Digitalization of Language

With the coming of the Digital Era,numbers,abbreviations and signs have been widely used in our spoken and written language.The trend of digital language has appeared in modern language.At first,the appearance of digital language brings convenience for both learners and native speakers.E.g.88(Bye),TV… Later,however,the learners begin to acquire digital words rather than the original one.For instance,many people of non-English speaking countries only understand the meaning of VIP rather than "very important person".Therefore,the digitalization of language is playing a very significant role in today's language spreading.My project is devoted to exploring types,features and causes of the digitalization of language,in order to find out its influence on language development.My project falls into a questionnaire and four chapters in the body part.The questionnaire is designed to help us find the types,features and causes of language digitalization.In the body part,the first chapter is to show the types of digital language.The second chapter is to explain the features of language digitalization,that is,informality,uncertainty,principle of economy and stratification.The third chapter is to explore the causes of formation of digital language.By analyzing data from the questionnaire,I find four reasons that cause the formation of digitalized language.The fourth chapter is to discuss digital language's influence on language development,that is,whether digitalized language will improve or block language development.

Application of a Sign Language Synthesis System in Digital Library Services

Information Accessibility for disabled people is one of the most important design criteria for the China National Digital Library (CNDL) development. Sign language synthesis systems are effective to provide information services for people with hearing and speech impairments. This paper presents a framework of a sign language synthesis system application in CNDL, as well as discusses the relevant technologies applied in the system. CNDL has been a real practice area for the sign language synthesis research.

Research on Paperless and Paperless Assessment of College Foreign Languages in Digital Environment

With the rapid development of digital technology, the advantages of digital teaching mode of college foreign languages have become increasingly prominent. Challenges and problems are faced in the practice of college foreign language teaching in China. One of the problems we should try to solve is to improve students' cultural awareness and intercultural communicative competence. The digital environment has greatly expanded students' learning space. At present, the focus of college foreign language teaching reform is how to make full use of advanced digital technology and gradually change the traditional college foreign language teaching environment and means. After many students enter the university, they have not changed their foreign language learning concepts and lack the enthusiasm and initiative of foreign language learning. The reform and practice of the comprehensive test mode of foreign language proficiency is not only a process of paperless paperless evaluation of learners' foreign language use ability, but also a process of encouraging learners to improve their comprehensive ability to use foreign languages through the evaluation process.

Comprehensive application and maintenance of digital language laboratories

Based on the analysis and discussion of the management on the laboratory system, equipment, personnel, technology, environmental, the maintenance of all the aspects of the language labs and the construction of the labs, this paper expounds bow to manage and maintain the digital language laboratories, puts forward some suggestions on the development and construction of the language labs, and puts forward higher requirements of the laboratory work and the quality of the management staff.

The Impact of Music Education on Children’s Cognitive Development:From Traditional Classrooms to Modern Digital Platforms

Music education has long been debated for its influence on children’s cognitive development,particularly regarding their thinking methods and adaptability.This article synthesizes research data to examine the cognitive benefits of music instruction,including increased IQ,language proficiency,memory,and attention.Traditional face-to-face training,while personalized and socially interactive,faces limitations such as budget constraints and accessibility.Modern digital platforms offer individualized learning paths with AI-driven feedback but may lack necessary interpersonal interaction.This paper proposes a hybrid approach to music education,integrating traditional and digital methods to maximize cognitive gains.Further research is recommended to explore the implementation of these integrated learning strategies in varied educational settings.

A text to speech interface for Universal Digital Library

The objective of Universal Digital Library (UDL) is to capture all books in digital format. A text to speech (TTS) interface for UDL portal would enable access to the digital content in voice mode, and also provide access to the digital content for illiterate and vision-impaired people. Our work focuses on design and implementation of text to speech interface for UDL portal primarily for Indian languages. This paper is aimed at identifying the issues involved in integrating text to speech system into UDL portal and describes the development process of Hindi, Telugu and Tamil voices under Festvox framework using unit selection techniques. We demonstrate the quality of the Tamil and Telugu voices and lay out the plan for integrating the TTS into the UDL portal.

Universal Digital Library—Future research directions

This paper starts with a description of the present status of the Digital Library of India Initiative. As part of this initiative large corpus of scanned text is available in many Indian languages and has stimulated a vast amount of research in Indian language technology briefly described in this paper. Other than the Digital Library of India Initiative which is part of the Million Books to the Web Project initiated by Prof Raj Reddy of Carnegie Mellon University, there are a few more initiatives in India towards taking the heritage of the country to the Web. This paper presents the future directions for the Digital Library of India Initiative both in terms of growing collection and the technical challenges in managing such large collection poses.

A simple approach for building transliteration editors for Indian languages

Transliteration editors are essential for keying-in Indian language scripts into the computer using QWERTY keyboard. Applications of transliteration editors in the context of Universal Digital Library (UDL) include entry of meta-data and diction- aries for Indian languages. In this paper we propose a simple approach for building transliteration editors for Indian languages using Unicode and by taking advantage of its rendering engine. We demonstrate the usefulness of the Unicode based approach to build transliteration editors for Indian languages, and report its advantages needing little maintenance and few entries in the mapping table, and ease of adding new features such as adding letters, to the transliteration scheme. We demonstrate the trans- literation editor for 9 Indian languages and also explain how this approach can be adapted for Arabic scripts.

The Monty Hall Problem and beyond: Digital-Mathematical and Cognitive Analysis in Boole’s Algebra, Including an Extension and Generalization to Related Cases

The Monty Hall problem has received its fair share of attention in mathematics. Recently, an entire monograph has been devoted to its history. There has been a multiplicity of approaches to the problem. These approaches are not necessarily mutually exclusive. The design of the present paper is to add one more approach by analyzing the mathematical structure of the Monty Hall problem in digital terms. The structure of the problem is described as much as possible in the tradition and the spirit—and as much as possible by means of the algebraic conventions—of George Boole’s Investigation of the Laws of Thought (1854), the Magna Charta of the digital age, and of John Venn’s Symbolic Logic (second edition, 1894), which is squarely based on Boole’s Investigation and elucidates it in many ways. The focus is not only on the digital-mathematical structure itself but also on its relation to the presumed digital nature of cognition as expressed in rational thought and language. The digital approach is outlined in part 1. In part 2, the Monty Hall problem is analyzed digitally. To ensure the generality of the digital approach and demonstrate its reliability and productivity, the Monty Hall problem is extended and generalized in parts 3 and 4 to related cases in light of the axioms of probability theory. In the full mapping of the mathematical structure of the Monty Hall problem and any extensions thereof, a digital or non-quantitative skeleton is fleshed out by a quantitative component. The pertinent mathematical equations are developed and presented and illustrated by means of examples.

Mexican Sign Language Recognition Using Jacobi-Fourier Moments

The present work introduces a system for recognizing static signs in Mexican Sign Language (MSL) using Jacobi-Fourier Moments (JFMs) and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN). The original color images of static signs are cropped, segmented and converted to grayscale. Then to reduce computational costs 64 JFMs were calculated to represent each image. The JFMs are sorted to select a subset that improves recognition according to a metric proposed by us based on a ratio between dispersion measures. Using WEKA software to test a Multilayer-Perceptron with this subset of JFMs reached 95% of recognition rate.

Exploring the Usefulness of Extensible Business Reporting Language （XBRL） for Reporting Intellectual Capital （IC）： Evidence From Italian Preparers

Intellectual capital disclosure （ICD） has experienced a substantial increase in recent decades and many frameworks and guidelines have been issued to provide directions with regard to what constitutes ＂good＂ ICD. Companies can use Extensible Business Reporting Language （XBRL） to ＂build＂ their own intellectual capital （IC） reports. This digital format has both technical and operating characteristics suitable for reporting non-financial information. This paper reports the findings of a survey of the views of 37 Italian preparers on the scope, the taxonomy, and the assurance of IC reporting via XBRL. It was found that respondents favor the adoption of an IC reporting framework and the standardization of IC indicators. Preferences reveal uncertainty about the level of flexibility for tagging IC information, while supporting the main benefits of XBRL and indicating a marked inclination for tagged information certified by an independent audit. Overall, despite a low awareness of XBRL, the importance placed on standardization of IC information and on the usefulness of the comparability and the speed attribute of XBRL supports the appealing features of this language for developing IC reporting.

The Mathematical and Physical Theory of Rational Human Intelligence: Complete Empirical-Digital Properties;Full Electrochemical-Mechanical Model (Part I: Mathematical Foundations)

The design of this paper is to present the first installment of a complete and final theory of rational human intelligence. The theory is mathematical in the strictest possible sense. The mathematics involved is strictly digital—not quantitative in the manner that what is usually thought of as mathematics is quantitative. It is anticipated at this time that the exclusively digital nature of rational human intelligence exhibits four flavors of digitality, apparently no more, and that each flavor will require a lengthy study in its own right. (For more information,please refer to the PDF.)

Web users' language utilization behaviors in China

The paper focuses on the habits of China Web users' language utilization behaviors in accessing the Web. It also seeks to make a general study on the basic nature of language phenomenon with regard to digital accessing. A questionnaire survey was formulated and distributed online for these research purposes. There were 1,267 responses collected. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Chi-square testing and contingency table analyses. Results revealed the following findings. Tagging has already played an important role in Web2.0 communication for China's Web users. China users rely greatly on all kinds of taxonomies in browsing and have also an awareness of them in effective searching. These imply that the classified languages in digital environment may aid Chinese Web users in a more satisfying manner. Highly subject-specific words, especially those from authorized tools, yielded better results in searching. Chinese users have high recognition for related terms. As to the demographic aspect, there is little difference between different genders in the utilization of information retrieval languages. Age may constitute a variable element to a certain degree. Educational background has a complex effect on language utilizations in searching. These research findings characterize China Web users' behaviors in digital information accessing. They also can be potentially valuable for the modeling and further refinement of digital accessing services.

Digital Storytelling in EFL Classroom at the Secondary Level

Digital storytelling is a newly emerging practice in language education. The integration of digital storytelling into lan-guage classroom is reported to attain great effectiveness to develop learners'language proficiency as well as multiple skills. While international educators think highly of the new teaching method, research on this field in China still remains few at present. There-fore, this paper discusses how digital storytelling can be used to enhance language teaching and moreover proposes an action plan to apply it into EFL classroom in China at the secondary level.

Producing Podcasts in a Chinese Classroom: A Digital Humanities Project

This action research which situates itself in the context of Digital Humanities focuses on engaging students of Introductory Chinese course with an assignment to create podcasts in the form of an interview.Requiring students to integrate the aural,oral,and textural information via technology so as to carry a conversation with an interlocutor challenges them to convey their thoughts from the language they think in into meaningful ideas using the target language.In this way,students are“pushed”to convert their listening,speaking,and writing from being isolated components into a more dynamic and cohesive mode of communicating.As they explore expressing their ideas in the language they are learning,they develop the skills and sensibility needed to critically analyze their own work.Although limited in scale,the podcast format urges students to transform what they need to learn into a familiar product.

自然人、机器人、数字人“三人”共生时代的语言生活

地球似乎正在加速进入一个自然人、机器人、数字人“三人”共生的新时代。总体上呈现出数字化、智能化、自动化的新形态和新特征,相应地,语言生活也正发生着广泛而深刻的变化。在语言运用方面,产生了“自然人-数字人”“数字人-数字人”“机器人-数字人”“自然人-机器人-数字人”这4种新形态;在语言学习方面,“三人”各自的语言学习与机器人和数字人助力自然人学习遥相呼应;在语言研究方面,新数据、新方法、新思想星火萌发,语言资源学、数字语言学等新兴交叉方向似乎正在加速成形。未来的语言研究,需要把握时代发展趋势,依托整体性视角和系统性思维,为国家和社会发展提供更多更好的助力。

我国外语类专业学生数字素养能力框架构建研究

外语类专业学生应具备信息技术应用能力是落实新文科发展内在要求和培养外语类专业复合型国际化人才的实际需要,目前亟须构建面向外语类专业学生数字素养能力框架。本文针对外语类专业的特点,从知识、素质、技能3个维度提出外语类专业学生数字素养能力框架,包括7个一级指标和24个二级指标,并进阶式划分能力水平等级,最终构建了从设定目标、选取指标、过程实施到结果反馈为一体的闭环系统,旨在推动构建中国特色外语类专业教育与人才培养新模式并为其他专业数字素养能力框架设计提供借鉴与参考。

数字时代的语言安全:问题、成因与治理

数字时代的语言安全不仅关乎语言规范、语言纯洁、语言生态等自身安全和语言关系问题,还涉及传播不当语言信息、滥用语言数据以及操控语言进行舆论战和信息战等语言应用安全问题。数字科技对语言文字的影响、人们对语言安全认知不足以及语言安全相关法律法规不完善是语言安全问题产生的重要原因。语言安全是语言问题,也是社会问题,基于社会治理4个原则——系统治理、源头治理、依法治理和综合治理构建语言治理机制,既可为数字时代语言安全治理提供一条可行之路,也契合国家治理体系的系统化建设。

华文教育数字化转型:内涵特征、价值旨归与实践路向

华文教育数字化转型对于推动华文教育向更高质量、更深层次发展具有重要意义。本文阐释了华文教育数字化转型的内涵,明确其特征,并探讨其对于提升华文教育质量、培养华语人才、适应全球中文教育需求、促进中华文明传承传播以及推动华文教育现代化进程的深远价值。然而,在推进华文教育数字化转型过程中,仍然面临华文教育数字基础设施建设薄弱、数字教学资源建设不足、教学模式亟待创新以及华文教师数字素养有待提升等现实挑战。为更好地应对这些挑战,应从完善数字基础设施建设、开发优质数字教学资源、科技赋能华文教学模式创新、提升华文教师数字素养等方面做出努力,以统筹推进华文教育的数字化发展进程,实现华文教育高质量发展。

数字时代语言产业的演进与思考

在数字时代,语言产业不仅具有促进国民经济增长的经济效益,而且具有服务社会语言生活的社会效益,在社会经济发展的新旧动能转换中发挥着重要的助推作用。在技术驱动和数据驱动的不断推动下,语言产业发展呈现出宏观发展方略化、语言资源数据化、语言技术智能化、产业业态融合化、服务模式多样化、辐射范围全球化的演进特征。当前,数字经济蓬勃发展,数字技术领先,人才建设受到重视,国际合作与交流提供巨大市场,中国语言产业面临如此机遇,发展前景广阔;但也存在明显不足:语言产业领域相关标准规范欠缺,语言资源开发力度不足,高层次职业人才资源供给不足,产业规模化程度有限,产业内部业态发展不平衡。对此给出对策:加强政策引导,响应市场需求;突出数字驱动,培养行业人才;推进产业转型,深化产研结合;推动产业集约,组织分工协作;着重服务民生,扩大对外开放。