WNT Online
Posted by matijs 27/01/2007 at 12h40
As of today, the ‘Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal’ (Dictionary of the
Dutch Language) or WNT is online. It is a massive
dictionary of Dutch,
apparently
comparable to the Oxford English Dictionary. I first heard about this
dictionary when I was a young boy, and
my father made
a documentary
about it (sorry, those links are in Dutch). At the time, the WNT was not
finished and already occupied several bookshelves. People had been working
on it for 125 years, and it seemed it would not ever be finished. Since
then, they’ve clearly come a long way.
[Unfortunately, their interface is in Flash. Why, why, why? Three of the
ten questions in their FAQ have to do with problems caused by choosing
Flash. That should have made some bells ring.]
By the way, I was alerted to this historical event by the invaluable
Language Log. Be
sure to also read the resulting discussions of Babel Fish
name
mangling.
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