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Rosetta Project
Long Now Foundation
San Francisco, CA
http://www.rosettaproject.org
Visited: 03/10/01
Keyword Languages
The Rosetta Project is so called because it attempts to create a contemporary version of the Rosetta Stone. The idea is to develop a Web-based resource that enables comparative language study and preserves languages which are in danger of future extinction. The main body of the Web site is a database of 1,000 languages. The project represents a global collaboration of voluntary contributions and comments from linguists, native speakers, and interested members of the public. The archive consists of seven components: detailed descriptions of the languages, a translation of...