Welcome to the Centre for Text Technology (CTexT®), of the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus).
This page shares interesting information about new developments, outputs and opportunities at CTexT.
Click to win!
Click your camera or click your keyboard and give us your take on joining a clique:
Click 1: Take a picture, type a poem or type a slogan to best describe joining a clique.
Click 2: Submit photo’s, poems or slogans.
Click 3: Win software, a computer game, photo prints, a canvas print, poster enlargement, t-shirts or funky mouse pads. Are you clicking yet?
Click here to submit your entry.
Entries may also be submitted to BlueTek Computers (45 Albert Luthuli Drive, Potchefstroom) or Topcolor Kodak Express (Mooirivier Mall, Potchefstroom).
Closing date for entries is Sunday, 3 October, 2010. Winners will be announced soon after.
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Language learning CD-ROMs:
With the click of a keyboard and a click of the tongue, joining new cliques is easy. Use your computer to learn a new language and click with more people.
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Developed by Centre for Text Technology (CTexT®) - 018 299 1541. Distributed by BlueTek Computers - 018 297 0164 and www.spel.co.za. Photography by Topcolor Kodak Express - 018 297 0835.
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Spelling Checkers for South African Languages!
CTexT®, in collaboration with several linguistic partners, recently completed spelling checkers for nine South African languages, to be used in Microsoft® Office programmes such as Microsoft Word.
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Autshumato:
- Open Source Translation Tools
Funded by the Department of Arts and Culture.
Developed by CTexT® in collaboration with the University of Pretoria.
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- ITE
Click here to download version 1.1.0 of the Autshumato ITE.
- The CTexT® Alignment Interface and CTexT® Alignment Interface Pro is now available. Read more
- Press Release
Afrikaanse SkryfGoed 2008:
- CTexT proudly presents: Afrikaanse SkryfGoed 2008 - a collection of writing aids to make the click of Afrikaans on your keyboard crystal clear..
(Read more about Afrikaanse SkryfGoed 2008)
- Afrikaanse SkryfGoed 2008 is available from www.spel.co.za, or contact +27 18 297 0164 or +27 800 203 048 to order.
 Find Afrikaanse SkryfGoed 2008 on Facebook!
Other important information:
PSearch:
PSearch is based on Paramsearch, a tool created by Antal van den Bosch for automatic algorithmic parameter optimisation for TiMBL and other machine learning algorithms...(read more)
Turbo Annotate:
TurboAnnotate is a user-friendly annotating environment (i.e. tool) for bootstrapping linguistic data for machine-learning purposes, or for manually creating gold standards or other annotated lists... (read more)
Post Doctoral Positions:
The Centre for Text Technology at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus) in South Africa is looking for candidates to fill 2 postdoctoral positions in Natural Language Processing...
(read more)
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What is language technology?
(Click here to read more about Language Technology in South Africa)
Language technology is technology/software that enables a computer to understand and produce written natural language (such as Afrikaans, Tswana or English), in the same way as humans do.
Examples of language technological applications include:
What can language technology do for you?
The ability to effectively communicate with computers via natural language enables you to do the following:
To obtain quick and easy access to the information that you need, saving time in the process by avoiding an information overload of unessential information.
To communicate with computer systems anywhere: at home, at the office, in your car, in public places and any other place where you could possibly need information.
To master other languages where and when you want and at your own pace.
To communicate more effectively in the business world – for example by writing high quality letters and reports.
To deliver and make use of a better and a wider variety of services.
And for South Africa?
Language pride is created through a stronger culture of multilingualism. Awareness is also created of the importance of preserving and developing minority languages in South Africa.
Language technology has been in existence for many years in Europe, the USA and Asia. This technology will enable South Africa to keep abreast of international developments in Communication Technology and will provide new knowledge and experience for the country’s people.
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