Omniglot

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Omniglot
Type of site
Encyclopedia
Key peopleSimon Ager[1]
URLomniglot.com
CommercialNo
Launched1998
Current statusActive
Front page of Omniglot as of July 2021

Omniglot (/ˈɒmnɪˌɡlɒt/) is an online encyclopedia focused on languages and writing systems.[2]

Etymology[]

The name "Omniglot" comes from the Latin prefix omnis (meaning "all") and the Greek root γλωσσα (glossa, meaning "tongue").

History[]

The website was launched by British linguist Simon Ager in 1998, originally intended to be a web design and translation service. As Ager collected and added more information about languages and various writing systems, the project evolved into an encyclopedia.[3]

It provides reference materials for 341 written scripts used in different languages,[4][5] over 880 constructed, adapted and fictional scripts, and materials for learning languages.[6][7]

It also has reference materials in numerous languages.[8]

Its material was the source for a compendium of characters used for development of artificial intelligence, the Omniglot Challenge.[9] [10] The Omniglot compendium has been used widely since it was first released.[11][12][13]

As of December 2021, the number of languages detailed on the site is over 1,600.[14]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Melanie Moore (13 June 2016). "Interview with the Omniglot". Mango Languages. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  2. ^ "Omniglot : the guide to languages, alphabets and other writing systems". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  3. ^ "Omniglot - a potted history". Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  4. ^ Brookes, Tim (2013-06-29). "First Person: Save a Language, Save a Culture". National Geographic News. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  5. ^ Sheehan, Jennifer (2020-09-04). "Celtic Cultural Alliance art class offers chance to learn and create using ancient Irish alphabet, Ogham". Morning call (Allentown PA). Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  6. ^ Steinkopf-Frank, Hannah (2020-12-21). "How to Learn French: A U.S. News Guide". US News and World Report. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  7. ^ "B. Board: One fowl could be a goose, and two are called geese; Yet the plural of moose should never be meese". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  8. ^ Sarkodie, Alex (2020-03-04). "The Origins Of The Akan-Speaking People Of Ghana".
  9. ^ Lake (2015-12-11). "Human-level concept learning through probabilistic program induction" (PDF). Science.
  10. ^ Markoff, John (2015-12-10). "A Learning Advance in Artificial Intelligence Rivals Human Abilities (Published 2015)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  11. ^ Press, Gil (2019-12-16). "Would You Trust A Self-Driving Car? 70% Of Americans Say 'No,' 72% Of Chinese Say 'Yes'". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  12. ^ Lake (2019-06-03). "The Omniglot challenge: a 3-year progress report". Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences.
  13. ^ Lewis, Phillip J.; Heck, Stephen (2018-07-01). "Survey of Few-Shot Learning Techniques" – via Machine Learning and Deep Learning Conference 2018. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. ^ "About Omniglot". Retrieved 2021-12-06.
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