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  • SADiLaR launches a new website and data repository

    SADiLaR is excited to announce the launch of our website, which sets the foundation for us in our expanding role as African leader in the digital humanities (DH) and natural language processing (NLP) domains. The website offers users an overview of the various activities at SADiLaR, including our vision and mission, our strategic goals, as…

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  • Establishing a new infrastructure

    English can be regarded as the de facto language of the digital age due to the rapid development of the internet and communication technology over the last three decades. However, speakers of other languages have taken up the challenge and there has been a concerted effort to develop digital tools and other resources in languages…

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  • SADiLaR Projects

    African Wordnet and Multilingual Linguistic Terminology The African Wordnet (AfWN) and Multilingual Linguistic Terminology project is two-pronged and concerns the development of language resources in the form of wordnets for the South African languages as well as the development of linguistics terminology for nine South African languages.  Project Start Date: 1 October 2017Project Status: Phase 1…

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  • Call for proposals

    SADiLaR call for new project proposals The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources is excited to announce that a call for proposals has been launched and submissions opened on 31 January 2018. This is an opportunity to participate in the development infrastructure and play a significant role in the development of language resources and…

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