Medieval History
In news that will be welcomed by many medieval and ancient history scholars, Google Translate has added Latin to its list of languages that can be automatically translated to other languages. The website announced the news today in a post written in Latin, entitled ?Veni, vidi, verba verti? (I came, I saw, I translated the words) .
The statement, written by senior engineer Jakob Uszkoreit, continued: ?Today, we announce the first language translation system by which no native speakers now make use of: the Latin. Being but a few speak Latin daily, year by year more than a hundred thousand American students receive the National Latin Exam. Besides many people all over the world study Latin.?
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Medieval History
Google Translate goes Latin
In news that will be welcomed by many medieval and ancient history scholars, Google Translate has added Latin to its list of languages that can be automatically translated to other languages. The website announced the news today in a post written in Latin, entitled ?Veni, vidi, verba verti? (I came, I saw, I translated the words) .
The statement, written by senior engineer Jakob Uszkoreit, continued: ?Today, we announce the first language translation system by which no native speakers now make use of: the Latin. Being but a few speak Latin daily, year by year more than a hundred thousand American students receive the National Latin Exam. Besides many people all over the world study Latin.?
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
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A medieval monk?s poem which describes the natural beauty of Ely has been translated, published and is now available to buy. In Praise of Ely is a six-page, hard-copy book which was the brainchild of Chip Coakley, Janet Fairweather and Andy English, all...
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For 32 years, Dr David Howlett has been scouring medieval Latin texts, picking out unusual words and compiling them in one of the world?s most extraordinary dictionaries. But, if that sounds like a lifetime?s work, it?s just a fraction of the time spent...
- Dictionary Of Medieval Latin From British Sources Project Nears Completion
A huge number of students ranging from linguists to those studying coins and family ancestry are benefiting from a 100 year project to compile the world?s most comprehensive dictionary of Medieval Latin. Work started on the unique Dictionary of Medieval...
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