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Table #2: Languages Supported
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Language |
DNS Preferred Version
10 |
Microsoft SR (Office 2003) |
ViaVoice Versions 10 &
10.5 |
Windows Speech Recognition (WSR) |
Other manufacturers |
Notes |
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Arabic |
NO |
NO |
NO* |
NO |
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ViaVoice had Arabic in
Millenium (version 7) |
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Catalan |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
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Was available from Philips
FreeSpeech 2000 (only Windows only up to 98), but discontinued |
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Chinese |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES Simplified Chinese,
Traditional Chinese |
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Dutch |
YES |
NO |
No longer mentioned on
ScanSoft/ Nuance Website |
NO |
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English |
YES US, UK,
Australian, SE Asian (all in one package). |
US (but easily
accommodates other varieties, though only US spelling available) |
US, |
US and |
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Same collection also
available as a component of packages in all other languages. |
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French |
YES |
NO |
No longer mentioned on
Nuance Website |
YES |
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German |
YES (Package
also includes full English) |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
Austrian German was
available from Philips FreeSpeech 2000 (only Windows only up to 98), but
discontinued. |
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Italian |
YES (Package
also includes full English) Latest
version – 8. |
NO |
YES |
NO |
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Japanese |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Portuguese |
NO |
NO |
Latest version: 9 for Brazilian only* |
NO |
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* No longer mentioned on Nuance Website. |
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Spanish |
YES (Package also includes
full English) |
NO |
No longer mentioned on
Nuance Website |
YES |
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Swedish |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
Available from Voxit, |
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Multilingual Use |
Supports all available
languages |
Not applicable |
Supports several
languages, but not all ViaVoice languages can work together in these
versions. |
Supports
each language separately under Vista or Windows 7 localized version. No easy
procedure for language switching. For details see “Multilingual Language use in Windows Vista” |
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Philips FreeSpeech
2000 was the only true multilingual SR program, allowing 14 languages to work
together. |
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