[Lowlands-l] Google Translate

[Lowlands Languages & Cultures]

I think convincing them there is an online community eager to contribute is
a very strong argument. The idea of "crowd sourcing" is hot right now. They
do not have the interest or resources to explore every regional issue. Even
major languages like Hindi or Japanese are very problematic right now as
far as Google translate is concerned. They are eager for community
participation.

It is said that "a language is a dialect with an army and a navy", well
maybe a dialect with an active community of willing contributors is just as
good.



2017-07-20 11:18 GMT-04:00 Lowlands Languages & Cultures <
lowlands-l at listserv.linguistlist.org>:

> Hi all,
>
>   I've requested Facebook they should add low german into their language
> poll since they recently had added West Frisian which isn't much an obvious
> choice.
>
> That being the case, to my surprise Google Translate added West Frisian as
> well.
>
> I don't consider West frisian the closest language to English language
> because of certain reasons. Here's what I wrote:
>
> Low german (of plaudietsch language) is spoken by 450,000 people around
> the world, which is about on par with Frisian on the total. It has a rich
> body of literature, including the bible, and many unique expressions and
> vowel sounds.
> Compared to what is spoken in west friesland, it's a fully-fledged and
> dynamic language. And while it is true that Frisian is recognised minority
> language in the Netherlands, Plautdietsch is recognised in belize and has a
> minority status there.
>
> Do you agree?
>
>
> Best wishes,
> Eitan
>
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