This seems like a relevant Quora question..
-----Original Message----- From: Quora <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, August 14, 2014 7:43 AM To: Chris Mattmann <[email protected]> Subject: New answer to "What are the best algorithms for classifying the language of a text snippet? Why?" > > > > > > > <http://www.quora.com/?__snids__=598736950&__nsrc__=4> > > > > > New answer to "What are the best algorithms for >classifying the language of a text snippet? Why?" > > > > > > > > > > ><http://www.quora.com/question/auto_upvote_answer?aid=6517162&key=771db5dc >b38301c065f91756f1c8259e> ><http://www.quora.com/question/auto_downvote_answer?aid=6517162&key=2140c8 >09df5e8c941e50c73c602a84b8> >Luis Argerich <http://www.quora.com/Luis-Argerich>, Crazy college >professor. > >Here's a trick that works. > >If you are doing this for a website <http://www.quora.com/Websites> then >measure where the views for that text snippet come from. If they are from >Japan then your text is Japanese. > >It sounds silly but works a lot better than trying to classify the text >by its contents because many snippets are really difficult to classify as >they mix different languages, character sets etc. As an example imagine >you have a webpage with a few links in english and an image with text in >chinese. > > > > >To see the question with all answers, visit: > >http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-algorithms-for-classifying-the-lang >uage-of-a-text-snippet-Why/answer/Luis-Argerich ><http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-algorithms-for-classifying-the-lan >guage-of-a-text-snippet-Why/answer/Luis-Argerich?__snids__=598736950&__nsr >c__=4> > >Thanks, >The Quora Team > > > > > > > > > > We sent you this email because you are following this >question. To stop following it, click this link: >http://www.quora.com/login/auto_login?... ><http://www.quora.com/l/sQaXxTtznsRYsNyI85rNkajYXKXlgdaD8BV7gZFTty8M4b9GZL >R25lspkMWU27cGJcdcE635ysNU5cFU~wTI~HHfVMtadn5qRljVKmnf4C-MHk-MZZXi0NjMAeiJ >p0lfPT--nY1TScEkKny7VrkgdwjX4oHj3pkDvpc9cMzXZHvfk~IxsUAa-nx0FSV41w2AJqTHx6 >Bxv1> > >To control which emails we send you, visit: Email Settings ><http://www.quora.com/l/jM8mEn8GGQ3Q~sbD4N0bvqcNWbbq2HYPpzaBsXN8THmcfKm45S >JOBDHYCqfT6ahjuM1YKpHO3w8N9F3~Gh-w~lfuaK2uZc6dIBLQlofiTJPTU4eegGwoCSsk6MXF >-~1vDwv1> > >This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA >94041). Quora is your best source for knowledge. To disable all email >from Quora, visit the following link: Unsubscribe ><http://www.quora.com/email_optout/qemail_optout?code=59c3e168f041713504bb >c14ac5202019&type=3&email=chris.mattmann%40gmail.com>. > > > > >
