"It's able to connect young people in a deep way to language... it's language as play". Just, one might say, as text messaging is language at play.
Just, one might say, as text messaging is language at play.
The risk of breach of confidentiality resulting from the text messaging intervention will be minimised since the content of the text message will not include language related to HIV.
Upon landing on a trip to another country, I usually get an automatic Chinese-language text message from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reminding me to behave politely and providing me with emergency contact numbers.
The founders wanted to provide a way for parents, students and teachers to overcome language barriers, so they developed a multilingual texting platform that can translate text messages into the language of the recipient.
In Tunisia, for instance, perhaps 90% of the 200,000 or so deaf are also illiterate, estimates Mohamed Jemni, a computer scientist at the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences et Techniques in Tunis.So Dr Jemni's team built a system which uses natural-language processing to translate text messages into sign-language animations delivered in the form of a multimedia message (MMS).
The beneficiary, or sponsored woman, receives localized text messages in her language that are relevant to her concerns and values.
Once pregnant women are registered for MomConnect, they'll get access to stage-based, personalized text messages in their language of choice.
It lets buyers and sellers indicate what they are after and their contact information, which is sent to all relevant subscribers as an SMS text message in one of four languages.
Recognizing the role of cellphones in developing nations, the White House made a point last year of releasing President Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim world, in Cairo, in 13 languages via text message.
- Xinhua has mobilized all its 33 domestic bureaus and 117 overseas branches to provide subscribers with news and information in text, photos, graphics, audio, video, online and text message formats and in eight languages: Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese and Japanese.
