Today the Bible is being translated into thousands of different languages. Some of these, like Chinese or Arabic, are spoken by billions or hundreds of millions of people. Others are local dialects that are known primarily in the small communities that use them. Most of this translation work is done using software designed specifically for Bible translation. Some of this software can process human language much as traditional software handles data, using a variety of techniques collectively termed Natural Language Processing (NLP). NLP has often been done using statistical models that can run on typical computers. More advanced software, such […]
