> only someone or something that understands language can translate perfectly
Precisely > crude translations into little used languages are nearly worthless due to syntax issues. Useful work requires at least one person fluent in the language It's very true! Current Googe MT tools are reasonably good for reader(s) as they really provide a chance to grasp the meaning of the text but they are far not good as writer instrument meaning translation results are far not good to be published. So it seems reasonable to promote MT as instrument for visitors (readers) of our projects, but not as substitute for that Wikimedians, who are the contributors. On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Fred Bauder <[email protected]> wrote: > This is closely tied to software which is being developed, some of it > secretly, to enable machines to understand and use language. As of now > this will be government and corporate owned and controlled. I say closely > tied because that is how translation works; only someone or something > that understands language can translate perfectly. > > That said, crude translations into little used languages are nearly > worthless due to syntax issues. Useful work requires at least one person > fluent in the language. > > Fred > > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
