African languages in a digital age : challenges and opportunities for indigenous language computing

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dc.contributor.authorOsborn, Don
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-04T15:49:46Z
dc.date.available2010-03-04T15:49:46Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionCo-published with HSRC Pressen
dc.descriptionFrench version available in IDRC Digital Library: Langues africaines à l'ère du numérique : défis et opportunités de l'informatisation des langues autochtonesen
dc.description.abstract“Localisation” includes translation and cultural adaptation of user interfaces and software applications, as well as creation and translation of internet content into diverse languages. The book aims to move from generalities, such as ‘African languages’, to specifics, such as stipulating which languages are actually spoken, and where exactly they are spoken. It begins to take into account the particular realities found in each African country. It deals with issues from strategic planning for language localisation and broad business development, down to specific keyboard design adaptable to languages. This volume provides resources to assist individual localisation initiatives.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (150 p. : ill.)en
dc.format.mimetypeApplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-55250-473-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/42000
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIDRC, Ottawa, ON, CAen
dc.relation.urihttp://idl-bnc.idrc.ca/dspace/handle/10625/47046
dc.subjectAFRICAN LANGUAGESen
dc.subjectINTERNETen
dc.subjectTRANSLATIONen
dc.subjectCOMPUTER PROGRAMMINGen
dc.subjectCULTURAL FACTORSen
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS LANGUAGESen
dc.subjectLOCALIZATIONen
dc.subjectSOFTWARE ENGINEERINGen
dc.subjectLANGUAGE BARRIERen
dc.subjectACCESS TO ICTen
dc.subjectLITERACYen
dc.subjectLINGUISTICSen
dc.subjectNORTH OF SAHARAen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleAfrican languages in a digital age : challenges and opportunities for indigenous language computingen
dc.typeIDRC Booken
idrc.copyright.holderIDRC
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number105872
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC PUBLICATIONen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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