Re: translation automation?

[Nadim Shaikli <shaikli at yahoo dot com>]

--- Abdulaziz Al-Arfaj <alarfaj0 at yahoo dot com> wrote:
> You mean like this?
>   http://babelfish.altavista.com/
> 
> I would very much like to see an English->Arabic and then Arabic->English
> automated translation, even if it's wrong 90% of the time. If its wrong 90%
> of the time then its right 10% of the time, so thats 10% less work for us.
> 
> This however is a _huge_ and complex project, and for someone to write
> it he needs a very firm grasp of the syntax, semantics and morphology of
> Arabic, plus programming prowess. It doesnt look like we have someone
> like that here... :-(

I think we have some of the ingredients to actually give it a go, what it
does require is someone with the enthusiasm and curiosity to stick with it
and develop it as much as possible.

The following projects could come in handy,
 + Duali     (http://www.arabeyes.org/project.php?proj=Duali)
 + Farahidi  (http://www.arabeyes.org/project.php?proj=Adawat)
 + Wordlist  (http://www.arabeyes.org/project.php?proj=Wordlist)

I'm by no means saying we can actually do it and get it right, etc.  But
I am inclined to think that we have some tools in-place to start on such
an adventure given there is dedication and interest in a long-term project.
Universities should also be consulted as this is something that would very
much salivate over (or they should).

Sounds like something to add to Arabeyes' Global TODO list.

Salam.

 - Nadim



		
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