Tag: Oxford Languages
The Oxford Word of the Year 2025 Is “Rage Bait”
The winning word was selected through votes, public commentary, and analysis of Oxford University Press’s lexical data. The use of "rage bait" has evolved to signal a shift in how we talk about attention, engagement, and ethics online.
Bridging the Language Gap: The Mission to Preserve and Digitalize with Alexandra Feeley
In Localization Today, Alexandra Feeley shares how Oxford Languages is digitalizing under-resourced languages and shaping the future of localization.
Oxford Languages and Kielikone to Host Webinar on NLP for Complex Languages
Oxford Languages and Kielikone host a free webinar on NLP for Finnish, sharing insights on AI-powered translation and proofreading solutions.
The Oxford Word of the Year 2024 Is “Brain Rot”
Selected through a combination of voting, public commentary, and analysis of language data, "brain rot" is used to capture concerns about the impact of consuming excessive amounts of low-quality online content.
Building Indian language data to empower language diversity in technology
Many datasets for Indian languages are underdeveloped and underutilized. To bridge this gap, Oxford Languages has curated new datasets in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, and more.
Localizing user experience: Hindi transliterations and spelling variants
Oxford Languages addresses Hindi transliterations and spelling variants to enhance user experiences in tech through improved NLP tools and datasets.
Localizing technologies for Swiss German speakers
Swiss German consists of multiple spoken dialects that are used in the German-speaking regions of Switzerland. Spoken by approximately 65% of the population, Swiss...
WellSaid Labs collaborates with Oxford Languages to enhance AI Voice Generation
Oxford Languages, part of Oxford University Press, is thrilled to announce that it's providing human-curated pronunciation data to American-based tech company, WellSaid Labs, to...
Babelscape enters multi-year licensing agreement with Oxford Languages for European lexical databases.
Babelscape, a leader in cutting-edge, AI-powered, multilingual language technologies, to leverage Oxford Languages’ globally recognized lexical data.
Oxford Languages licenses language data and develops lexical...