Re: VMs: New computer algorithm for language learning

[Heikki Qvist <heikki.qvist@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, machine translation is quite difficult because one of the most 
important properties of language, the context, is missing in writing.
The same thing with non-speakable communication. These are though so 
automatically that they do affect on meaning.




Elmar Vogt wrote:
> > --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht ---
> > Von: Greg Stachowski <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > An: VMS List <vms-list@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Betreff: VMs: New computer algorithm for language learning
> > Datum: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 11:40:00 +0200 (CEST)
> >
> >
> > I wonder how this would work with the VMS - it's interesting, anyway. 
> > Unfortunately, its also patented ...
>
>
> It sounds interesting, though I wouldn't put too much expectation into it,
> since the algorithm appears to be completely oblivious of the *meaning* of
> words -- ie while it could detect that "first-class" and "economy" are
> somehow related to "airplane flights", I don't see from the article how it
> is supposed to detect the actual meaning. (Not to mention the semantics of
> particles like "not"...)
>
> But why not give it a shot? I suggest getting in touch with the developers
> and suggesting they tackle the VM. They've got nothing to lose, and getting
> a headline like "Our code cracked the world's most mysterious manuscript"
> would certainly boost sales...
>
> (I don't think their software alone would reveal all the mysteries of the
> VM, but it might certainly help in detecting the underlying language
> structure.)
>
> Cheerio,
>
>    Elmar
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