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SIL International
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| Formation | 1934 |
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| Type | Scientific institute |
| Purpose | Research in linguistics, promotion of literacy, language preservation, Bible translation |
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas, United States |
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| Website | www |
Formerly called | Summer Institute of Linguistics |
SIL Global (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics International) is an evangelical Christian nonprofit organization whose main purpose is to study, develop and document languages, especially those that are lesser-known, in order to expand linguistic knowledge, promote literacy, translate the Christian Bible into local languages, and aid minority language development.
Based on its language documentation work, SIL publishes a database, Ethnologue, of its research into the world's languages, and develops and publishes software programs for language documentation, such as FieldWorks Language Explorer (FLEx)[1] and Lexique Pro.[2]
Its main offices in the United States are located at the International Linguistics Center in Dallas, Texas.
- ^ "FieldWorks Language Explorer". SIL Software. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Lexique Pro". SIL Software. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
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