OpenTaal
| Formation | 1 November 2005 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Legal status | Foundation |
| Purpose | Providing software assisting proper use of Dutch language |
| Location | |
| Website | http://opentaal.org/english |
OpenTaal ("Open Language") is a Dutch foundation which provides free Dutch language files to be used in open-source software spell checking, hyphenation, thesaurus, and grammar checking.[1][2]
Background
In 1996, a working group of the Dutch TeX User's Group created a word list for spell checking and hyphenation to be used in TeX software. This list is also used in OpenOffice.org and has been developed since. At the end of 2005, the Dutch Language Union (Nederlandse Taalunie), the formal Dutch language institute, published a new version of the "Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal" (Dutch Language Word list, also known as "the Green Booklet"). The new spelling rules laid down in it are compulsory in government and education of participating countries since August 2006. To comply with the spelling changes, the existing free language files had to be adjusted. At the same time, the opportunity arose to have them certified by the Dutch Language Union. The OpenTaal project was founded to facilitate the collaboration of open source projects in this area.
Projects
Spell checking
OpenTaal provides files for spelling check that are being used in software such as OpenOffice.org, Firefox,[3] Thunderbird, Safari, Opera, TinyMCE, and more. Some of this software receives custom files from OpenTaal, while other software uses the generic spelling checker Hunspell. This is using its own custom file from OpenTaal.
Word list
The Dutch Language Union has approved OpenTaal's word list and labelled it with Keurmerk Spelling.[2] Also, OpenTaal has been granted funding by the Dutch Language Union to implement missing functionality in Hunspell.
Thesaurus
A thesaurus has been set up in which many different relations between words and the meaning of words can be browsed and edited.[4]
Grammar checking
OpenTaal also provides grammar rules which are used in the grammar checker LanguageTool.[citation needed] This offers grammar checking via its own website.[5] This grammar checker also identifies possible false friends.[6]
Partners
Since 2012, OpenTaal has an official program for partners.[7] These are third parties which have access to special partner products. From these collaborations, the following has come forth. One partner has provided Dutch support for Wordfeud.[8]
References
- ↑ "English". www.opentaal.org (in Nederlands). Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "OpenTaal Foundation established". taalunieversum.org (in Nederlands). December 15, 2009. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ "Thesaurus". www.opentaal.org (in Nederlands). Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "LanguageTool Community". community.languagetool.org.
- ↑ Dutch False friends which are supported by LanguageTool
- ↑ "Friends of OpenTaal". www.opentaal.org (in Nederlands). February 15, 2010. Archived from the original on October 27, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Taaltik - Wordfeud-woorden" (in Nederlands). Unknown parameter
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External links
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