![]() ![]() What’s SLA’s connection to localization? From the beginning, members of the public, lacking other options at the time, brought items they wanted translated to SLA. SLA has since closed its doors, alas, but in its day it was the premier private language school in Seattle, offering classes and individual lessons in a huge range of languages from Arabic to Turkish, and, no surprise, Latin and Ancient Greek. When in 1996 they established SLA in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Marc and Tyler were bringing to bear that profound and energetic love for culture and linguistic heritage implied by the study of Classics. The vastness of that sweep takes in a multitude of interacting and overlapping yet distinct modern languages, an idea which is beautifully captured by the interlocking branches, leaves and acorns of SLA’s original oaktree logo. In fact, the geographical area happens to encompass most of Western and Eastern Europe and a lot of Northern Europe and also parts of that ill-defined continent, Asia, and the Indian subcontinent and North Africa. ![]() Because Greeks founded cities all around the Mediterranean and Romans built an empire that extended from Britain to Iraq, the time period and geographic area that Classics covers is vast. Marc and Tyler were not really business people when they founded SLA, rather they were idealistic graduate students and teachers who had been at the University of Washington together, working towards postgraduate degrees in Classics.Ĭlassics? For those who are not sure, Classics is the field of study of the ancient world, specifically the Greek and Roman cultures and languages. ![]() SLA was an institution that sprang from the passion for language, history, culture, and literature of its founders, Marc Mariani and Tyler Lansford. One way to see Glyph is as the profitable offspring of a not-for-profit public service organization, Seattle Language Academy, or SLA. Moreover, to know Glyph’s prehistory goes a long way to grasp certain qualities of Glyph’s present culture, particularly our dedication to service, our passion for language and culture, and our sense that “mean what you say” is our higher purpose. Indeed, the required papers and bureaucratic checklists were finalized in Seattle twenty years ago however, Glyph’s roots reach a good deal deeper into the past than that. That is, on February 12, 2022, Glyph will have been in business for twenty years … a long time in LSPyears! And an inspiring milestone for all of us who work here. If no sign is used before the date, the default equal to (=) will be used.According to the Washington State Certificate of Incorporation, which I must say looks rather important yet unassuming in its dusty black frame, Glyph Language Services, Inc., came into being on February 12, 2002. To search the 'Date Added' field, use the greater than, less than, or equal to (>,>=,=. Example search forms: chum*, *chum, *chum*. If you know the Maya word starts with 'chum' you can search for chum* to retrieve all words that begin with chum. A wildcard (*) is used in place of the unknown. Wildcards can be used in any field except the date field. ![]() To view all entries leave fields blank and click the Search button. Word Search Use one of the fields below to search the dictionary. Click on the links below to view and print the dictionary.Ĭlick on a letter to acquire an alphabetical lists of words and syllables.Ĭlick on a letter to acquire an alphabetical lists of words. Individual search results can be printed through a link on the results page. This dictionary is an on-going project with continuous additions and corrections, therefore the ability to print the dictionary is split into two sections: Introductory Sections and the Dictionary Entries. Welcome to the Maya Hieroglyph Dictionary Please Read - Anticipated Dictionary Progress A major aim of the Maya Hieroglyph Dictionary is for it to be 'user-friendly', so that words can be looked up either by the Maya word or by their English or Spanish translation. The Maya Hieroglyph Dictionary also provides analyses of the word or compound and cross-references to similar words and compounds. Each entry will eventually include a picture of the hieroglyph as well as its transcription and a translation in English and Spanish. The Maya Hieroglyph Dictionary provides translations and analyses of about 1,000 Maya hieroglyphic words and compounds, arranged in alphabetical order. ![]()
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