An interesting finding, with thanks to the experts at Reddit. Wooden pseudo-mediaeval dialogue, of the type sometimes found in 1870s-1920s historical and fantasy literature, can easily be translated into modern English via large-language model AIs. <\/p>\n
By pseudo-mediaeval I mean all those interminable over-uses of thee<\/em> and thou<\/em>, plus wherefore goest ye<\/em>, what meaneth it<\/em>, we twain<\/em>, thou wert before me<\/em>, unto yonder hillock<\/em>, therewith he laughed<\/em>, and so on. <\/p>\n William Morris, and many other users of clotted pseudo-mediaeval Victoriana, made readable… with AI assistance. Potentially, it would be possible to build a dedicated translator for entire novels. Which would also aid the production of human-read audiobooks, as these books would no longer be so daunting to either readers or listeners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An interesting finding, with thanks to the experts at Reddit. Wooden pseudo-mediaeval dialogue, of the type sometimes found in 1870s-1920s …<\/p>\n