Dear members of Apertium, My name is Rafael and I am a second year student at the University of Chicago. I was wondering if I could please have some feedback on my project proposal. A link to my resume, project idea and timeline is http://home.uchicago.edu/~turnersr/gsoc/apertium/Steven_Rafael_Turner.pdf
I am interested in machine translation because of its interdisciplinary nature. Linguistics is divided into several distinct areas: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, etc. . Each of these areas has evolved throughout the years by developing its own ideas and techniques, and has reached by now a remarkable degree of specialization. Machine translation, however, requires that various connections between these areas and the creation of actual ‘bridges’ between different linguistic branches. Many times it seems that methods from all fields must employed to capture the nuance of language, and this interplay of different points of view in a same subject has played a fundamental role in illuminating the nature of language. Machine translation is a breeding ground for translating and comparing different linguistic theories, discovering analogies, and providing an effective means for transferring results and techniques between distinct fields. That is why I find machine translation so exciting! Please consider my prior experience in natural language processing, programming, and conceptualizing mathematically as proper qualifications. Take care, Rafael P.S. Please let me know if this is way out there. I have other ideas related to implementing morphology learning algorithms that may fit more naturally into the Apertium framework. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ Apertium-stuff mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/apertium-stuff
