Problems of Machine Translation Systems in Arabic

Abstract

—the human need for language translation has been increasing because of knowledge fields’ expansion and open communications across all countries throughout the world. Accordingly, the traditional translation has become insufficient and machine translation is the best alternative. However, despite its astounding development during the past decades, as an inevitable alternative, machine translation still faces many challenges that make it incomparable with human professional translation. This indicates that machine translation in all its types has to be supported by highly-developed tools that can enhance its effectiveness. This study showed the advantages of machine translation, discussed some of its most common challenges, and accordingly introduced some recommendations that should be taken into account to improve its effectiveness regarding Arabic Language.