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The lesser spotted language

Human language technologies empower speakers of minority and
endangered languages, facilitating their use online.

By Tarryn Giebelmann, Sub-Editor
Johannesburg, 23 Jan 2013

Human language technologies currently in development claim to be able
to translate one language into any other language.

The Internet has drastically changed the way people communicate, how
they organise their lives and how they use language.

With its wide reach, the Internet has the potential to encourage the
use, spread and development of minority and/or endangered languages.
However, any attempt to save a minority language or promote its use on
the Internet is bound to come up against a number of hurdles,
including the digital divide as well as the expense and effort
required to prepare a language, in terms of hardware and software, for
use on the Internet.

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