ChatGPT and Mistral as a tool for intralingual translation into Easy French

Julia Degenhardt


Abstract
FALC is a simplified variety of French designed to enhance text comprehensibility and accessibility. Despite its societal benefits, the availability of FALC texts remains limited due to the costly human translation process. This study explores the potential of LLMs, specifically ChatGPT and Mistral, as a tool for automatic intralingual translations. The AI-generated translations of standard French texts on sexual health are compared to human-translated versions. Using a mixed-method approach, the study evaluates content accuracy, readability, and syntactic complexity.
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2025.aielpl-1.5
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Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Easy and Plain Language in Institutional Contexts (AI & EL/PL)
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June
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2025
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Geneva, Switzerland
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María Isabel Rivas Ginel, Patrick Cadwell, Paolo Canavese, Silvia Hansen-Schirra, Martin Kappus, Anna Matamala, Will Noonan
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AIELPL
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European Association for Machine Translation
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38–54
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Julia Degenhardt. 2025. ChatGPT and Mistral as a tool for intralingual translation into Easy French. In Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Easy and Plain Language in Institutional Contexts (AI & EL/PL), pages 38–54, Geneva, Switzerland. European Association for Machine Translation.
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