Re: [Update] Polyglot 3000 v2.0 (automatic language identifier)
de "john" <-> 04/08/2006 01:47
Interesting...
now if that could only translate them all to each other :-)
--
Kenny - www.ComputerBoom.com
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
-Arthur C. Clarke
--
"Captain Video" <ed-norton@ralphs-place-watching-tv.com> wrote in message
news:8q4f32lqiotc9e7ki8ll48jic3cobljd50@4ax.com...
> http://www.polyglot3000.com/index.shtml
> snip>
> Polyglot 3000 is an automatic language identifier that quickly
> recognizes the language of any text, phrase or even single words. It
> is available for Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP.
>
> Polyglot 3000 features:
>
> Recognizes more than 400 languages (see list below).
> Supports Unicode texts.
> Convenient user interface.
> True-Coloured icons in menu and toolbar.
> Quick and correct language identification.
> Can be set to only check for popular languages.
> Multilingual interface (English, German, French, Spanish and others)."
>
> Screenshots:
> http://www.polyglot3000.com/screens.shtml
>
> Download:
> http://www.polyglot3000.com/download.shtml
> snip>
> Program version: 2.0
> Release date: April 07, 2006
> Language count:432
> File size: 2.9 MB
> Platforms:Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003
>
> Direct(exe) Download:
> http://www.polyglot3000.com/download/poly3000.exe
>
> Supported languages:
> http://www.polyglot3000.com/languages.shtml
> snip>
> List of supported languages
>
> The current version of Polyglot 3000 distinguishes 432 languages and
> dialects. This is biggest number of recognized languages for a
> language identification software to date.
>
> Among the more than 400 supported languages only about 110 languages
> can be called popular. The others are very rare or even already
> extinct.
>
> [very interesting!]
> One of the most rare and, unfortunately, dying out languages is Pipil.
> In 1970 there were about 40 person who spoke on it. Now only about 20
> persons remain.
>
> Another rare language is Yukaghir which about 170 persons speak. The
> Yukaghir live in the northeast of Russia, in the Republic of Yakutia,
> above the arctic circle. One of developers of the Polyglot 3000 lived
> near that region for a while.
>
> In this list you can see all supported languages. Some languages have
> several possible names which differ in spelling, but coincide in
> pronunciation. In the given list all variants of the name are listed
> wherever possible.
>
> The list of all [] 432 languages [] supported by Polyglot 3000:
> http://www.polyglot3000.com/languages.shtml
>
> [program]Help/About/History sub-menu/tab states only "Minor Changes"
> for 2.0. "Minor Changes" "New Languages Added" "Unicode
> support/improved" the only qualifiers for all earlier builds since the
> inception of Polyglot 3000: v0.0; on 3/2/04
>
>
> CV
>