Conference heron::euro_swas_ai

416.0. "Language Samples Wanted" by FASDER::MTURNER (Mark Turner * DTN 425-3702 * MEL4) Mon Jun 01 1992 20:24

	[Cross-posted in various conferences.  Please circulate widely]

    I'm doing a study of natural language identification using neural net
technology, and I'm looking for on-line examples of text in as many languages
as possible.  If you, or someone you know, might be able to provide examples,
I'll be grateful, and will send you the study report if you're interested.

    Here are the details of what I'm looking for:

    	. File size: 2K - 10K blocks
	. Format: ASCII, VAX document (.SDML), or DECWRITE (.DOC) are best;
	  postscript may be ok (I'll have to OCR)
	. Languages: everything *except* English, French, German, and Italian
	  (I already have good samples of these).  If the text has English
	  mixed in, that's fine.
        . Access: pointers to files would be best; I'll use FTSV/SPOOL to 
	  pull them over to my machine.  Let's avoid MAIL, as the various
	  servers here may choke.
	. Source: anything, including manuals, reports, Notes conferences,
	  love letters, etc. is fine.  No extracts or examples will appear 
	  my report, and none of the text will be seen outside Digital.

    Please get in touch with me directly at FASDER::MTURNER or DTN 425-3702
(1.301.731.3702) if you might be able to help or if you have any questions.

    						Many thanks in advance,

    						Mark Turner (@MEL)
						Landover, Maryland, U.S.A.