A mathematical model for translation of natural languages
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: A mathematical model for translation of natural languages
zbMATH Open document ID: 0671.68035
DOI: 10.1016/0020-0255(89)90042-X
author: Lev J. Laifman
author: Roger H. Marty
author: Stewart M. Robinson
author: Elyahu Katz
published in: Information Sciences
publication date: 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: The authors devise a topological model for languages and their translations. A concept of closeness on the set M (of ``meanings'') is introduced and topology (which is compatible with this closeness concept) is defined; next, a continuity condition is imposed. Finally, an existence theorem (providing a best approximation of translating a text from one language to another (the latter being ``adequate'' with respect to the former) is proved. This implies the theoretical possibility of automatic translations.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 68T50
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 54A99
zbMATH DE Number: 4098736
zbMATH Keywords: natural language translation
zbMATH Keywords: topological model for languages
zbMATH Keywords: automatic translations
MaRDI profile type: Publication
cites work: Three models for the description of language
cites work: Q4820394
full work available at URL: 0020-0255(89)90042-x
OpenAlex ID: W2023457986
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4098736