LEADER 02951nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910456957103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-17448-0 010 $a9786613174482 010 $a90-272-8357-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000000040641 035 $a(EBL)784230 035 $a(OCoLC)742367067 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000524951 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11343579 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524951 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10487850 035 $a(PQKB)11076043 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC784230 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL784230 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10484077 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000040641 100 $a19951005d1995 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe possibility of language$b[electronic resource] $ea discussion of the nature of language, with implications for human and machine translation /$fAlan K. Melby with C. Terry Warner 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aPhiladelphia $cJ. Benjamins$dc1995 215 $a1 online resource (300 p.) 225 1 $aBenjamins translation library,$x0929-7316 ;$vv. 14 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-272-1614-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [229]-249) and indexes. 327 $aTHE 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 330 $aThis book is about the limits of machine translation. It is widely recognized that machine translation systems do much better on domain-specific controlled-language texts (domain texts for short) than on dynamic general-language texts (general texts for short). The authors explore this general - domain distinction and come to some uncommon conclusions about the nature of language. Domain language is claimed to be made possible by general language, while general language is claimed to be made possible by the ethical dimensions of relationships. Domain language is unharmed by the constraints of 410 0$aBenjamins translation library ;$vv. 14. 606 $aMachine translating 606 $aTranslating and interpreting 606 $aLanguage and languages$xPhilosophy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMachine translating. 615 0$aTranslating and interpreting. 615 0$aLanguage and languages$xPhilosophy. 676 $a418/.02/0285 700 $aMelby$b Alan K$0877378 701 $aWarner$b C. Terry$0977773 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456957103321 996 $aThe possibility of language$92227503 997 $aUNINA