Naver, the National Institute of the Korean Language, and the Korean Language Society are joining hands to build a modern and contemporary Korean dictionary.
Naver announced that it is carrying out a project to database two types of modern and contemporary Korean dictionaries (<Big Dictionary> and <Revised and Enhanced Korean Dictionary>), which have had a great influence on the formation of modern Korean, and to build searchable data.
The two modern and contemporary Korean dictionaries, including Korea’s first Korean dictionary, <Big Dictionary>, were important achievements that laid the foundation for the current Korean dictionary, but they remained old books and were not easily accessible. Starting from this awareness of the problem, Naver, the National Institute of the Korean Language, and the Korean Language Society plan to collaborate to build information materials so that anyone can easily use them.
Once the construction of the data is completed, it will be serviced so that anyone can search and use it in Naver Language Dictionary as well as ‘Urimalseam’ operated by the National Institute of the Korean Language.
Naver is currently working on converting old dictionaries to digital as well as securing various language databases.
Last year, Naver Language Dictionary sponsored Korea University’s Dictionary Center and the Dictionary Classroom and conducted an industry-academia cooperation project to create a variety of high-quality dictionaries through expert mentoring. Through this, a total of 20 dictionaries covering language, history, and culture were registered in Open Dictionary Pro. This year, we are continuing to develop our excellent dictionaries further, while also working on a project to create 21 additional new dictionaries.
In addition, in order to secure a diverse foreign language voice database, the global participatory pronunciation learning service ‘Accentia’ beta service was introduced in September last year, and ‘Accent Talk’, which was upgraded to a conversation service, was also launched this month. As of July, about 14,000 creators participated and recorded about 1.02 million pronunciations, and it is so popular that it has been played about 39 million times.
In addition, efforts are being made to secure various language-related databases, such as holding events to collect new English words from around the world, such as the most popular slang in the United States and the most commonly used buzzwords in the United Kingdom.
Shin Jung-hwi, senior leader of Naver Papago, said, “We will cooperate with the National Institute of the Korean Language and the Korean Language Society to reveal the source of the Korean language database and leave it as a digital heritage.” He added, “Naver Language Dictionary will continue to secure various types of Korean and foreign language databases to improve service quality.” “I will focus my efforts on this,” he said.
Source: Pangyo Techno Valley Official Newsroom
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