George Boeree | Re: [europidgin] About word lists

• Autor: George Boeree (“cgboeree”)
• Tema: Re: [europidgin] About word lists
• Data: 2002-09-26 12:54
• Mesaje: 257 (a supra, presedente, seguente)

I am in total agreement.  I am, in fact, in total agreement with Paul --
only disappointed that he didn't trust us to reach a settlement on
details quickly.  The lists are not an effort to create a "Basic LFN"
but rather a foundation of words.  The purposes have been split,
though:  On the one hand, we want the basic useful terms for "the
traveller," i.e. the beginner.  On the other, we want a basic list for
future dictionary work.  That does explain some of the differences
between Kevin's lists and mine.  Both are ultimately needed, but need
not overly concern everyone in this group!

Let us at this point agree to Bjorn's compromise grammar and start
working on translation dictionaries, as well as on some communication in
the language itself (he said hypocritically -- I am sometimes in a
hurry, and English comes out a lot faster than LFN or any other
language!).  I would like to ask if anyone has the expertise to develop
or alter a google-like translator?

Best to all,

Jorj

europidgin wrote:

>  To George, Jay, Kevin and other members who are concerned with lists.
>
> I don't think it is possible to make a fixed list of words like "Basic
> English" below around 1000 words. By the way the 850 words was not
> enough in Basic. A limited vocabulary forces people to use a lot of
> compound words that are as difficult to learn as any other words.
>
> I think that a word list for travellers is a good thing. George
> already have one at his web site.
>
> Another list for beginners and newcommers with the most often used
> words can make it easy to start reading LFN/EP texts.
>
> Then we need a list big enough to describe all the words in the
> complete dictionary. I guess that such list also can cover ordinary
> daily use. This list should be translated into as many languages as
> possible. The "Universal Language Dictionary" might be to some help
> here, because it makes it easy to add new languages. Perhaps we could
> share the work of making an "ULD" list between us. It is only 1600
> words.
>
> The work is to add the right HEX-Number to the right LFN-words then
> there is a program to compile word lists.
>
> And lastly the complete dictionary where I think all the words should
> be described in LFN/EP.
>
> What do you think??
>
> Bjorn
>
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