TRANSLATION STUDY

Abstract

Means of evaluating certain facets of the mechanical translation process were developed. These qualitative evaluation techniques are not completely general, but allow a measure of evaluation which is valid and reflects the over-all translation quality of mechanical translations in their current state. The experimental work was performed using an IBM 709 digital computer. A quality measure of a mechanical translation process is possible and feasible by mechanized means. Through comparison of the untranslated text with the translation output, the kernel analysis provides, in a single figure of merit, a measure of readability, grammatical reliability, and completeness of translation lexicon. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 28, 1961
Accession Number
AD0271640

Entities

People

  • David L. Johnson
  • Dean W. Lytle

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computers
  • Digital Computers
  • Figure Of Merit
  • Reliability
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Translations

Readers

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Systems Analysis and Design