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KeyPoint Technologies Expands Language Dictionaries in Adaptxt® for Android...

Download image SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- KeyPoint Technologies has expanded its dictionary library for the distinctive Adaptxt® smart keyboard app to include Gujarati, Nepali,...

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Aboriginal language dictionary to be put online next month

The result of years of hard work documenting and recording Aboriginal languages, an Aboriginal e-dictionary will be published online next month as part of the first phase of a language database...

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Blackbeard's ship yields fresh treasure trove

Washington, August 15: Archaeologists have unearthed a treasure trove in the wreck of the Queen...

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Linguists say Hawaii Sign Language found to be distinct language

HONOLULU - Linguists say they have determined that a unique sign language, possibly dating back to the 1800s or before, is being used in Hawaii. Only about 40 people, most in their 80s, are known to...

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Family finds gold: $300,000 unearthed by family of treasure hunters off coast

Family finds gold: A family of treasure hunters found over $300,000 in gold this week off the Florida coast after unearthing a fortune of chains and gold coins. The Schmitt family, who owns Booty...

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Wordsmith Bezbaroa debuts in a lexicon - Dibrugarh University to publish...

Jorhat, March 14: For the first time...

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Sikhs appeal for unity - Call to Bodos, Karbis to keep Assamese identity...

Guwahati, Aug. 21: Assamese Sikhs today urged the communities fighting for separate states to eschew their demand and remain a part of the greater Assamese society. They said they had always felt...

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Nagamese lexicon born of linguist’s 30yr toil - Dictionary to contain 10000...

Jorhat, March 19: A...

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Second edition of lexicon released A STAFF REPORTER Jorhat, Feb. 26: The...

Jorhat, Feb. 26: The...

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New Assamese scientific dictionary A STAFF REPORTER Jorhat, Nov. 8: In a bid...

Jorhat, Nov. 8: In a bid to give an added dimension to Assamese language, Asom Jatiya Prakash, a non-profit organisation, today launched a new project, that of publishing an Assamese scientific and...

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Unearthed: 200-yr-old linguistic treasure - Dictionary of 10 languages of...

Jorhat, Nov. 28: Asomiya...

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Tool boon for writers - Word processor in Assamese SMITA BHATTACHARYYA A...

Jorhat, Dec. 13: An Assamese word processor with spellchecker akin to that of Microsoft’s is a boon for those who need help in writing the language and can be easily used by those with a rudimentary...

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Oxford English Dictionary: Language by the book, but the book is evolving

To compile a dictionary of nearly every word in the English language was an endeavor typical of Victorian times, complete with white-bearded gentlemen, utter confidence and an endearingly plodding...

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Northeast Briefs

Nagamese dictionary Jorhat, Dec. 27: The first Nagamese dictionary written by linguist and lexicographer Bhimkanta Barua was released here today. Drive Jorhat: The Jorhat district Tobacco Control...

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Bengal govt funds The Purana dictionary

BANGALORE: West Bengal government is to fund the writing of the dictionary of The Puranas (Ancient Sanskrit texts eulogizing various deities, primarily the divine Trimurti (Trinity) Hindu God in...

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Rabbits unearth Stone Age treasure

Burrowing bunnies have uncovered an 8,000-year old treasure trove buried near Land's End.The family of rabbits are believed to be responsible for unearthing the archaeological "gold mine" less than...

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Rabbits unearth a trove of New Stone Age treasure at Land's End

Burrowing bunnies have uncovered an 8,000-year old treasure trove buried near Land’s End. The family of rabbits are believed to be responsible for unearthing the archaeological “gold mine” less than...

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Courts are increasingly turning to Urban Dictionary to clarify modern slang...

Sure, the Oxford English Dictionary tries to stay on top of current trends by adding new words every year (GIF was its word of the year for 2012), but there's still a vast vocabulary of strange...

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Northeast has highest per capita language in world: People's Linguistic...

GUWAHATI: The People's Linguistic Survey of India (PLSI) on Wednesday said the northeast has the highest per capita language in the whole world. Addressing a press conference here, PLSI...

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Publisher receives funds to revise authoritive Chinese dictionary

A mainland publishing house was given 27 million yuan (HK$33.2 million) in state funding to revise the Hanyu Da Cidian (Comprehensive Chinese Word Dictionary), in the first revision of the premier...

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After three decades and lost years, linguist finally completes Chinese-Pashto...

A mainland linguist has completed a Chinese-Pashto dictionary – 36 years after it was commissioned, Chinese magazine Profile reported. Che Hongcai, 78, who is now retired, set out...

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Professor helps Kenyan community develop dictionary to preserve Ekegusii...

(Source: KU - The University of Kansas) LAWRENCE - A University of Kansas anthropology researcher has helped community members in western Kenya develop the first dictionaryof their local...

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Lexicon on 9 NE languages SMITA BHATTACHARYYA Jorhat, April 12: The reprinted...

Jorhat, April 12: The reprinted edition of a dictionary of nine languages of the Northeast compiled by British surgeon Francis Buchanan-Hamilton was released today. The dictionary, which was initially...

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'Magnificent' Scottish treasure trove unearthed

A wide range of historic and ancient items discovered across Scotland have been catalogued in the annual Treasure Trove report. They include a Roman wine dipper found in the Borders, a historic brooch...

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Writer’s clan traces 150-year-deep roots - Family tribute to Lakshminath...

Jorhat, July 10: When roots run deep, the bonding is strong. Sivasagar is set to witness such a bonding on July 12 and 13 when brothers lost and scattered for centuries come together to pay their...

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Two largest lexicons published WASIM RAHMAN Jorhat, July 7: After bringing...

Jorhat, July 7: After bringing out the biggest-ever comprehensive dictionary in Assamese (Asomiya Jatiya Abhidhan) running into four volumes with 5,700 pages with over two lakh words, the Asam Jatiya...

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Buried Treasure: 1,900-Year-Old Roman Jewelry Unearthed

A small pit filled with ancient Roman jewelry that dates back nearly 2,000 years to a violent riot that occurred around A.D. 61 was unearthed beneath a London-area department store, according to a...

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Bilingual dictionaries to promote India's mother tongues

New Delhi: The campaign to preserve vernacular mother tongues and make knowledge accessible to students through translation across the linguistic arc has taken a big stride with a new bilingual...

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History of Assam districts A STAFF REPORTER Guwahati, Oct. 5: Asomiya Sahitya...

Guwahati, Oct. 5: Asomiya Sahitya Sanmiloni, a literary organisation, has undertaken a mega project of publishing the history of all districts of Assam. The Sanmiloni has almost completed the first...

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Unicode effort gains steam - Move to develop attractive font RAJIV KONWAR...

Guwahati, Oct. 8: A person here is working to make the Assamese Unicode font widely acceptable in the publishing industry of the state by developing a new attractive font. Durlav Gogoi, 38, said lack...

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Efforts to introduce new Assamese font RAJIV KONWAR Guwahati, Oct. 8: A...

Guwahati, Oct. 8: A person here is working to make the Assamese Unicode font widely acceptable in the publishing industry of the state by developing a new attractive font. Durlav Gogoi, 38, said lack...

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Back from British Library OUR CORRESPONDENT Jorhat, Oct. 10: Three rare...

Jorhat, Oct. 10: Three rare Assamese manuscripts tracked to the British Library in London by a research team from Jorhat and transformed to a compact disk (CD) format, have been brought back to the...

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Viking treasure haul unearthed in Scotland

A haul of Viking treasure has been unearthed from a field in south west Scotland by an amateur using a metal detector. Derek McLennan, a retired businessman from Ayrshire, made the find in...

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Vikings' European treasure trove unearthed in Scotland

LONDON: A British metal-detecting enthusiast has unearthed the most significant Viking treasure hoard ever found in Scotland, shedding light on the warriors' links with the rest of Europe. Officials...

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Metal-detecting enthusiast unearths Viking treasure hoard in Scotland

Retired businessman Derek McLennan found more than 100 objects, including solid gold jewellery, on church land last month ...

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A Retired Businessman Unearthed $1 Million Worth of Viking Treasures in Scotland

One of the biggest troves of Viking artifacts in modern history has been discovered in southwest Scotland by an amateur treasure hunter. Derek McLennan, a 47-year-old retired businessman, made the...

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1,000 Year Old Viking Treasure Trove Unearthed In Scotland’s Dumfries Field

It is estimated that the treasure trove could be worth a six figure amount. Those studying the treasure in Scotland, however, say a price tag can not be put on the items for they are ‘priceless.’ The...

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DU to offer certificate courses in 8 northeast languages

NEW DELHI: Delhi University is planning to offer short term certificate courses in eight northeast Indian languages in run up to its preparation for the heritage tour to that region in December. "There...

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Share your language skills: help us create a picture dictionary of Europe

It’s European Day of Languages on Friday and to mark the occasion we’re asking our multilingual readers to help us compile a picture dictionary of Europe. ...

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15-month-old girl sacrificed to unearth hidden treasure

A 15-month old girl was recently sacrificed with a desire to unearth hidden treasure at the nearby...

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The readers’ editor on… a trove of old and new definitions in the style guide

When to give up the ghost and when to battle on resisting change is the question. Sorry about the mixed metaphor, but my colleagues and I are grown weary of holding the line on some entries within the...

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Selfie, Unfriend, Hashtag: From Your Teen's Phone To The Dictionary

4:14 PM ET In school, many of us were sent to dictionaries to look up words we didn't know. Now, dictionaries are coming to us, filling themselves up with terms that may already feel overly familiar....

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130 living, near-extinct languages in 5 North East states

Guwahati: At least 130 living languages as well as near-extinct languages of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland and Manipur have been accounted by an NGO. The survey was the first of its kind since...

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