# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- # Natural Language Toolkit: IBM Model Core # # Copyright (C) 2001-2018 NLTK Project # Author: Tah Wei Hoon # URL: # For license information, see LICENSE.TXT """ Common methods and classes for all IBM models. See ``IBMModel1``, ``IBMModel2``, ``IBMModel3``, ``IBMModel4``, and ``IBMModel5`` for specific implementations. The IBM models are a series of generative models that learn lexical translation probabilities, p(target language word|source language word), given a sentence-aligned parallel corpus. The models increase in sophistication from model 1 to 5. Typically, the output of lower models is used to seed the higher models. All models use the Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithm to learn various probability tables. Words in a sentence are one-indexed. The first word of a sentence has position 1, not 0. Index 0 is reserved in the source sentence for the NULL token. The concept of position does not apply to NULL, but it is indexed at 0 by convention. Each target word is aligned to exactly one source word or the NULL token. References: Philipp Koehn. 2010. Statistical Machine Translation. Cambridge University Press, New York. Peter E Brown, Stephen A. Della Pietra, Vincent J. Della Pietra, and Robert L. Mercer. 1993. The Mathematics of Statistical Machine Translation: Parameter Estimation. Computational Linguistics, 19 (2), 263-311. """ from __future__ import division from bisect import insort_left from collections import defaultdict from copy import deepcopy from math import ceil def longest_target_sentence_length(sentence_aligned_corpus): """ :param sentence_aligned_corpus: Parallel corpus under consideration :type sentence_aligned_corpus: list(AlignedSent) :return: Number of words in the longest target language sentence of ``sentence_aligned_corpus`` """ max_m = 0 for aligned_sentence in sentence_aligned_corpus: m = len(aligned_sentence.words) max_m = max(m, max_m) return max_m class IBMModel(object): """ Abstract base class for all IBM models """ # Avoid division by zero and precision errors by imposing a minimum # value for probabilities. Note that this approach is theoretically # incorrect, since it may create probabilities that sum to more # than 1. In practice, the contribution of probabilities with MIN_PROB # is tiny enough that the value of MIN_PROB can be treated as zero. MIN_PROB = 1.0e-12 # GIZA++ is more liberal and uses 1.0e-7 def __init__(self, sentence_aligned_corpus): self.init_vocab(sentence_aligned_corpus) self.reset_probabilities() def reset_probabilities(self): self.translation_table = defaultdict( lambda: defaultdict(lambda: IBMModel.MIN_PROB)) """ dict[str][str]: float. Probability(target word | source word). Values accessed as ``translation_table[target_word][source_word]``. """ self.alignment_table = defaultdict( lambda: defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict( lambda: IBMModel.MIN_PROB)))) """ dict[int][int][int][int]: float. Probability(i | j,l,m). Values accessed as ``alignment_table[i][j][l][m]``. Used in model 2 and hill climbing in models 3 and above """ self.fertility_table = defaultdict( lambda: defaultdict(lambda: self.MIN_PROB)) """ dict[int][str]: float. Probability(fertility | source word). Values accessed as ``fertility_table[fertility][source_word]``. Used in model 3 and higher. """ self.p1 = 0.5 """ Probability that a generated word requires another target word that is aligned to NULL. Used in model 3 and higher. """ def set_uniform_probabilities(self, sentence_aligned_corpus): """ Initialize probability tables to a uniform distribution Derived classes should implement this accordingly. """ pass def init_vocab(self, sentence_aligned_corpus): src_vocab = set() trg_vocab = set() for aligned_sentence in sentence_aligned_corpus: trg_vocab.update(aligned_sentence.words) src_vocab.update(aligned_sentence.mots) # Add the NULL token src_vocab.add(None) self.src_vocab = src_vocab """ set(str): All source language words used in training """ self.trg_vocab = trg_vocab """ set(str): All target language words used in training """ def sample(self, sentence_pair): """ Sample the most probable alignments from the entire alignment space First, determine the best alignment according to IBM Model 2. With this initial alignment, use hill climbing to determine the best alignment according to a higher IBM Model. Add this alignment and its neighbors to the sample set. Repeat this process with other initial alignments obtained by pegging an alignment point. Hill climbing may be stuck in a local maxima, hence the pegging and trying out of different alignments. :param sentence_pair: Source and target language sentence pair to generate a sample of alignments from :type sentence_pair: AlignedSent :return: A set of best alignments represented by their ``AlignmentInfo`` and the best alignment of the set for convenience :rtype: set(AlignmentInfo), AlignmentInfo """ sampled_alignments = set() l = len(sentence_pair.mots) m = len(sentence_pair.words) # Start from the best model 2 alignment initial_alignment = self.best_model2_alignment(sentence_pair) potential_alignment = self.hillclimb(initial_alignment) sampled_alignments.update(self.neighboring(potential_alignment)) best_alignment = potential_alignment # Start from other model 2 alignments, # with the constraint that j is aligned (pegged) to i for j in range(1, m + 1): for i in range(0, l + 1): initial_alignment = self.best_model2_alignment( sentence_pair, j, i) potential_alignment = self.hillclimb(initial_alignment, j) neighbors = self.neighboring(potential_alignment, j) sampled_alignments.update(neighbors) if potential_alignment.score > best_alignment.score: best_alignment = potential_alignment return sampled_alignments, best_alignment def best_model2_alignment(self, sentence_pair, j_pegged=None, i_pegged=0): """ Finds the best alignment according to IBM Model 2 Used as a starting point for hill climbing in Models 3 and above, because it is easier to compute than the best alignments in higher models :param sentence_pair: Source and target language sentence pair to be word-aligned :type sentence_pair: AlignedSent :param j_pegged: If specified, the alignment point of j_pegged will be fixed to i_pegged :type j_pegged: int :param i_pegged: Alignment point to j_pegged :type i_pegged: int """ src_sentence = [None] + sentence_pair.mots trg_sentence = ['UNUSED'] + sentence_pair.words # 1-indexed l = len(src_sentence) - 1 # exclude NULL m = len(trg_sentence) - 1 alignment = [0] * (m + 1) # init all alignments to NULL cepts = [[] for i in range((l + 1))] # init all cepts to empty list for j in range(1, m + 1): if j == j_pegged: # use the pegged alignment instead of searching for best one best_i = i_pegged else: best_i = 0 max_alignment_prob = IBMModel.MIN_PROB t = trg_sentence[j] for i in range(0, l + 1): s = src_sentence[i] alignment_prob = (self.translation_table[t][s] * self.alignment_table[i][j][l][m]) if alignment_prob >= max_alignment_prob: max_alignment_prob = alignment_prob best_i = i alignment[j] = best_i cepts[best_i].append(j) return AlignmentInfo(tuple(alignment), tuple(src_sentence), tuple(trg_sentence), cepts) def hillclimb(self, alignment_info, j_pegged=None): """ Starting from the alignment in ``alignment_info``, look at neighboring alignments iteratively for the best one There is no guarantee that the best alignment in the alignment space will be found, because the algorithm might be stuck in a local maximum. :param j_pegged: If specified, the search will be constrained to alignments where ``j_pegged`` remains unchanged :type j_pegged: int :return: The best alignment found from hill climbing :rtype: AlignmentInfo """ alignment = alignment_info # alias with shorter name max_probability = self.prob_t_a_given_s(alignment) while True: old_alignment = alignment for neighbor_alignment in self.neighboring(alignment, j_pegged): neighbor_probability = self.prob_t_a_given_s(neighbor_alignment) if neighbor_probability > max_probability: alignment = neighbor_alignment max_probability = neighbor_probability if alignment == old_alignment: # Until there are no better alignments break alignment.score = max_probability return alignment def neighboring(self, alignment_info, j_pegged=None): """ Determine the neighbors of ``alignment_info``, obtained by moving or swapping one alignment point :param j_pegged: If specified, neighbors that have a different alignment point from j_pegged will not be considered :type j_pegged: int :return: A set neighboring alignments represented by their ``AlignmentInfo`` :rtype: set(AlignmentInfo) """ neighbors = set() l = len(alignment_info.src_sentence) - 1 # exclude NULL m = len(alignment_info.trg_sentence) - 1 original_alignment = alignment_info.alignment original_cepts = alignment_info.cepts for j in range(1, m + 1): if j != j_pegged: # Add alignments that differ by one alignment point for i in range(0, l + 1): new_alignment = list(original_alignment) new_cepts = deepcopy(original_cepts) old_i = original_alignment[j] # update alignment new_alignment[j] = i # update cepts insort_left(new_cepts[i], j) new_cepts[old_i].remove(j) new_alignment_info = AlignmentInfo( tuple(new_alignment), alignment_info.src_sentence, alignment_info.trg_sentence, new_cepts) neighbors.add(new_alignment_info) for j in range(1, m + 1): if j != j_pegged: # Add alignments that have two alignment points swapped for other_j in range(1, m + 1): if other_j != j_pegged and other_j != j: new_alignment = list(original_alignment) new_cepts = deepcopy(original_cepts) other_i = original_alignment[other_j] i = original_alignment[j] # update alignments new_alignment[j] = other_i new_alignment[other_j] = i # update cepts new_cepts[other_i].remove(other_j) insort_left(new_cepts[other_i], j) new_cepts[i].remove(j) insort_left(new_cepts[i], other_j) new_alignment_info = AlignmentInfo( tuple(new_alignment), alignment_info.src_sentence, alignment_info.trg_sentence, new_cepts) neighbors.add(new_alignment_info) return neighbors def maximize_lexical_translation_probabilities(self, counts): for t, src_words in counts.t_given_s.items(): for s in src_words: estimate = counts.t_given_s[t][s] / counts.any_t_given_s[s] self.translation_table[t][s] = max(estimate, IBMModel.MIN_PROB) def maximize_fertility_probabilities(self, counts): for phi, src_words in counts.fertility.items(): for s in src_words: estimate = (counts.fertility[phi][s] / counts.fertility_for_any_phi[s]) self.fertility_table[phi][s] = max(estimate, IBMModel.MIN_PROB) def maximize_null_generation_probabilities(self, counts): p1_estimate = counts.p1 / (counts.p1 + counts.p0) p1_estimate = max(p1_estimate, IBMModel.MIN_PROB) # Clip p1 if it is too large, because p0 = 1 - p1 should not be # smaller than MIN_PROB self.p1 = min(p1_estimate, 1 - IBMModel.MIN_PROB) def prob_of_alignments(self, alignments): probability = 0 for alignment_info in alignments: probability += self.prob_t_a_given_s(alignment_info) return probability def prob_t_a_given_s(self, alignment_info): """ Probability of target sentence and an alignment given the source sentence All required information is assumed to be in ``alignment_info`` and self. Derived classes should override this method """ return 0.0 class AlignmentInfo(object): """ Helper data object for training IBM Models 3 and up Read-only. For a source sentence and its counterpart in the target language, this class holds information about the sentence pair's alignment, cepts, and fertility. Warning: Alignments are one-indexed here, in contrast to nltk.translate.Alignment and AlignedSent, which are zero-indexed This class is not meant to be used outside of IBM models. """ def __init__(self, alignment, src_sentence, trg_sentence, cepts): if not isinstance(alignment, tuple): raise TypeError("The alignment must be a tuple because it is used " "to uniquely identify AlignmentInfo objects.") self.alignment = alignment """ tuple(int): Alignment function. ``alignment[j]`` is the position in the source sentence that is aligned to the position j in the target sentence. """ self.src_sentence = src_sentence """ tuple(str): Source sentence referred to by this object. Should include NULL token (None) in index 0. """ self.trg_sentence = trg_sentence """ tuple(str): Target sentence referred to by this object. Should have a dummy element in index 0 so that the first word starts from index 1. """ self.cepts = cepts """ list(list(int)): The positions of the target words, in ascending order, aligned to a source word position. For example, cepts[4] = (2, 3, 7) means that words in positions 2, 3 and 7 of the target sentence are aligned to the word in position 4 of the source sentence """ self.score = None """ float: Optional. Probability of alignment, as defined by the IBM model that assesses this alignment """ def fertility_of_i(self, i): """ Fertility of word in position ``i`` of the source sentence """ return len(self.cepts[i]) def is_head_word(self, j): """ :return: Whether the word in position ``j`` of the target sentence is a head word """ i = self.alignment[j] return self.cepts[i][0] == j def center_of_cept(self, i): """ :return: The ceiling of the average positions of the words in the tablet of cept ``i``, or 0 if ``i`` is None """ if i is None: return 0 average_position = sum(self.cepts[i]) / len(self.cepts[i]) return int(ceil(average_position)) def previous_cept(self, j): """ :return: The previous cept of ``j``, or None if ``j`` belongs to the first cept """ i = self.alignment[j] if i == 0: raise ValueError("Words aligned to NULL cannot have a previous " "cept because NULL has no position") previous_cept = i - 1 while previous_cept > 0 and self.fertility_of_i(previous_cept) == 0: previous_cept -= 1 if previous_cept <= 0: previous_cept = None return previous_cept def previous_in_tablet(self, j): """ :return: The position of the previous word that is in the same tablet as ``j``, or None if ``j`` is the first word of the tablet """ i = self.alignment[j] tablet_position = self.cepts[i].index(j) if tablet_position == 0: return None return self.cepts[i][tablet_position - 1] def zero_indexed_alignment(self): """ :return: Zero-indexed alignment, suitable for use in external ``nltk.translate`` modules like ``nltk.translate.Alignment`` :rtype: list(tuple) """ zero_indexed_alignment = [] for j in range(1, len(self.trg_sentence)): i = self.alignment[j] - 1 if i < 0: i = None # alignment to NULL token zero_indexed_alignment.append((j - 1, i)) return zero_indexed_alignment def __eq__(self, other): return self.alignment == other.alignment def __ne__(self, other): return not self == other def __hash__(self): return hash(self.alignment) class Counts(object): """ Data object to store counts of various parameters during training """ def __init__(self): self.t_given_s = defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict(lambda: 0.0)) self.any_t_given_s = defaultdict(lambda: 0.0) self.p0 = 0.0 self.p1 = 0.0 self.fertility = defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict(lambda: 0.0)) self.fertility_for_any_phi = defaultdict(lambda: 0.0) def update_lexical_translation(self, count, alignment_info, j): i = alignment_info.alignment[j] t = alignment_info.trg_sentence[j] s = alignment_info.src_sentence[i] self.t_given_s[t][s] += count self.any_t_given_s[s] += count def update_null_generation(self, count, alignment_info): m = len(alignment_info.trg_sentence) - 1 fertility_of_null = alignment_info.fertility_of_i(0) self.p1 += fertility_of_null * count self.p0 += (m - 2 * fertility_of_null) * count def update_fertility(self, count, alignment_info): for i in range(0, len(alignment_info.src_sentence)): s = alignment_info.src_sentence[i] phi = alignment_info.fertility_of_i(i) self.fertility[phi][s] += count self.fertility_for_any_phi[s] += count