Based on error analysis, these errors were categorized into: syntactic errors (55 errors), grammatical errors (174 errors) and semantic errors (137 errors). The researcher traced 366 language errors in these texts ( 3.66 errors per sentence). They were inputted into Google Translate to convert them from English into Arabic. These texts were taken randomly from the free encyclopedia (Wikipedia) to represent 10 different academic disciplines. This article aimed at examining Google Translate errors in 10 encyclopedic texts of 10 sentences each. However, when translating texts from English into Arabic, the language errors that are produced by Google Translate are shocking, especially in encyclopedic texts. Google Translate is undoubtedly the most popular machine translation program today. Machine translation has facilitated the way for professional translators as well as ordinary people.

Language Errors in Machine Translation of Encyclopedic Texts from English into Arabic: the case of Google TranslateĬollege of Education, Sana’a University, YemenĪl Ain University of Science & Technology, UAE Special Issue on Translation No.3 May, 2014 Pp.

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