Translation-/Language-Newsticker July 2005

• Merging languages, cultures
  News-Register - (2005/07/30)
  "I need a volunteer to read in English," Maria Vigil said, addressing her class in her native Spanish. Without hesitation, six of her 20 students, all children of migrant workers, shot their hands up. ...
• Woman has the skill to speak many languages
  The Northwestern - (2005/07/30)
  Sylvia Fisher gets a bang out of approaching people in the international tent at the AirVenture grounds and speaking to them in their native languages. With an arsenal of seven languages at her disposal, Fisher has plenty of opportunities. She is indispensable as an interpreter. She speaks Arabic, Turkish, Armenian, French, Italian, Greek and English. ...
• Easy Entry of Unicode Encoded Nagari in Win 98
  CXOtoday - (2005/07/30)
  ISE-AIPL recently released Sugam-98 that facilitates easy entry of Unicode encoded Nagari in Windows 98 as software components for entering Unicode encoded Nagari are not available with Windows 98. Nagari script is used for writing texts of Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit, Nepali, and lot of other languages. ...
• Report: FBI translation backlog grows
  CNN - (2005/07/28)
  The FBI's backlog of untranslated audio recordings from terrorism and espionage investigations grew markedly in the past year, the Justice Department's internal watchdog said Wednesday. ...
• Technorati Now Filters By Language
  WebProNews - (2005/07/28)
  Blog search engine Technorati is now capable of filtering blog posts by language, as this graphic shows ...
• Cheap computing for millions!
  rediff.com - (2005/07/28)
  ... An important feature of the computer is high-quality local-language text-to-speech (TTS) support in Indian languages including Hindi, Kannada and Marathi. Work is underway to support Tamil and Telugu as well. This feature is also important for Encore's "go-to-market strategy". ...
• Is there a translator in the house?
  Tracy Press - (2005/07/27)
  Complaints of broken arms and stomach pains don't all come in English. Up to a quarter of them don’t at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital, in fact. But Tracy hospital officials have two options when a patient comes in and says "ouch" in Spanish, Tagalog or Punjabi. ...
• Sensory Debuts Ultra-Compact Voice Recognition Module
  WirelessDevNet - (2005/07/26)
  Sensory, Inc., the world leader in embedded speech technologies, today released the VR Stamp(tm) module, providing easy integration of voice recognition (VR) into consumer, industrial, automotive and medical electronics. ...
• Gibson teams up with Disney on Mayan-language film
  REUTERS - (2005/07/26)
  Actor-director Mel Gibson is well on his way to cornering a new niche market in Hollywood -- movies written in ancient languages. ...
• Service lets phone users dictate email
  Computeract!ve - (2005/07/25)
  MyJotter converts voicemails to email or SMS text ... The MyJotter service, available now in the UK, uses a team of professional audio typists instead of speech recognition technology to transcribe dictated messages. This is because only human operators are capable of recognising the correct words in continuous speech, according to MyJotter. ...
• Classes teach bilinguals to be medical interpreters
  The Arizona Republic - (2005/07/25)
  Class teaches bilinguals how to be hospital interpreters - Barbara Rayes could not tell the father of their newborn daughter that the child might not live long enough to leave the hospital. ...
• Hear your books online
  Columbia Missourian - (2005/07/24)
  It.s midnight and you have a sudden urge to learn a new language. You could search the web and find a site that could teach you a few basic words, but pronunciation is hard to master without hearing someone else say it. Soon, the Daniel Boone Regional Library will be able to help you. ...
• Umfangreiche Bestandsaufnahme zur niederdeutschen Sprache
  Lübecker Nachrichten - (2005/07/24)
  Es war eine aufwändige Fleißarbeit, der sich das Plattdüütsch-Forum Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg unterzogen hat. Die Plattdüütsch-Beauftragten der Ämter und Städte hörten sich um und trugen ihre Beobachtungen in einer ausführlichen Bestandsaufnahme "Niederdeutsch im Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg" zusammen. ...
• LANGUAGE BROKERS - Not lost in translation
  Houston Chronicle - (2005/07/23)
  As immigrant children learn to read and write in English, they often are relied on to interpret and negotiate for their parents Ruth Puente ventures out on errands or to her work as a grocery-store clerk armed with an electronic translator, ready to use when she hits a language barrier. ...
• Tribal languages dying could later be resurrected
  ippmedia - (2005/07/23)
  Very few of us worry that one day our tribal language may die. On September 20th 2004, China.s last woman proficient in probably the world.s only single-sex (female-specific) language, .Nushu., died. ...
• University Launches Spell Checkers for Four African Languages
  allAfrica - (2005/07/22)
  ... The software works for documents written in Setswana, Zulu, Xhosa and Sesotho using Microsoft Office programs. ...
• There's a Growing Need for Court Interpreters Across the Country and Right Here in Allen County
  WPTA - (2005/07/22)
  ... One big reason is that over 23,000 residents in Fort Wayne speak a language other than English in their home. ... It is estimated that over 80 different languages are used among Allen County's minority population. ...
• Students learning to speak English through computers
  i4d - (2005/07/22)
  Students of Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) English of Ethiraj College for women of Chennai, India are learning to speak English better with the help of the state-of-the-art facilities. ...
• Verrücktes Experiment erfolgreich beendet
  Telepolis - (2005/07/22)
  Eine Internet-Community schaffte eine Blitzübersetzung des neuen Potter ins Deutsche an einem Wochenende...
• China, UNESCO jointly protect endangered languages
  XINHUA online - (2005/07/21)
  Bouchenaki Mounir, assistant director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), said here Thursday that China and UNESCO are now jointly protecting the endangered languages in China. ...
• EU seeks to woo young Europeans
  bbc.co.uk - (2005/07/21)
  ... Last autumn, the European Commission said its legislative work had slowed down because of a backlog of some 60,000 pages that had not been translated into all the official languages due to a staff shortage. ...
• Dict.leo.org um Etymologie erweitert
  intern.de - (2005/07/21)
  Dict.leo.org, das Übersetzungsangebot (deutsch-englisch, deutsch-französisch) der TU München, ist eines der wirklich erstklassigen Angebote des deutschen WWW. Und dieses Angebot wird nun nochmals besser, nachdem Doug Harpers englische Etymologie in die Ergebnisse integriert wurde. ...
• LumenVox Announces Version 6.0 at SpeechTEK
  CRM Today - (2005/07/20)
  LumenVox an innovator of speech recognition technologies, will be announcing Version 6.0 of their Speech Recognition Engine and Speech Platform at SpeechTEK, in New York City, from August 1 - 4, 2005. LumenVox will be demonstrating Version 6.0 in Booth 804 during the two-day exposition at the New York Marriott Marquis. ...
• Blinkx Launches SmartFeed
  Techtree - (2005/07/20)
  ... Blinkx's search engine is optimized for media, using voice recognition software to transcribe the content of audio and video segments, whether it is commercial broadcast material from outlets such as CNN or Fox News, or user-generated material such as podcasts and videoblogs. ...
• Strokes: Tschechisch 201 - Business
  wienerzeitung.at - (2005/07/20)
  Für Fremdsprachenbegeisterte mit notorischem Zeitmangel sind Computersprachkurse mittlerweile zu einem echten Segen geworden. Ausgefeilt und hoch entwickelt, bieten sie eine ernsthafte Alternative zu physischen Lehrgängen. ...
• Recognising speech with Sphinx-4
  Malaysia Star - (2005/07/19)
  LIKE the Great Sphinx, Sphinx-4 is mute but it doesn't have any secrets to keep. Sphinx-4 is a state-of-the-art speech recognition system written entirely in Java. ...
• Powerful Translation Dictionary Software for the Palm O/S
  Emediawire - (2005/07/19)
  Ultralingua, Inc., Releases Version 5.0 - New version update offers the most complete and most convenient dictionaries of translation for Palm devices, for English, French, German, Spanish, and more.
• SPRACHPROGRAMME - Weg mit dem Vokabelheft
  manager-magazin.de - (2005/07/19)
  Im Urlaub machen sich fehlende Sprachkenntnisse besonders bemerkbar. Dann ersetzen meist Hände und Füße die Vokabeln, die man in der Schule noch wusste. Mit interaktiven Sprachprogrammen lässt sich diese Gedächtnislücke schließen. ...
• Sprachliche Eigenschaften von Übersetzungen
  idw-online.de - (2005/07/19)
  In einem neuen Forschungsprojekt befasst sich der Lehrstuhl für Englische Sprach- und Übersetzungswissenschaft der Universität des Saarlandes mit charakteristischen Besonderheiten übersetzter Texte. Ziel des Forschungsprojekts mit dem Titel "Sprachliche Eigenschaften von Übersetzungen - Eine korpusbasierte Untersuchung für das Sprachenpaar Englisch - Deutsch" ist es, sowohl solche Eigenschaften von Übersetzungen herauszuarbeiten, die in Abhängigkeit des jeweiligen Sprachpaars und der Übersetzungsrichtung entstehen als auch solche, die universell sind, d.h. aus dem Übersetzungsprozess resultieren. ...
• The Walls Have Ears
  Newsweek - (2005/07/17)
  ... Recently, though, advances in speech-recognition software and home-automation technology have made the human voice a far more viable means of controlling today's high-tech home. The biggest improvement has been in reliability. ...
• Rising immigrant births boost need for delivery-room translators
  NYNewsday - (2005/07/17)
  The Bosnian man was just not understanding. His wife was in labor at a central New York hospital. The doctor was trying to explain, in English, the need for a Caesarean section. Horrified, the man translated incorrectly and told his wife the baby was dead, and it would have to be cut out of her. ...
• Manatee needs memorable names
  HeraldTribune - (2005/07/17)
  ... I would also consider rechristening the Spanish "Palma Sola Bay" to the English "Palm Bay." Spanish names are foreign and often confusing to visitors and potential new residents. I had to consult an Internet translation service to find out what the name of this beautiful bay meant. ...
• Lost in translation: Hispanic students caught in the system
  Boca Raton News - (2005/07/17)
  ... part of the reason that dropout rates for Hispanics are so higher than normal rates are language barriers. To help in the transition and to lower dropout rates, Boca Raton Community utilizes an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program for non-native English speakers. ...
• Philips Research develops cat-shaped robot, remote control
  EE Times - (2005/07/15)
  ... The iCat employs speech recognition, computer vision, robotics and animatronics in order to manifest a personality, Philips said. It understands spoken requests, gives replies, recognizes faces and everyday objects and nods, and makes facial expressions and other head movements. ...
• Pick on the lowest hanging fruit
  Canada Free Press - (2005/07/15)
  ...Chinese government to provide software that would control the language content used on individual blogging sites in China. ... Nortel is assisting the Chinese government by developing speech recognition technology that can be used to automatically provide surveillance of telephone conversations. ...
• Nix verstehen? - Online-Übersetzungen auf dem Prüfstand
  krone.at - (2005/07/15)
  Beim Surfen im Internet stolpert man immer wieder über fremdsprachige Seiten, bei denen man nur .Spanisch. versteht. Kostenlose Online Übersetzer schaffen einen Ausweg aus der babylonischen Sprachverwirrung. ...
• Parlez vous Deutsch?
  CNET - (2005/07/14)
  Yahoo plans to launch on Thursday a service that translates German search queries into English and French and returns results from around the globe in German. ...
• Spotlight on the humble jatropha tree
  Financial Express.bd - (2005/07/14)
  ... Machines would never be able to translate from one language to another, ... If a translation machine were to be built, it would be likely to render the English phrase "out of sight, out of mind" as "blind idiot". Computers have come a long way since those less politically correct times. Software now exists that can build a database of phrases commonly used by a company in the languages of all the countries where it operates. ...
• Der PDA als mobiler Dolmetscher zwischen Arzt und Patient
  Heise Germany - (2005/07/14)
  Krank im Urlaub und der Arzt versteht keine Sprache, die der Patient beherrscht? Wie teilt man mit, was einem eigentlich fehlt? Das kann schnell zu einer schwierigen Situation werden, wenn sich Missverständnisse häufen. Abhilfe verspricht eine Software für PocketPC und Palm, die eigentlich für den umgekehrten Fall entwickelt wurde. ...
• Interpreter Goes for World Record
  Korea Time - (2005/07/13)
  A volunteer Korean translator plans to register his name with the Guinness Book of World Records for giving free translation services for the last 30 years. ...
• SPEECH-RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY: Aid for those with dysarthria
  The Nation, Thailand - (2005/07/11)
  Soon sufferers from dysarthria and others who have difficulties communicating clearly and completely will be able to communicate understandably and also control appliances using special tools and a newly developed speech-recognition system and speech-synthesis module. ...
• The Future of the Book
  Global Politician - (2005/07/10)
  ... Consider these options: hyperlinks within the e-book to Web content and reference tools; ... interaction with other readers, and plot-related decisions; automatic and embedded audio conversion and translation capabilities; full wireless piconetworking ...
• Hands That Speak
  CIO Asia - (2005/07/08)
  A new device based on sensor technology aims to translate American Sign Language (ASL) into speech, enabling the millions of people who use ASL to better communicate with those who don't know the rapid gesturing system. ...
• Tech's part in preventing attacks
  ZDNet  - (2005/07/07)
  ... Translation can also be time-consuming. To this end, Language Weaver has developed machine translation tools that can dynamically translate Arabic, Chinese and a few other languages into English. In its sales presentations, the company has its software produce an English manuscript of an Al-Jazeera broadcast while the broadcast is airing. ...
• Bible Translations Faster Today via Tech Advances
  Christian Post - (2005/07/07)
  Technological advancements today have increased the speed and efficiency for Bible translation works, cutting work down by decades. ...
• Helping police bridge language gap
  The Tennessean - (2005/07/07)
  Company donates cell phones to Metro so Spanish translators can aid officers ...
• Translation Trek
  Forbes - (2005/07/04)
  Hope: You speak English, and a device squawks your phrase in another language. Reality:Star Trek's Universal Translator this is not. ...

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