Linguistics

Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 8th Feb 2007 22:03 UTC (New Mobile Computing)

22 May 2008

With the Sonnet library for KDE 4, developer Jacob Rideout hopes to reinvigorate the field of desktop linguistics by adding automatic language detection and other innovative features.

Texting is actually good for children’s spelling (icWales)

22 May 2008

FEARS that the craze of sending mobile phone text messages can damage a child’s ability to spell and punctuate were dismissed today.

English standards stir new debate (El Paso Times)

22 May 2008

AUSTIN -- Texas educators urged state education officials Wednesday to approve new English standards that include input from teachers and Hispanic experts.