KosovaLive, 12 maj 2003

Albanian Language to be Computerized

PRISHTINA (KosovaLive) - Head of the Center for Education and Promotion (CEP), Lulëzim Shishani said today at a press conference that as of July 15 of this year the Albanian Language and Computer project will enable this language to have its own Computer Spelling Program. This way the Albanian language will join the family of 50 foreign computerized languages.

The Albanian language spelling program is the result of a devoted work and includes the dictionary of the present Albanian language, which includes The Albanian Language Today, published in 1980, with more than 41 thousand words, Foreign Expressions Dictionary with more than 20 thousand words, geographical names of Albania and Kosova and more than three thousand given names.

The program will be similar to those of other languages. Microsoft will automatically correct and underline the misspelled word and offer suggestions for the word that the computer user is looking for.

Shishani said that program would have about 2 million forms, in compliance with the Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office operative program Windows XP Professional will enable the user to add words. It will also make automatic corrections.