• DocumentCode
    1198258
  • Title

    From the Past to the Present: Evolution of Computing in the Sinhala Language

  • Author

    Nandasara, S.T.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Colombo, Colombo
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    32
  • Lastpage
    45
  • Abstract
    The Sinhala writing system used in Sri Lanka is syllabic and features as many as 2,300 glyphs. Computer equipment used to represent Sinhala language needs to facilitate this complexity, in both display and printing, without adding extra complexity to the keyboard or the input systems. This article surveys the evolution of Sinhala computing technology over the past 25 years.
  • Keywords
    history; natural language processing; word processing; Sinhala computing; Sinhala language; Sinhala writing system; Sri Lanka; computer equipment; glyphs; keyboard; Code standards; Computer displays; Computer interfaces; Desktop publishing; Keyboards; Natural languages; Printing; Rendering (computer graphics); Standardization; Writing; Keywords: Software engineering; languages; natural language interfaces; natural language processing; software architectures; standards;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1058-6180
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAHC.2009.10
  • Filename
    4802430
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1198258