Transcending Linguistic Boundaries: A Technical Exploration of The Evolution and Future Trajectory of Corpus-Based Machine Translation

Abstract

This review paper presents a comprehensive examination of the evolution, current state, and future perspectives of machine translation (MT). The field of MT, encompassing the automatic translation of text from one language to another, has undergone significant transformations from rule-based methods to statistical models, and more recently, to neural network-based approaches. By synthesizing current research and technological progress, this paper aims to provide a detailed understanding of the dynamic landscape of machine translation and its future directions. In today's globalized world, language barriers remain a significant obstacle to accessing information. Relying solely on human translators often fails to meet the growing demand for translation services, which is why Machine Translation (MT) tools are becoming increasingly popular. These tools have the potential to address this issue effectively. As a result, research in MT is expanding rapidly, and new paradigms are continually being developed. This paper presents a systematic literature review to identify the most widely used MT systems, their architectures, the quality assessment methods used to evaluate them, and which systems deliver the best results.