Comments on: Machine Translation http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2004/06/07/language-weaver-the-best-machine-translation-systems-in-the-world/ Between logomachy and logomancy . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:02:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joshua Macy http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2004/06/07/language-weaver-the-best-machine-translation-systems-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Joshua Macy Tue, 08 Jun 2004 19:38:21 +0000 /?p=14#comment-21 Right, I didn't mean to make Language Weaver sound revolutionary. The page I pointed to about the history of MT talked about IBM's Candide system, which was the initiated in the '80s. Still, LW is the first system to escape the laboratory that I've heard of, which I think is interesting. Right, I didn’t mean to make Language Weaver sound revolutionary. The page I pointed to about the history of MT talked about IBM’s Candide system, which was the initiated in the ’80s. Still, LW is the first system to escape the laboratory that I’ve heard of, which I think is interesting.

]]> By: Peter http://www.joshuamacy.com/wordpress/2004/06/07/language-weaver-the-best-machine-translation-systems-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Peter Tue, 08 Jun 2004 19:11:54 +0000 /?p=14#comment-20 Actually, statistical machine translation is around since the 80s. The problem is that there are usually no large amount of parallel texts in two languages available, and if so, usually not in an electronic form. In bilingual countries like Canada or Belgium, there are parallel legal texts and parliament proceedings, and also the European Union has a lot of those, but it's very hard to find general text. to find large amounts Actually, statistical machine translation is around since the 80s. The problem is that there are usually no large
amount of parallel texts in two languages available, and if so, usually not in an electronic form. In bilingual
countries like Canada or Belgium, there are parallel legal texts and parliament proceedings, and also the European
Union has a lot of those, but it’s very hard to find general text.
to find large amounts

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