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On the Similarities Between Native, Non-native and Translated Texts

Year: 2016

Type: preprint

Abstract: We present a computational analysis of three language varieties: native, advanced non-native, and translation. Our goal is to investigate the similarities and differences between non-native language productions and translations, contrasting both with native language. Using a collection of computational methods we establish three main results: (1) the three types of texts are easily distinguishable; (2) non-native language and translations are closer to each other than each of them is to native language; and (3) some of these characteristics depend on the source or native language, while others do not, reflecting, perhaps, unified principles that similarly affect translations and non-native language.

Source: arXiv (Cornell University)

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1609.03204

Authors: Rabinovich, Ella, Nisioi, Sergiu, Ordan, Noam, Wintner, Shuly

Institutions: IBM (United States), IBM Research - Haifa, University of Haifa, University of Bucharest, The Arab Academic College for Education in Israel, Saarland University

Language: English

Topic: Natural Language Processing Techniques

Subfield: Artificial Intelligence

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2951147438

Cites: 50

Cited by: 2

Related to: 20