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We have also developed software that helps non-linguists build a dictionary
in their own language. WeSay has various ways to help indigenous speakers
to think of words in their language and enter some basic data about them. The
program is customizable and task-oriented, giving the advisor the ability to
turn on or off tasks as needed and as the user receives training for those tasks.
WeSay uses a standard XML format, so data can be exchanged with linguistoriented
tools like FieldWorks. Community-level collaborative dictionary
development can be a rallying point for language communities. It’s something
they can get involved in and it opens their eyes to a brighter future for their
language.
For further information on the FieldWorks suite of software applications, and
to download the latest version, please visit the website at http://fieldworks.
sil.org/. For an example of a multi-script lexicon with more than 6,600 entries
created using FLEx, see the Nuosu Yi–Chinese–English glossary at
http://www.yihanyingcihui.net/lang=en. To learn more about WeSay and
download a copy, visit http://www.wesay.org/.
Mother Language-Based Multilingual Education
Governments around the world are increasingly aware of the difficulties that
children face if the language of instruction at school is not the language the
children speak at home. As more education systems seek to use the mother
tongue of the children in the early years, demand is increasing for local
language documentation and educational resources such as schoolbooks and
multilingual dictionaries. SIL is developing software to help create early stage
reading materials.
Conclusion
SIL’s long history in supporting language development activities with minority
language communities around the world has given us the unique opportunity to
develop and contribute technical expertise from the local to the international
level. We are grateful for the privilege and are at the same time aware of the
responsibility to share what we have learned.
The growth of the Internet and the increase in global opportunities for
collaboration, information sharing, and standardization on behalf of all language
communities provide significant benefits for enhancing multilingualism in
cyberspace. SIL continues to seek to be a valuable partner to support the
particular needs of minority language communities. We are grateful for the
significant progress being made.
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