Project Gutenberg 2009-11-08 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 329 Lebert, Marie The Internet and Languages [around the year 2000] Produced by Al Haines "The Internet and Languages" by Marie Lebert is a scholarly exploration of the dynamic intersection between the internet and linguistic diversity, written in the late 20th century. The work investigates how the internet has evolved from an English-centric medium to a more multilingual platform, encompassing various languages and communities across the globe. It addresses themes of linguistic democracy, the challenges faced by minority languages, and the development of technology that supports this multilingual growth online. At the start of the book, Lebert outlines the rapid evolution of the internet and its implications for language use. The introductory section sets the stage by discussing how, as of mid-2000, non-English speakers constituted a significant percentage of internet users, prompting a need for greater representation of diverse languages online. It emphasizes the concept of "Language Nations," groups of internet users who share a common language, and discusses the importance of "mother-tongue surfing" as a metaphor for achieving equal access for all users, regardless of their language background. Moreover, it highlights various initiatives aimed at promoting online multilingualism, from early projects to localization efforts and machine translation technologies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Internet Language and languages World Wide Web TK Text Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Language & Communication 164555 164508 2024-09-13T05:20:51.512820 2023-09-13T10:15:41.920295 text/html text/html 164548 164501 2024-09-13T05:20:51.673800 2023-09-13T10:15:42.052311 text/html text/html 112584 2024-09-13T05:20:55.756783 application/epub+zip 113245 2024-09-13T05:20:53.044815 application/epub+zip 113245 2024-09-13T05:20:52.173835 application/epub+zip 264557 2024-09-13T05:20:57.812767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254606 2024-09-13T05:20:55.125768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254480 2022-09-14T06:15:49.140387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149812 2024-09-13T05:20:51.309821 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150988 2009-11-07T21:53:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 53684 2009-11-07T21:56:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 150945 2009-11-07T21:54:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 53618 2009-11-07T21:56:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 150940 2009-11-07T21:54:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53553 2009-11-07T21:56:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20635 2024-09-13T05:20:57.939780 application/rdf+xml 16537 2024-09-13T05:20:52.574794 image/jpeg 3585 2024-09-13T05:20:52.385814 image/jpeg 113584 2024-09-13T05:20:51.686830 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog