This paper focuses on the use of free on-line machine translation (MT) services on the Internet and discusses how they could be enhanced. Some of the key challenges of usingMT technology in the Internet environment are addressed within a wide framework, so as to emphasise the relevance of web usability, user-friendlinessand good interaction design for the successful deployment of on-line MT services.The paper suggests in conclusion that theperformance of free web-based MT systems can be greatly enhanced by adopting a user-centred design that takes into account the specificrequirements of on-line interaction, with a viewto improving the perception that the general public of Internet users has of MT technology at large.
Enhancing Free On-line Machine Translation Services
Federico Gaspari
2004-01-01
Abstract
This paper focuses on the use of free on-line machine translation (MT) services on the Internet and discusses how they could be enhanced. Some of the key challenges of usingMT technology in the Internet environment are addressed within a wide framework, so as to emphasise the relevance of web usability, user-friendlinessand good interaction design for the successful deployment of on-line MT services.The paper suggests in conclusion that theperformance of free web-based MT systems can be greatly enhanced by adopting a user-centred design that takes into account the specificrequirements of on-line interaction, with a viewto improving the perception that the general public of Internet users has of MT technology at large.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
