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Why is Machine Translation considered an important topic?
Why is Machine Translation considered an important topic?
- It will not be relevant in the 21st century
- It has commercial significance (correct)
- It is only interesting to researchers
- It is not important at all
What is the socio-political importance of translation in communities?
What is the socio-political importance of translation in communities?
- It helps preserve distinctive cultures and ways of thinking (correct)
- It has no impact on distinctive cultures
- It encourages the disappearance of distinctive cultures
- It leads to the dominance of a single language
Why is the adoption of a single common ‘lingua franca’ not an attractive alternative?
Why is the adoption of a single common ‘lingua franca’ not an attractive alternative?
- It results in equal representation of all languages
- It preserves the distinctiveness of all languages
- It promotes the dominance of the chosen language (correct)
- It has no impact on speakers of other languages
What is the consequence of loss of a language according to the text?
What is the consequence of loss of a language according to the text?
Why should translation matter to everyone?
Why should translation matter to everyone?
What do the authors hope for in relation to the reader's understanding of Machine Translation?
What do the authors hope for in relation to the reader's understanding of Machine Translation?
What is the primary reason mentioned in the text for the automation of translation?
What is the primary reason mentioned in the text for the automation of translation?
Why is multilingualism considered obvious for countries like Canada and Switzerland?
Why is multilingualism considered obvious for countries like Canada and Switzerland?
What is the commercial importance of machine translation (MT) discussed in the text?
What is the commercial importance of machine translation (MT) discussed in the text?
Why do delays in translation have costly implications, according to the text?
Why do delays in translation have costly implications, according to the text?
What is the consequence of the loss of a language, as mentioned in the text?
What is the consequence of the loss of a language, as mentioned in the text?
Why is it important for individuals to express themselves in their own language and receive information in the same medium?
Why is it important for individuals to express themselves in their own language and receive information in the same medium?
What limits the productivity of human translators without automation, as mentioned in the text?
What limits the productivity of human translators without automation, as mentioned in the text?
What is one possible consequence of delays in translating product documentation?
What is one possible consequence of delays in translating product documentation?
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