Controlled document authoring in a machine translation age /

"This book explains the concept, framework, implementation, and evaluation of controlled document authoring in this age of translation technologies. Machine translation (MT) is routinely used in many situations, by companies, governments and individuals. Despite recent advances, MT tools are st...

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Main Authors: Miyata, Rei (Author)
Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
Publisher Address: Abingdon, Oxon :
Publication Dates: 2021.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Japanese
Series: Routledge studies in translation technology
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Summary: "This book explains the concept, framework, implementation, and evaluation of controlled document authoring in this age of translation technologies. Machine translation (MT) is routinely used in many situations, by companies, governments and individuals. Despite recent advances, MT tools are still known to be imperfect, sometimes producing critical errors. To enhance the performance of MT, researchers and language practitioners have developed controlled languages that impose restrictions on the form or length of the source language text. However, a fundamental, persisting problem is that both current MT systems and controlled languages deal only with the sentence as the unit of processing. To be effective, controlled languages must be contextualised at the document level, consequently enabling MT to generate outputs appropriate for their functional context within the target document. With a specific focus on Japanese municipal documents, this book establishes a framework for controlled document authoring by integrating various research strands including document formalisation, controlled language, and terminology management. It then presents the development and evaluation of an authoring support system, MuTUAL, that is designed to help non-professional writers create well-organised documents that are both readable and translatable. The book provides useful insights for researchers and practitioners interested in translation technology, technical writing, and natural language processing applications"--
Carrier Form: xv, 219 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-214) and index.
ISBN: 9780367500191 (hardcover) :
0367500191 (hardcover)
9781003048527 (electronic book)
1003048528 (electronic book)
9781000196542 (electronic publication)
1000196542 (electronic publication)
9781000196504 (electronic book)
100019650X (electronic book)
9781000196528 (Mobipocket)
1000196526 (Mobipocket)
Index Number: P308
CLC: H085
Call Number: H085/M685