Omniglot Explained

Omniglot
Url:omniglot.com
Commercial:Yes
Type:Encyclopedia
Key People:Simon Ager[1]
Launch Date:1998
Current Status:Active

Omniglot is an online encyclopedia focused on languages and writing systems.[2]

Etymology

The name "Omniglot" comes from the Latin prefix Latin: omnis (meaning "all") and the Greek root Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: γλωσσα (meaning "tongue").

History

The website was launched by British author 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 some 300 written scripts used in different languages,[4] [5] over 1,000 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 July 2024, the number of languages detailed on the site is over 2,030.[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moore. Melanie. 2016-06-13. Interview with the Omniglot. 2017-07-17. Mango Languages.
  2. Web site: Ager. Simon. 2002. Omniglot - writing systems and languages of the world. 2017-07-17. Library of Congress.
  3. Web site: Ager. Simon. Omniglot - a potted history. 2022-02-18. Omniglot.
  4. News: Brookes. Tim. 2013-06-29. First Person: Save a Language, Save a Culture. National Geographic. https://web.archive.org/web/20220218135833/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/130628-endangered-languages-scripts-bangladesh-indigenous-cultures-world. dead. February 18, 2022. 2021-01-22.
  5. News: Sheehan. Jennifer. 2020-09-04. Celtic Cultural Alliance art class offers chance to learn and create using ancient Irish alphabet, Ogham. The Morning Call. 2021-01-22.
  6. News: Steinkopf-Frank. Hannah. 2020-12-21. How to Learn French: A U.S. News Guide. U.S. News & World Report. 2021-01-22.
  7. News: 2016-09-25. 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. 2021-01-22.
  8. Web site: Sarkodie. Alex. 2020-03-04. The Origins Of The Akan-Speaking People Of Ghana. Modern Ghana.
  9. Lake. Brenden M.. Salakhutdinov. Ruslan. Tenenbaum. Joshua B.. 2015-12-11. Human-level concept learning through probabilistic program induction. Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 350. 6266. 1332–1338. JSTOR.
  10. News: Markoff. John. 2015-12-10. A Learning Advance in Artificial Intelligence Rivals Human Abilities. The New York Times. 2021-01-23.
  11. News: Press. Gil. 2019-12-16. Would You Trust A Self-Driving Car? 70% Of Americans Say ‘No,’ 72% Of Chinese Say ‘Yes’. Forbes. 2021-01-23.
  12. Lake. Brenden M.. Salakhutdinov. Ruslan. Tenenbaum. Joshua B.. The Omniglot challenge: a 3-year progress report. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. 1902.03477.
  13. Heck. Stephen. Lewis. Phil. Draelos. Tim. 2018-07-01. Survey of Few-Shot Learning Techniques. MLDL Conference (Sandia Internal). 1572926. Office of Scientific and Technical Information.
  14. Web site: Ager. Simon. About Omniglot. 2024-07-30. Omniglot.

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