EBSCOhost screens are presented in English, by default. If provided by your library administrator, you can change the language in which EBSCOhost screens are displayed. You may also be able to translate a full text article from English into a variety of languages.
From any EBSCOhost screen, select a language from the drop-down list. The EBSCOhost screens will now display in the language you selected. Some database-specific fields may not be translated. The full text of an article will appear in the language of the database.
To change to a different language, select another language from the drop-down list.
From the article detail, select a language from the Choose Language drop-down list.
Click Translate. The full text of the article is presented in the language you selected.
To return to English, click Return.
Automatic translation software systems use sophisticated translation technology with comprehensive dictionaries and a collection of linguistic rules that translate one language into another without relying on human translators.
An automatic translation software system interprets the structure of sentences in the source language (the language the user is translating from) and generates a translation based on the rules of the target language (the language the user is translating to). The process involves breaking down complex and varying sentence structures; identifying parts of speech; resolving ambiguities; and synthesizing the information into the components and structure of the new language.
Machine translation is considered a “gisting” application, producing translations that enhance the end-user’s understanding of the original document. It does not produce the same level of translation that a human translator could provide.