A generic framework for Arabic to English machine ... - Acsu Buffalo
A generic framework for Arabic to English machine ... - Acsu Buffalo
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Testing and evaluation<br />
This chapter presents the results of the evaluation. Evaluation of MT software is nec-<br />
essary in order <strong>to</strong> improve system per<strong>for</strong>mance and analyse potential problems and, of<br />
course, its accuracy and effectiveness. In the evaluation session we consider many differ-<br />
ent aspects of the MT system including quality of translation, time <strong>for</strong> translation ability<br />
<strong>to</strong> add a new word in the lexicon of the system and resource utilization.<br />
7.1 Evaluation of MT systems<br />
The evaluation of MT systems is a difficult task. This is not only because many different<br />
metrics are involved, but also because translation is itself difficult (Laoudi et al. 2004).<br />
The first important aspect <strong>for</strong> a potential test is <strong>to</strong> determine the translational capability.<br />
There<strong>for</strong>e, we need <strong>to</strong> draw up a complete overview of the translational process, in all its<br />
different aspects. A good translation has <strong>to</strong> effectively capture the meaning. This involves<br />
establishing the size of the translation task, is it <strong>machine</strong> legible and if so, according<br />
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