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Re: universal written language - a protocol for machine translation

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From: Lee Sau Dan ~{
Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 00:00

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>>>>> "John" == John Woodgate <jmw@jmwa.demon.co.uk> writes:

    >> Another example: How is French "j'ai faim" represented?  Would
    >> the representation lead to the English translation "I have
    >> hunger" instead of the more natural "I'm hungry"?

    John> Always apply the fundamental maxim of translation:
    John> 'Translate thoughts (concepts), not words.'

So, how can you implement this maxim with computer programs?  i.e. How
are  you  going  to  represent  these  concepts in  a  computer  in  a
relatively neutral manner?  Should the computer represent "I'm hungry"
as "I AM hungry" or "I HAVE hunger", or neither (e.g. "I --> <state of
being hungry>")?

If you've been following this thread, you should get what I mean.

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From: sdlee@faith.csis.hku.hk (Lee Sau Dan ~{@nJX6X~})
Subject: Re: universal written language - a protocol for machine translation
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