7. The method of claim 5 , wherein performing the initial source language identification for the snippet comprises an analysis of a context of the snippet.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein performing the initial source language identification for the snippet comprises an analysis of a context of the snippet. 8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the analysis of the context of the snippet uses one or more of: languages that an author of the snippet is known to be facile with; languages associated with users identified as friends of the author of the snippet; when the snippet was created; information on the a virtual location where the snippet was posted; or any combination thereof.