Note that you have to running Firefox 3 to use the tools.
N. Scott Catledge, PhD/STD
Professor Emeritus
history & languages
-----Original Message-----
From: The Digital Classicist List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Gabriel Bodard
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 1:04 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [DIGITALCLASSICIST] Fwd: Greek and Latin Online Reading Tools
Forwarded for the below. I haven't tried this out yet--but if anyone has
(or does), the authors would like feedback. Comments onlist and/or a
write-up for the DC Wiki would also be welcome.
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From: The Alpheios Project <[log in to unmask]>
Free reading and learning web tools released for Greek and Latin
by the Alpheios Project.
The Alpheios Project has released the first beta version of a set of
free reading aids and learning tools for Classical Greek and Latin. The
source code is also freely available to developers.
The tools are intended to provide unusually convenient lexicographical
and grammatical support for anyone wishing to read HTML versions of
original Greek and Latin texts, whether online or on a local computer.
Pedagogical modules are currently being added for those who wish to
learn the language. We are also making available prototypes of several
related tools, including a graphical interface for treebank editing that
can easily be adapted to different annotation schemes.
The reading tools and the initial pedagogical modules can be downloaded from
<http://alpheios.net/content/installation>
The other resources and prototypes currently in development can be
accessed at
<http://alpheios.net/content/resources-under-development>
It is hoped that these tools can facilitate consultation of original
texts by scholars in other fields, provide customized options for
students who wish to learn the language through the study of specific
texts, and generally promote appreciation of the unique legacy of the
classical world.
An important feature of the tools is that their architecture was
designed to facilitate the rapid addition of other resources, such as
lexicons, grammars, and reference materials, and even other languages,
especially highly inflected ones where the value of such tools seems
especially compelling. To illustrate this flexibility we will also be
making modules available for Arabic and Chinese; but our design goal was
to create an infrastructure that would make the creation of similar
tools for any language as easy as possible.
We would greatly appreciate comments, suggestions and criticism because
the tools are still in active development.
Yours very truly,
The Alpheios Team
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