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I imagine Japanese is probably the "last mile" for machine translation given the nuance compared to other languages.
by gedy 3y ago
I imagine Japanese is probably the "last mile" for machine translation given the nuance compared to other languages.
- minebreaker 3y agoIMHO those people who claim that the AI translation is perfect are only using it between Indo-European languages.
- postepowanieadm 3y ago... and don't proofread AI generated translations.
- re-thc 3y agoThere are nuances in many languages. Japanese isn’t the only 1. It’s not just the language itself but the culture. Same words can be used differently or have different meaning.
- autumnstwilight 3y agoYeah, the "explaining the difference between 'butt dial' and 'booty call'" problem. Another thing I notice is that, if a translator is not familiar with how people in a certain culture interact, and what words they use in different situations, they can end up doing things like translating something as a polite, gentle explanation when it's clearly a mocking, condescending one. The literal meaning of the words is there, but they haven't picked up on the tone. Even English does this- "I beg your pardon", "With all due respect" and "As per my last email" are frequently (but not exclusively) hostile even though the literal words are formal/polite. This is also hard for AI to deal with.
- az09mugen 3y agoI don't know any other language where you have so many rules for politeness : https://8020japanese.com/politeness-levels/ https://8020japanese.com/politeness-levels/ It is cultural indeed, but it has impact on the language. Can you cite me another language with so many rules for politeness ?
- hippari2 3y agoYeah but only because it's probably the only foreign language left with large fanbase of popular media, and thus a good number of critics for bad translation.