"Here?s a reading from a talk by Everette Jordan at a recent conference, saying what the US government wants:
'Magic. Tools and gadgets are not enough, language is the most human interaction, spoken communication, tone, meaning, context, sarcasm, irony, humour, geography, politics, history; all have to be taken into account, and that is beyond technology. The words are there, but the meaning is often something deeper.' "
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The TIA initiative also talks about a massive effort in foreign language translation. This broadcast on the ABC in Australia (transcribed here) discusses the issue in detail. A quote from it:
"Here?s a reading from a talk by Everette Jordan at a recent conference, saying what the US government wants:
'Magic. Tools and gadgets are not enough, language is the most human interaction, spoken communication, tone, meaning, context, sarcasm, irony, humour, geography, politics, history; all have to be taken into account, and that is beyond technology. The words are there, but the meaning is often something deeper.' "
Posted by: Vergil | April 13, 2003 10:29 AM
Whoops. the above comment was meant for the "Reed on TIA post.
Sorry about that.
Posted by: Vergil | April 13, 2003 10:32 AM