Online Tamil Error Correctors and Their Needs

Dr. K. Iyyappan Guest Lecturer, Department of Tamil, L. N. Government College, Ponneri- 601204 Call: 9962660279 Email: agniiyyappan@gmail.com

Abstract

The role of computer in the development of Tamil language is immense. Don't be surprised if writing in Tamil becomes obsolete in the future. Tasks like typing, proofreading, editing etc. in English are easily done by computer. Nowadays typing in Tamil using input device is increasing. The fact that there is no spell checker facility in Tamil was a big drawback. Most of the input and output of Tamil is done through MS Word. This word app has got facilities for English word, serial errors. With this – Tamil word, serial errors cannot be removed. So separate software had to be developed for this. There is some debugging software available now.

A word error corrector called Vani and Tamil word corrector software called Navi were developed by Rajaraman, who goes by the pseudonym Neechalkaran. Just like there are many apps to correct grammatical errors in what we write in English, this app called Navi is used to correct grammatical errors in Tamil too. We can input what we write in small paragraphs into this processor and edit the junctions in it in a few seconds. There are no language editors like the one he created on the internet formally in any other language. Professor N. Deivasundaram's Menthamil Narrator (Amma Software) word app is software that helps to write Tamil without errors. It should be installed on the computer and input should be done through it. About MS word. It can be used for personal use just like word processor. It is recommended by Tamil Nadu Government and is now available for sale as Amma Software. Although some Tamil error fixers like these have been invented, the truth is that a simple error fixer is still not available to the Tamil computer world. However, this article explains about the currently available debuggers and their necessity.