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From http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/02/27/welsh-language-technology-gets-global-recognition-91466-20527919

Welsh language-technology gets global recognition
Feb 27 2008 by Tomos Livingstone

TECHNOLOGY aimed at helping businesses use the Welsh language has been so successful it is being copied as far afield as China and Sri Lanka.

A small team at Canolfan Bedwyr, a unit at Bangor University, has for several years been creating Welsh-language computer spell-checkers, screen readers and synthetic voices.

The unit – which brings together linguists and IT experts – also creates generic computer tools that can be adapted for use in other languages.

Read the entire article at http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/02/27/welsh-language-technology-gets-global-recognition-91466-20527919 .

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