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  <Title>Generating a Controlled Language</Title>
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5 Conclusion
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    <Paragraph position="0"> This paper has argued that linguistic norms imposed by CLs should not be considered in isolation. They are only a part of a set of more comprehensive norms on the document structure and layout. This insight led us to define a notion of textual modules, each with its own linguistic norms, and to envisage the generation of technical documentation using an extended modular controlled language (EMCL).</Paragraph>
    <Paragraph position="1"> Norms for document structure such as ATA100, its linguistic characteristics and its layout requirements may be seen to respectively define the text structuring, the linguistic and the lay-out components of an NLG system.</Paragraph>
    <Paragraph position="2"> We have also shown that a generation point of view can help refine tile definition of an EMCL.</Paragraph>
    <Paragraph position="3"> The EMCL can be defined monolingually, multilinguality being obtained through NLG. These ideas were tested within a proof of concept text generator, in thedomain of' aircraftmaintenance manuals.</Paragraph>
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