Machine translation: a hybrid view

• Published in: IEEE expert Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 12 - 14
• Main Author: Wilks, Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.04.1996
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Hidden Markov models; Laboratories; Large-scale systems; Microelectronics; Natural languages; Ontologies; Research and development; Speech; System recovery

MT works, in the sense that everyday MT systems produce fully automatic translations that many people use with apparent benefits. The failure of intellectual breakthroughs to produce high quality, fully automatic MT is also apparent. The author considers statistical and knowledge-based translation.