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arXiv 1511.05798cs.IR
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使用Web搜索引擎查找外语结果的问题

Problems with the use of Web search engines to find results in foreign languages

Dirk Lewandowski

摘要:

目的-测试主要搜索引擎,Google,Yahoo,MSN和Ask区分德语和英语文档的能力设计/方法/途径-使用德语和英语中常见的单词向引擎提出50个查询。使用了语言限制的高级搜索选项,一次是德语,一次是英语。研究了每种语言中每个引擎的前20个结果。结果-虽然没有一个搜索引擎面临的问题,在提供结果的语言界面,使用,谷歌和MSN面临的问题时,结果被限制为外语。研究限制/影响-搜索引擎只测试了德语和英语。我们只有零星的证据表明,其他语言也存在同样的问题。实际影响-搜索者不应该使用的语言限制在谷歌和MSN搜索外语文档时。相反,搜索者应该使用Yahoo或Ask。如果在Google或MSN中搜索外语文档,应使用目标语言/国家的界面。纸张的价值-展示了一个以前没有研究过的搜索引擎的问题。

英文摘要:

Purpose - To test the ability of major search engines, Google, Yahoo, MSN, and Ask, to distinguish between German and English-language documents Design/methodology/approach - 50 queries, using words common in German and in English, were posed to the engines. The advanced search option of language restriction was used, once in German and once in English. The first 20 results per engine in each language were investigated. Findings - While none of the search engines faces problems in providing results in the language of the interface that is used, both Google and MSN face problems when the results are restricted to a foreign language. Research limitations/implications - Search engines were only tested in German and in English. We have only anecdotal evidence that the problems are the same with other languages. Practical implications - Searchers should not use the language restriction in Google and MSN when searching for foreign-language documents. Instead, searchers should use Yahoo or Ask. If searching for foreign language documents in Google or MSN, the interface in the target language/country should be used. Value of paper - Demonstrates a problem with search engines that has not been previously investigated.

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