Intercultural Communication and Translation News

The European Commission is offering translation software developers free access to around one million sentences translated between 22 of the European Union’s 23 official languages. It hopes the data will help improve the quality of a variety of language tools, including grammar and spelling checkers, online dictionaries and machine translators — particularly in less well-served languages such as Latvian or Romanian.

The sentences are mostly drawn from the “Acquis Communautaire,” the body of law that must be implemented by all new E.U. member states, and include the treaties, directives and regulations adopted by the E.U., and rulings from the European Court of Justice.

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