19.182, Qs: Swedish to English Translation Software

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Subject: 19.182, Qs: Swedish to English Translation Software

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Date: 12-Jan-2008
From: Herb Stahlke < hstahlke at bsu.edu >
Subject: Swedish to English Translation Software

 

	
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Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:31:00
From: Herb Stahlke [hstahlke at bsu.edu]
Subject: Swedish to English Translation Software
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A colleague of mine is involved in an ongoing anthropological research
project in Sweden that involves speakers of Swedish interviewing other
speakers of Swedish. He has asked me if there might be any software or web
site that might provide a first draft translation of the interview
transcripts. 

There is one on-line site at
http://www.translation-guide.com/free_online_translators.php?from=Swedish&to=English
 that we have tried, and it does a less than adequate job, even considering
the limitations of translation software. There is, unfortunately, nothing
in the Linguist List software catalog that fits this need.

If anyone has a suggestion, please email it to me. I will pass it on to my
colleague and will summarize what I receive for the Linguist List. 

With my thanks, 

Herb Stahlke 
Emeritus Professor of English 
Ball State University 
Muncie, IN 47306 
hstahlke at bsu.edu 

Linguistic Field(s): Translation





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