tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post7597379831069798878..comments2024-03-11T16:29:13.619-05:00Comments on Lingwë - Musings of a Fish: Google Language Tools grow againJason Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-84987786991894008172009-10-27T17:41:34.902-05:002009-10-27T17:41:34.902-05:00Hi, Mark. I’m sorry to say they don’t have Latin a...Hi, Mark. I’m sorry to say they don’t have Latin at Google. I know of an English <> Latin machine translation website, but I can’t vouch for the quality (in fact, I’d venture to say it’s probably dreadful, but I haven’t tested more than a phrase or two). You’ll find it <a href="http://www.translation-guide.com/free_online_translators.php?from=English&to=Latin" rel="nofollow">here</a>. For simple dictionary translation, try the Perseus Project at Tufts University, <a href="http://old.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/resolveform?lang=Latin" rel="nofollow">here</a>. And of course, there are a wealth of Latin resources through Google Books, Archive.org, etc.<br /><br />Machine translation is still not quite ready for prime time, though it’s getting better. It can definitely help you read websites in foreign languages, but it’s not very good for producing original compositions in the target language (and still worse for actual research or genuinely accurate translation).Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-27024058300262850732009-10-27T16:40:58.463-05:002009-10-27T16:40:58.463-05:00Do they have anything on Latin yet? That would rea...Do they have anything on Latin yet? That would really help me out with some of the research on medieval texts that I do. <br /><br />I did try their French translator and while it was OK for occasional words and phrases, I found that checking each word individually at Wiktionary was actually better. <br /><br />Do you think the service is better now?Mark Lordhttp://marklord.infonoreply@blogger.com