus. For example, if a user searches for “car”expanded query would include
"car," "automobile," and "vehicle."

3. Semantic Search:
Implement semantic search techniques using Natural Language Processing
(NLP) models that can understand context and identify related terms.

4. Faceted Search:
Allow users to filter search results based on categories, which can include
synonyms or related concepts.
5. Search Suggestions:
Provide users with suggestions as they type their queries,
including potential synonyms and related terms, enhancing their search
experience.

CONCLUSION:
In conclusion, implementing an inverted index in a digital library
significantly enhances search efficiency by providing a fast way to retrieve
documents containing specific terms.
By mapping terms to their respective document IDs and potentially
integrating ranking mechanisms like TF-IDF, the search experience becomes
both faster and more relevant.
THANK YOU

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