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Several alignment techniques have been presented in numerous publications using a variety of notations and terminology. Bitext alignment at different levels of granularity is often treated and also described very differently. However, the general idea is always the same: Alignment aims at coupling corresponding segments together in a given bitext. The principal difference is the type of segments considered and how they are connected with each other in a global structure. Properties of alignments and how they can be found can of course vary substantially. Let us now look at some basic concepts in order to define a common terminology to discuss similarities and differences of alignment approaches on various levels.
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Tiedemann, J. (2011). Basic Concepts and Terminology. In: Bitext Alignment. Synthesis Lectures on Human Language Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-02142-8_2
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