Machine translation: success or failure using MT in an IT research and development environment

Abstract

This paper discusses the use of raw machine translations in an IT research and development environment. Researchers use machine translation as a drafting tool for scientific papers. The language pairs are German→ English and English→ German. The raw machine translations are produced on an experimental basis by means of the MT systems LOGOS, METAL and Globalink Power Translator Professional. The experiments are to show whether the systems are suitable for this purpose or not. Since the use of raw machine translations is considered to be crucial to the future of MT, the paper discusses success or failure of the technology against this background.

Citation

Bernard, U. (1996), "Machine translation: success or failure using MT in an IT research and development environment", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 48 No. 4, pp. 116-120. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb051417