http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2009/01/03/the-future-of-education/ a linguist without a language Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:47:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2009/01/03/the-future-of-education/comment-page-1/#comment-36110 Sarah Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:00:18 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/?p=345#comment-36110 You speak about dictionaries and endangered languages. Many web-based translators now support some of these endangered and rare languages and so do mobile translators, and this is another point where computers and cell phones meet. There are applications for mobile phones which can be used as a translator only (for sms and emails or texts) or both as a mobile translator and a dictionary. There are many of such mobile translators for BlackBerry http://home.interlecta.com , which is, as you say, a mini computer and a phone. And there also is a special group for BlackBerry translation of FB which discusses these matters. It is interesting what will the next step of development be but for sure, I don't want to depend on a machine. You speak about dictionaries and endangered languages. Many web-based translators now support some of these endangered and rare languages and so do mobile translators, and this is another point where computers and cell phones meet. There are applications for mobile phones which can be used as a translator only (for sms and emails or texts) or both as a mobile translator and a dictionary. There are many of such mobile translators for BlackBerry http://home.interlecta.com , which is, as you say, a mini computer and a phone. And there also is a special group for BlackBerry translation of FB which discusses these matters. It is interesting what will the next step of development be but for sure, I don’t want to depend on a machine.

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