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Victor H. Yngve · Mech. Transl. Comput. Linguistics · 1955
Recent advances in linguistics, in information theory, and in digital data-handling techniques promise to make possible the translation of languages by machine. This paper 1 proposes a system for translating languages by machine — with the hope that when such a system is worked out in detail, some of the language barriers can be overcome. It is hoped, too, that the translations will have an accuracy and readability that will make them welcome to readers of scientific and technical literature.