Text Linguistics and Translation: English-Arabic Machine Translation Assessment - Softcover

Al-Massri PhD, Dr Ismat M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1482352133 ISBN 13: 9781482352139

Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

The key purpose of this work is to examine the interrelationship between the field of text linguistics and translation with specific reference to computer translation. The question arises whether machine translation can ever be a practicable and reliable substitute for human translators. Based on this premise, this study assesses the effectiveness of machine translation software in its ability to translate the nuances of text linguistics from a source language to a target language. Following a literature review of text linguistics covering a number of textual analysis models and translation studies including machine translation, the primary research utilises a qualitative research methodology by means of text-based assessment. Three text samples are drawn from each of the following six text linguistic categories: register, pragmatics, semiotics, text type, genre and discourse. Using three leading Arabic translation software programmes the text samples are subjected to a comparative evaluation.

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Ismat AL-Massri earned his PhD in Text Linguistics and Translation Studies from Heriot-Watt University, Scotland.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1482352133
• ISBN 13: 9781482352139
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 346
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