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Benjamin Lee Whorf let loose an alluring idea about language’s power over the mind, and his stirring prose seduced a whole generation into believing that our mother tongue restricts what we are able to think.
A British anthropologist is setting out on a year-long stay with a small community in Greenland in an ambitious attempt to document its dying language and traditions.
Computers to translate world’s ’lost’ languages after program deciphers ancient text.
Scientists have used a computer program to decipher a written language that is more than three thousand years old.
The program automatically translated the ancient written language of Ugaritic within just a few hours.
Is the U.S. Providing the proper tools, resources and outlets for non-native speaking residents?
I had the pleasure of attending the Annual Game Developers Conference the week of March -12, 2010 in San Francisco. The event brings the most talented and active members of the video game developer and publishers world to the Moscone Convention Center.
Google has announced the release of their Translator Toolkit, a CAT tool that builds on their existing Google Translate feature. The search engine giant says their new tool will “bring that human touch to machine translation.” Translation memories from the tool will be stored in a global and shared environment, making them available for crowdsourcing.
Video game and fan websites have been reflecting player displeasure at SEGA of Japan’s decision to not bring the third installment of their popular Yakuza series to English markets. While SEGA has been quiet on the issue, fans are letting the company know just how they feel. One player site offered a bargain: “Tell you what, Sega, I know you are reading this, just give us English subtitle patch in the Japanese version and we will stop bothering you. Deal?”
The Globalization & Localization Association (GALA) has announced that Craigslist founder Craig Newmark will give the keynote address at the GALA 2009 conference. The conference runs September 14-16 in Cancun, Mexico. Newmark will discuss the future of online community and commerce. For more information visit the GALA conference website
In response to the post-election unrest in Iran, several online communities are pushing development of Persian support on their services. Google and Facebook followed Twitter in adding Persian (Farsi) support.
SHANGHAI -- Mickey Mouse has a new job in China: teaching kids how to speak English at new schools owned by Walt Disney Co. popping up in this bustling city.
The company says the initiative is primarily about teaching language skills to children, not extending its brand in the world’s most populous nation. But from the oversize Mickey Mouse sculpture in the foyer to diction lessons starring Lilo and Stitch, the company’s flagship school here is filled with Disney references.