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THE LIMITS OF NEURAL MACHINE TRANSLATION IN TRANSLATING QUR’ANIC ARABIC INTO ENGLISH: A CASE STUDY OF SŪRAH AL -KAWTHAR

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The research concludes that NMT cannot replace human translators, but collaboration of both is needed for effective translation, especially when translating divine scripture like the Glorious Qur’an.

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