Process Automation in the Translation of Standard Language Texts into Easy-to-Read Texts – A Software Requirements Analysis

Many people are denied access to information and communication because they cannot read and understand standard texts. The translation of standard texts into easy-to-read texts can reduce these obstacles and enable barrier-free communication. Due to the lack of computer-supported tools, this is a primarily intellectual process, which is why very little information is available as easy-to-read text. Existing approaches dealing with the automation of the intralingual translation process focus in particular on the sub-process of text simplification. In our study, we look at the entire translation process with the aim of identifying the characteristics of a software system that are required to digitize the entire process as needed. We analyse the intralingual translation process and create a model. In addition, we conduct a software requirements analysis, which we use to systematically analyse and document the demands put to the software architecture. The results of our study form the foundation of the development of a software system that can make the intralingual translation process more efficient and effective.