Machine Translation

Table of Contents

Machine Translation 

Purpose 

What Is Machine Translation? 

Terminology Direct Translation

Direct Translation Approach 

Terminology Transfer Translation

Transfer Translation Approach 

Terminology Interlingual Translation

Interlingual Translation Approach 

Knowledge-Based Approach 

Knowledge-Based Approach 

Terminology Other Approaches

Myths About Machine Translation 

Just the Facts 

Benefits 

Consistency 

Format Preservation 

Process 

Productivity 

The Translation Process 

Limitations 

Text Types 

Dictionary Coverage 

Bottom Line 

Bottom Line 

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