The Voice of America (VOA) is planning two sets of 5 features on the Lost Crops of Africa. The first, created by VOA correspondent Cole Mallard is scheduled to air in about 4 weeks, according to information from Bill …
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International Decade of Languages?
As we draw to the end of 2008 – which is designated as, among other things, International Year of Languages (IYL) – I wanted to ask what’s next? And to propose the possibility of an International Decade of Languages to …
Mass digitization and oral traditions
In the previous post, I looked at a possible ramification of “mass digitization” of text. But what about the spoken word? And more precisely verbal presentations, performance, and broadcast in languages often described as having “oral …
Can we localize entire libraries?
How close are we to being able to localize entire libraries?
The question is not as crazy as it might seem. Projects for “mass digitization of books” have been using technology like robots for some years already with …
Paradigm shift on machine translation?
The April-May issue of Multilingual, which I’m just catching up with, features seven articles on machine translation (MT). Having a long term interest in this area (which is not to say any expertise) and in its potential for less-widely …
Distant rumblings
A quick personal note about the major earthquake in Sichuan, China. The epicenter was just west of Chengdu – city where my wife and son are – but they are fine, as is her extended family there, and the …