Linguistic Challenges of AI Translation in African Languages :: Special Issue

01About This Special Issue

This special issue examines the linguistic challenges confronting AI translation in African languages, focusing on how grammatical structures, semantics, pragmatics, discourse patterns, and cultural contexts influence translation accuracy and effectiveness. It aims to identify the linguistic factors responsible for translation errors and explore evidence-based approaches to improving AI translation systems. The issue welcomes contributions from applied linguistics, translation studies, computational linguistics, and related disciplines, with particular emphasis on underrepresented African languages.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

1. Morphology and AI translation
2. Syntax and AI translation
3. Semantics and AI translation
4. Pragmatics and discourse
5. Phonology and speech translation
6. Sociolinguistics and variation
7. Culture and translation
8. Computational and corpus linguistics
9. Translation evaluation
10. Human–AI collaboration

Types of articles welcomed: Original research articles, review articles, case studies, etc.

Through this special issue, we aim to advance research on the linguistic limitations of AI translation systems and promote more accurate and culturally responsive translation technologies for African languages. We welcome interdisciplinary contributions that address linguistic challenges in AI translation. Your contributions will play a crucial role in advancing knowledge and improving AI translation research.

02Meet the Guest Editors

Our distinguished editors bring deep subject-matter expertise to curate high-quality research and ensure a rigorous peer-review process.

Lead Guest Editor

Isa Adamu Haliru

Department of Languages and Linguistics, Taraba State University, Jalingo, Nigeria

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International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation