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The web, from English to multilingual

[ French version ] [ Spanish version ] After the invention of the web in 1990, internet users with a native language other than English reached 5% in 1994, 20% in 1998, 50% in 2000 and 75% in 2015. Many people helped promote their own and other languages and cultures — sometimes in their spare time and often using English as a lingua franca — for the web to become truly multilingual. Based on interviews conducted by Marie Lebert with language and information professionals around the world, this ebook is a tribute to their hard work and dedication. The second part (from page 64) is an extensive timeline with the title "Languages on the web - a timeline". It is also available as a web page , with a French version and a Spanish version. --- Previous ebooks 2012: The web, a multilingual encyclopedia 2009: The internet and languages 2001: Interviews (1998-2001) 2001: Interviews in three languages 2000: Multilingualism on the web

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