An Introduction to Machine Translation

By W. John Hutchins

The translation of foreign language texts by computers was one of the first tasks that the pioneers of computing and artificial intelligence set themselves. Machine translation is again becoming an important field of research and development as the need for translations of technical and commercial documentation is growing beyond the capacity of the translation profession.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 012362830X
• ISBN13: 9780123628305
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.0" x 7.0"

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The most widely cited book in the literature on MT

This is the most widely cited book in the machine translation literature. It's an excellent introduction, and well worth reading. No algorithms, but a great overview of the issues and problems in MT.