PROBLEMS IN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL FROM 19 TH - CENTURY CZECH TEXTS: PRESENT AND PLANNED LINGUISTIC SOLUTIONS
Abstract
The paper surveys linguistic problems in making Czech historical texts searchable for students, scientists, as well as for the general public unfamiliar with the extensive changes of the Czech language in the 19th century. The authors sum up the linguistic solutions resulting from their work in the Czech Ministry of Culture's Tools for Accessing Printed Texts from the 19th Century and the First Half of the 20th Century project, commenting on the results from the users' perspectives, including the anticipated needs of students and teachers in science, history, literature and language classes.
Plans for further development of the tools are also introduced, with the focus on specific linguistic problems found in the areas of 19th - century technical terminology and personal and geographical proper names.