Project Gutenberg 2009-11-08 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 616 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.) Reading ease score: 41.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Internet Language and languages World Wide Web TK Text Category: Language & Communication 164751 2025-07-12T11:51:10.605648 text/html 164572 2025-01-12T12:47:09.956322 text/html 135961 2025-07-12T11:51:16.378560 application/epub+zip 136393 2025-07-12T11:51:13.688569 application/epub+zip 119060 2025-07-12T11:51:12.521575 application/epub+zip 297950 2025-07-12T11:51:18.356593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288037 2025-07-12T11:51:15.706575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254480 2022-09-14T06:15:49.140387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149834 2025-07-12T11:51:10.357613 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129436 2024-10-24T20:31:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16464 2025-07-12T11:51:18.475537 application/rdf+xml 16513 2025-07-12T11:51:13.012567 image/jpeg 3584 2025-07-12T11:51:12.766575 image/jpeg 134513 2025-07-12T11:51:10.619656 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog