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When Google Translate is better than Some Human Colleagues, those People are no longer Colleagues

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Date
2017
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Läubli, S., & Orrego-Carmona, D. (2017). When Google Translate is better than Some Human Colleagues, those People are no longer Colleagues. 59–69. https://www.asling.org/tc39/wp-content/uploads/TC39-proceedings-final-1Nov-4.20pm.pdf

Abstract

Abstract

Abstract

We analyse posts on social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter) as a means to understand how translators feel about machine translation (MT). A quantitative analysis of more than 13,000 tweets shows that negative perceptions outweigh positive ones by a ratio of 3:1 overall, and 5:1 in tweets relating MT to human translation. Our study indicates a disconnect between translation and research communities, and we outline three suggestions to bridge this gap: (i) identifying and reporting patterns rather than isolated errors, (ii) parti

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Creators (Authors)

  • Läubli, Samuel
  • Orrego-Carmona, David

Event Title

Event Title

Event Title
Translating and the Computer

Event Location

Event Location

Event Location
London

Event Start Date

Event Start Date

Event Start Date
2017-11-16

Event End Date

Event End Date

Event End Date
2017-11-17

Publisher

Publisher

Publisher
AsLing

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Page range/Item number
59

Page end

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Page end
69

Item Type

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Item Type
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Language

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Language
English

Date available

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Date available
2018-01-31

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978-2-9701095-3-2

OA Status

OA Status

OA Status
Green

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9 since deposited on 2018-01-31
1last week
Acq. date: 2025-11-13

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2 since deposited on 2018-01-31
Acq. date: 2025-11-13

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Läubli, S., & Orrego-Carmona, D. (2017). When Google Translate is better than Some Human Colleagues, those People are no longer Colleagues. 59–69. https://www.asling.org/tc39/wp-content/uploads/TC39-proceedings-final-1Nov-4.20pm.pdf

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