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UNINA9910814714603321 |
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Autore |
Melby Alan K |
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Titolo |
The possibility of language : a discussion of the nature of language, with implications for human and machine translation / / Alan K. Melby with C. Terry Warner |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c1995 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-17448-0 |
9786613174482 |
90-272-8357-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (300 p.) |
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Collana |
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Benjamins translation library, , 0929-7316 ; ; v. 14 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Machine translating |
Translating and interpreting |
Language and languages - Philosophy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-249) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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THE POSSIBILITY OF LANGUAGE; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; 1. Limits in Search of a Cause; 2. Machine Translation; 3. The Wall; 4. Possibilities; 5. Implications; Appendix; Endnotes; Bibliography; Glossary; Subject Index; Author Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is about the limits of machine translation. It is widely recognized that machine translation systems do much better on domain-specific controlled-language texts (domain texts for short) than on dynamic general-language texts (general texts for short). The authors explore this general - domain distinction and come to some uncommon conclusions about the nature of language. Domain language is claimed to be made possible by general language, while general language is claimed to be made possible by the ethical dimensions of relationships. Domain language is unharmed by the constraints of |
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