Models of translational equivalence that are ignorant of indirect associations have `` a tendency ... to be confused by collocates '' ( Dagan et al. , 1993 ) .
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The arrow connecting vk and uk Â± i in Figure 1 represents an indirect association , since the association between vk and uk Â± i arises only by virtue of the association between each of them and uk . Models of translational equivalence that are ignorant of indirect associations have `` a tendency ... to be confused by collocates '' ( Dagan et al. , 1993 ) . Fortunately , indirect associations are usually not difficult to identify , because they tend to be weaker than the direct associations on which they are based ( Melamed , 1996c ) .
Models of translational equivalence that are ignorant of indirect associations have `` a tendency ... to be confused by collocates '' ( @@CITATION ) .