Date of Award
Fall 2022
Document Type
Thesis
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Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Linguistics Department, Neuroscience
Abstract
This thesis investigates translation of Italian idioms and metaphors into English, and the difficulties encountered by Machine Translation in this process. I use a framework of foreign concepts to explain many of the difficulties, as well as interviews with native Italian and English speakers to provide further context for the cultural knowledge encoded in figurative language. I conclude that in Machine Translation a consistent human input interface as well as a continuous training in language corpora is crucial to improve the accuracy of translated metaphors and idioms, using Italian to English translation as a case study.
Recommended Citation
Schechter, Emma Y. , '23, "Translation al Mercato del Pesce: The Importance of Human Input for Machine Translation" (2022). Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards. 316.
https://works.swarthmore.edu/theses/316