Statistical Machine Translation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521874151)

This introductory text to statistical machine translation (SMT) provides all of the theories and methods needed to build a statistical machine translator, such as Google Language Tools and Babelfish. In general, statistical techniques allow automatic translation systems to be built quickly for any language-pair using only translated texts and generic software. With increasing globalization, statistical machine translation will be central to communication and commerce. Based on courses and tutorials, and classroom-tested globally, it is ideal for instruction or self-study, for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in computer science and/or computational linguistics, and researchers in natural language processing. The companion website provides open-source corpora and tool-kits.

Author: Philipp Koehn
ISBN-10: 0521874157
ISBN-13: 9780521874151
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/17/2009
Pages: 446
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.25lbs
Size: 9.70h x 7.00w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2010