On Friday 13 October 2006 12:04, Jean Laeremans wrote: > On 10/13/06, Bill Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > > Excuse me, but there was a time just a few years ago that nobody > > believed a computer program could beat a chess expert/grandmaster - and > > then came Deep Blue. > > Compared to human language chess is child's play. When one speaks > several languages one quickly realizes how difficult accurate > translation really is. If i'm not mistaken in Arabic tone height even > changes the meaning of words...
Hi Jean! Interesting point. Tone height is also a factor in Chinese. I have seen Chinese from different parts of China have conversations with a piece of paper sitting on the table between them. They would draw the characters when they didn't understand each other, pass the paper back and then the enlightened look on the face would appear. Regards, Pete _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
