Greater demand for language models sees partnership between new technologies and the human touch: Adam Kossowski, CEO, Way With Words Way With Words, a leading speech to text provider, is expanding its current range of services as demand for building language and dialect libraries rises for technology companies worldwide. Specialising in English-language dialects, the company … [Read more...] about Greater demand for language models sees partnership between new technologies and the human touch
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SA News: Southern Africa: SADC Summit Briefs … SADC Approves Kiswahili As Fourth Language
Southern Africa: SADC Summit Briefs ... SADC Approves Kiswahili As Fourth Language: It's mostly spoken in East Africa. ANGOLA AND SOUTH AFRICA COMMENDED FOR PROVIDING FINANCIAL AID The summit thanked South Africa and Angola for providing financial assistance to Madagascar to ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews South Africa to take 'affordable' approach to nuclear: … [Read more...] about SA News: Southern Africa: SADC Summit Briefs … SADC Approves Kiswahili As Fourth Language
A new language doesn’t hamper kids learning. Other things do | The Conversation
A new language doesn't hamper kids learning. Other things do: Many South African children are still in the process of learning English by the time they first start going to school. ShutterstockSouth Africa is a linguistically and culturally diverse country. There are 11 official languages and several other minority languages. But English continues to be preferred as the … [Read more...] about A new language doesn’t hamper kids learning. Other things do | The Conversation
New dictionary provides nuanced insights into the language of African politics | The Conversation
New dictionary provides nuanced insights into the language of African politics: In Ghana, "skirt-and-blouse voting" means to vote for different parties for presidential and legislative positions. ShutterstockEvery country has its own political language. These terms and phrases that have developed over time give distinctive meanings that may not be fully understood by … [Read more...] about New dictionary provides nuanced insights into the language of African politics | The Conversation
Language and identity: lessons from a unique Afrikaans community in Patagonia | The Conversation
Language and identity: lessons from a unique Afrikaans community in Patagonia: Afrikaner descendants representing Argentina, South Africa today and the country's old flag. Richard Finn Gregory / GOODWORKThe Patagonian desert in southern Argentina is a harsh environment. Little seems to thrive on its seemingly endless red plains and parched land. Yet in this unlikely place … [Read more...] about Language and identity: lessons from a unique Afrikaans community in Patagonia | The Conversation
