How to handle language detection and suggestion?

1. How does language detection work?
2. How do you detect a language?
3. Why language detection is important?

How does language detection work?

How language detection works? Language classifications rely upon using a primer of specialized text called a 'corpus. ' There is one corpus for each language the algorithm can identify. In summary, the input text is compared to each corpus, and pattern matching is used to identify the strongest correlation to a corpus.

How do you detect a language?

Google Translate

To use it, copy some text in the unknown language and head to Google Translate. Paste your text in the box on the left. As soon as you do, it should detect the language of the pasted text, showing [Language] — Detected above, and translate it to English for you.

Why language detection is important?

A key part of natural language processing pipelines is identifying which is the main language so that each text can be processed by the relevant language specific steps. In some cases, people may change the language that is used in a chat to avoid monitoring or to conceal illicit activity.