http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/19/statistical-machine-translation-gets-real-a-profile-of-language-weaver/ Adventures in Web Globalization Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:16:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/19/statistical-machine-translation-gets-real-a-profile-of-language-weaver/comment-page-1/#comment-23401 China to Overtake US in Web Users … Next Month | Global by Design Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:15:16 +0000 http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/19/statistical-machine-translation-gets-real-a-profile-of-language-weaver/#comment-23401 [...] I must say that the quality of Google’s machine translations since it started using its own statistical machine translation software has improved [...] [...] I must say that the quality of Google’s machine translations since it started using its own statistical machine translation software has improved [...]

]]> http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/19/statistical-machine-translation-gets-real-a-profile-of-language-weaver/comment-page-1/#comment-11086 » Google’s Cross Language Search Coming “Soon” Global by Design: Web Globalization Thoughts and Resources Thu, 17 May 2007 01:49:20 +0000 http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/19/statistical-machine-translation-gets-real-a-profile-of-language-weaver/#comment-11086 [...] PS: Here’s a Register article on Google’s SMT technology. If you want more information on SMT, check out the profile we did a few months back on the pioneer in this field Language Weaver. [...] [...] PS: Here’s a Register article on Google’s SMT technology. If you want more information on SMT, check out the profile we did a few months back on the pioneer in this field Language Weaver. [...]

]]> http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/19/statistical-machine-translation-gets-real-a-profile-of-language-weaver/comment-page-1/#comment-2272 » An Interview with Language Weaver CEO Bryce Benjamin Global By Design: The Web Globalization Resource Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:31:21 +0000 http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/19/statistical-machine-translation-gets-real-a-profile-of-language-weaver/#comment-2272 [...] Last week, I posted the article that I wrote about Language Weaver and their statistical machine translation software. While I was at the Language Weaver offices, I also had time to record a 10-minute interview with CEO Bryce Benjamin. [...] [...] Last week, I posted the article that I wrote about Language Weaver and their statistical machine translation software. While I was at the Language Weaver offices, I also had time to record a 10-minute interview with CEO Bryce Benjamin. [...]

]]> http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/19/statistical-machine-translation-gets-real-a-profile-of-language-weaver/comment-page-1/#comment-2146 » Most Popular Posts of 2006 (Belated Edition) Global By Design: The Web Globalization Resource Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:25:12 +0000 http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/19/statistical-machine-translation-gets-real-a-profile-of-language-weaver/#comment-2146 [...] Statistical Machine Translation Gets Real: A Profile of Language Weaver [...] [...] Statistical Machine Translation Gets Real: A Profile of Language Weaver [...]

]]> http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/19/statistical-machine-translation-gets-real-a-profile-of-language-weaver/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Argentum Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:47:48 +0000 http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2006/12/19/statistical-machine-translation-gets-real-a-profile-of-language-weaver/#comment-733 I've read the article about the new SMT project. Although I'm rather sceptical about the "revolution" in machine translation, it will be interesting to see the development of this conception in the nearest future. Surely, the rules-based MT systems, like Systran, PROMT, Power Translator, or Translation Memory sistems (Trados, Deja-Vu) cannot provide 100 per cent accurate translations. But they have, from my point of view, a great advantage: I can control the translation by changing contents of the dictionary (and even some translation rules) or editing the fragments of the text in the Translation Memory database. I can edit the input text making them more neat and clear to the machine. As for the SMT systems, I cannot realize how a final user could control the quality of translation. For example, if I need to change the translation of some word (which is can be easily done in traditional MT systems), I have to find and match an amount of text in two languages where this word is used and translated properly? I’ve read the article about the new SMT project. Although I’m rather sceptical about the “revolution” in machine translation, it will be interesting to see the development of this conception in the nearest future. Surely, the rules-based MT systems, like Systran, PROMT, Power Translator, or Translation Memory sistems (Trados, Deja-Vu) cannot provide 100 per cent accurate translations. But they have, from my point of view, a great advantage: I can control the translation by changing contents of the dictionary (and even some translation rules) or editing the fragments of the text in the Translation Memory database. I can edit the input text making them more neat and clear to the machine. As for the SMT systems, I cannot realize how a final user could control the quality of translation. For example, if I need to change the translation of some word (which is can be easily done in traditional MT systems), I have to find and match an amount of text in two languages where this word is used and translated properly?

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