Thanks to Google, from now on it will be possible to translate the dialects of our country as well. Here is a short guide to understand how to do it.
Today there is – rightly – a great sensitivity to endangered species. Maybe less known The threat of extinction also threatens languages ​​and dialects around the world Which is in danger of becoming extinct every day. Many linguists have therefore publicly thanked Google for its latest update.
The Mountain View giant has actually decided to update Google Translate From now on it will also be able to translate Italian dialects. Also in one package are our local dialects which includes more than 100 new languages, some of which are represented by minority idioms. In the “roster” of Google Translate services Thus they made their formal entry into the Cantonese languageThe language of more than 80 million people in China, and Punjabi, Especially widespread in Pakistan and India. New entries to Google Translate also include lesser-known languages ​​such as Tamzite and Tok Pisin. But how to use Google’s new tool correctly?
Translating Italian dialects with Google: How to do it
Let’s start by saying that Google Translate will now allow you to translate five Italian dialects, ie Lombard, Friulian, Sicilian, Ligurian and Venetian. The update is made possible by artificial intelligence, integrating Google Translate with the new PaLM 2: a Large Language Model (LLM), a linguistic model developed by Google.
It did not end here. The Google team wants to continue its work to protect and preserve linguistic and cultural diversity in the world and It has plans to add another 1,000 languages ​​to its translation service. A laudable objective even if there are some errors such as Lombard and Ligurian do not technically exist as dialects.
Lombardy and Liguria, a real dialect has not yet been detected: in fact, Google Translate limits itself to reporting words, expressions, pronunciations and sayings that must correspond to the regions. Without going too much into linguistics, How do you translate one of the five Italian dialects thanks to Google Translate??
The process is very simple. Just connect to the Google Translate page (Google Translate in Italian version) And click on “Detect Language”.. Among the languages ​​available for translation services we will find Friulian, Lombard, Venetian, Sicilian and Ligurian. While waiting for the other Italian dialects to make their appearance, all that remains is to try to check the accuracy of the translation!
