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  • Gujaratilexicon – The Movement’s 15th Year!

    Gujaratilexicon – The Movement’s 15th Year!

    Gujaratilexicon – The World’s Biggest Online Gujarati Language Resource – Enters 15th Year!

    What started as a small idea to make a difference to Gujarati language, has evolved into a language movement! The world of Gujarati language and technology has evolved in the last fifteen years – from initial fonts, typing tools, dictionary and simple websites to presence of Gujarati content in all forms and on all devices.

    Since its launch in 2006, Gujaratilexicon has grown into the default portal of Gujarati language lovers with more than 4 crore visitors and growing! The original Gujaratilexicon has been enriched with many shining projects like Digital Bhagwadogmandal, Sarth, Lok Kosh, Games, Mobile Apps, Oxford Collaboration etc. Team Gujaratilexicon has made a difference to several other Gujarati language initiatives and digital projects.

    I still remember the day when I met Gujaratilexicon founder Shri Ratilal Chandaria – almost 16 years ago! The project has indeed seen all my major life milestones. It has introduced me to wonderful people like Shri Vipool Kalyani, Shri Uttam Gajjar, Shri Dhirubahen Patel, Shri Mansukh Shah, Shri Balvant Patel, Who’s Who of Gujarati World, Team Members of Gujaratilexicon and many friends for life!

    The Jan 13 day is a special day and Team Gujaratilexicon Web reiterates ourselves to the original vision and mission.

    Vision:
    Language + Technology

    Mission:
    Preserving, nurturing and promoting Gujarati language and lexical resources through the use of world-class and contemporary technological tools

    The Gujaratilexicon ‘Yagna’ continues

  • Oxford – Gujaratilexicon Collaborate For Digital Experience In Local Language

    Oxford – Gujaratilexicon Collaborate For Digital Experience In Local Language

    Gujaratilexicon is pleased to announce the launch of the Gujarati Living Dictionary as part of the Oxford Global Languages (OGL) initiative.

    The OGL programme is building dictionaries and lexical resources for around 100 of the world’s languages and making them available online. The Gujarati Living Dictionary is launched as a part of a special focus on Indian languages.

    Explore the Gujarati Living Dictionary at: https://gu.oxforddictionaries.com/

    Judy Pearsall, Director for Oxford Dictionaries put forward the motivating philosophy in her own words: “Digital communication across the globe is dominated by English and other major global languages. We are at a critical time in the nexus of the internet and its impact on language diversity and viability, and the time to act is now. OGL is a mission to help digital communication through building resources for the world’s languages. India has a remarkable linguistic landscape with a richness and history that is found in few other places on the planet. But only 35 percent of the Indian population use the internet. Hence we are putting a special focus on Indian languages and aim to work for more initiatives in this space.”

    Gujaratlexicon is the thought leader in Gujarati language space and aims to preserve, popularize and develop Gujarati language through the power of information technology.

    Dr. Ashok Karania, Mentor of Gujaratilexicon is enthused about the collaboration between Oxford and Gujaratilexicon. He says: “We are humbled to be a part of the global initiative of Oxford to transform digital experience for the non-English world by providing content and tools in local languages. Gujarati is the language of the enterprising people across the world and this initiative will inspire further technology, research and education programs for diasporic and local Indians. As digital era and AI transform the technology world, the personal human experience will be more important than ever and technologies in local language will ensure those expressions”

    About OGL:

    Oxford Global Languages (OGL) is a major initiative from Oxford Dictionaries, part of Oxford Univeristy Press, which launched in 2014. OGL aims to transform the experience of millions of people worldwide by making their language available in digital form – on websites, in apps, and via other tools.

    OGL records how living languages, including their variants and dialects, are used today. The result is a vast data store of language data that is accessible, linked, and reusable. https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/ogl/

    About GL:

    Gujaratilexicon is a landmark work in the history of Gujarati language containing resources of more than 45 lakh words. It aims to contemporize Gujarati language and develop rich and relevant Gujarati language resources.

    The mission is the result of undying passion and relentless vision of Amar Shri Ratilal P. Chandaria, who spent more than 25 years on this project. The leading Gujaratilexicon projects include Digital Bhagwadgomandal, Digital Sarth Kosh, LokKosh, Lets Learn

    Gujarati, Crossword, Gujaratilexicon Mobile Application, Global Gujaratilexicon, Gujarati Games, eBooks etc. It is supported by Chandaria Foundation & Arnion Technologies. https://www.gujaratilexicon.com

  • Save The Word

     

    I visited the site Save The Words today. The concept of the site is indeed wonderful.   People like me who love words, will find it useful and exciting. 

    According to Lifehacker, Save the Words is a website dedicated to keeping underused English language words in the dictionary. Pick an underused word and pledge to save it from extinction.

    Lexicographers analyze the frequency of word usage in popular culture and media to decide which new words will go into the dictionary, but they also track the falling popularity of words and opt to remove them. At Save the Words, an initiative of the Oxford English Dictionary, you can browse a wall of rare words, be given a random word, or search for a word to see if it’s in danger of extinction. If you find a word to your liking, adopt it. 

     

    The site has used the RIA technologies to great effect. The look and the feel of the site is cool. The user interface is very smart and pleasing. The site has its heart in the right place.