Word Corpus Plan (Sorkuvai)

WORD CORPUS PLAN (SORKUVAI)

Definition

The 'Sorkuvai' (Word Corpus) plan is a project to collate all Tamil words, arrange them in alphabetical order, convert them into proper words, arrange them into meaningful words and try to preserve and develop the language.

Words are the basis of a language. Language can be preserved and improved by saving the words. As the words multiply, the language continues to grow. Certain words in the language are subjected to change from time to time. Some words become obsolete. Some words are newly formed. Compiling all these and publishing them in alphabetic form will be a creative task for development.

1. Objectives

Certain principles have been implemented as the primary objectives of Word Corpus (Sorkuvai) project. They are

1. Safeguarding the enrichment of words in Tamil language.

2. Expanding the vocabulary of Tamil language.

3. Supporting to avoid the intrusion of foreign language in Tamil language.

4. The pride of Tamil language is its richness in words. The objective is to compile the entire vocabulary used in more than 600 academic fields and form their equivalent Tamil words and publish them in the public domain of the website.

5. The primary objective of the 'Sorkuvai' (Word Corpus) project is to collect all the words that have appeared in Tamil dictionaries so far, program them in such a way that the same word does not repeat and make vocabulary of Tamil known to the World.

2. The Functions of 'Sorkuvai' (Word Corpus)

The Akaramuthali Directorate is taking up the primary task of offering complete support for language development. It compiles all the words of the Tamil language and gives the meanings of the words in English and Tamil. In addition to that, it gives an explanation of the origin of the words. It also provides the developed etymological explanation. The Directorate has created and published in printed books Senthamizh Etymology Peragamuthali with Pictorial explanation of the rare words. It has been uploaded on to the internet also.

3. The Advantages of Sorkuvai (Word Corpus) Scheme

1. The website sorkuvai.com launched under this scheme has been made to clarify the doubts regarding terminology.

2. Doubts related to Tamil vocabulary can also be resolved through the toll-free phone which will be launched soon.

3. By using this vocabulary scheme by scholars and linguists all over the world, Tamil is considered to be the way to progress from the 14th position to the 10th position in the list of languages published by the United Nations Organization (UNESCO).

4. Future Plan

A separate website has been created for the 'Sorkuvai' (Word Corpus) project. New Tamil terms created by Tamil scholars, Tamil enthusiasts, students, public, etc., can be uploaded to the website. The words will be uploaded and made available for use in the public domain after being scrutinized and approved by a panel of experts.