"Evaluation of online MT Systems"

Supervised by Dr L Guthrie

Abstract

This paper investigates the past and present techniques of translation, ranging from human translation (HT) to machine translation (MT), before moving on to cover the various methods used to evaluate these processes including both human and machine evaluation. The analysis of these techniques is then used to begin formally specifying a research project into the evaluation of current online MT systems, as there has been a large increase in the usage of these systems in recent times. Although these systems are aimed at giving a 'general' overview of a piece of text they should still be of some quality, however the current systems have been judged to offer a lack of quality due to certain errors within them. This research aims to evaluate the current leaders in online MT by the use of specific tools and evaluation measures, in an attempt to evaluate the current standing of online MT today.