L01-3 计算机辅助翻译简介 2013.pptVIP

Thank you! 徐彬@: xubin007@ X * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 示例2更能说明使用déjà vu翻译技术文章的重复率，以及由此节省的时间。 * * * * * * 计算机辅助翻译 MT vs. CAT /or TM Computer aided translation (CAT) Researches on ‘computer translation’ or ‘machine translation’ started with the application of main-frame computers in 1950s. the first phase: a kind of ‘automatic’ translation without the interference of human intelligence--MT. recent focus of researches: translation memory. feasibility of TM systems: Trados, Déjà vu, WordFast, Yaxin CAT Necessity of technology Two attitudes towards new technology: Embracing it and be hurt by technology at the beginning Dig a big hole, stuck your head in it, pretending nothing is happening – both fairly uncomfortable and vulnerable Computer Tools Available for Translators Word Processing Auto-correct; auto-text; spell-check; grammatical check; etc. Track changes Speech recognition Electronic Dictionaries and Database Management Programs full-text search capability full text concordance search OCR (Optical Character Reading) Software The internet Communication File Transference and Online Payment Glossary Searching Translation Research A Brief History of MT 1948 Alan Turing envisaged MT 1949 Warren Weaver memo launches MT in USA 1951 Bar-Hillel first MT appointee (at MIT) 1952 first US MT conference 1954 Georgetown-IBM demonstration (Russian-English) 1954 first issue of journal Mechanical Translation appears 1955 MT research begins in UK and USSR 1956 first international MT conference 1956-1966 MT a major research area worldwide 1966 ALPAC report - kills academic MT research mid-1970s MT resurrection changed economics - academic MT research resumes 1976 EC buys SYSTRAN English-to-French 1977-on TAUM-METEO did something useful! 1977 Weidner Communications Corporation formed (Utah) 1978 EC buys SYSTRAN French-to-English 1979 EUROTRA begins 1979 Siemens sponsor METAL (Texas) 1980 Philips begin Rosetta project 1980 ALPS company sta