English to Arabic Machine Translation: a Criticalreview and Suggestions for Development

Machine Translation (MT) is the use of computers in translating text from one natural language to another. This paper begins by an overview of the current research in machine translation (MT). Then, it presents a multi-level transformation approach to machine translation and the evaluation of the current research in MT according to the multi-level approach. Then, the paper refers to the research in English to Arabic Machine Translation (EAMT). Finally, the paper gives an outline for the direction of building a prototype for EAMT using AI techniques such as knowledge representation.