George Boeree | (tema vacua)
Hi, Bjorn.
Are you glad you started this? :¿)
Here are some of my thoughts on parts of speech and clarification of
meaning, plus a few questions along Nick and Oliver's lines. I do think
these are appropriate additions to the 1600 lists. Two reservations:
Is, are, and were should probably be listed simply as the infinitive
(to) be. And the pronouns should only be listed in one form (subject
seems logical) for each:
I [pn: first, sing] (me, my)
you [pn: second, sing] (you, your)
he [pn: third, sing, male] (him, his)
she [pn: third, sing, female] (her, her)
it [pn: third, sing, neuter] (it, its)
we [pn: first, plural] (us, our)
you [pn: second, plural] (you, your)
they [pn: third, plural] (them, their)
This is still biased towards English (with a neuter it and only one
they), but with fewer entries. Each language can have it's alternatives
listed in parentheses, like I did above, as can LFN.
a
able (capable) [aj]
against [pr]
are [v]
argument (verbal dispute)
arrival
as [cj]
bath
beef
breakfast
character (role or personality)
choice
close [v]
could (conditional of can?) [aux]
country (nation or countryside?}
cream (from milk, or ointment?)
cruel [aj]
departure
differ
dinner (evening meal or largest meal?)
draw (create a design) [v]
duty (obligation?)
economy
effect [v or noun?]
entertainment
excuse [v or noun?]
feeble [aj]
first [aj]
follow [v]
goodbye
great (large or awesome?) [aj]
he
hello
her
him
his
home
how
hurt (suffer pain, or cause harm?) [v?]
I
identity
is [v]
it
land (territory or nation or property?)
life
local [aj]
look [v]
lunch
manage [v]
material (substance)
may [aux]
me
meal (occasion for eating)
might [aux]
moral (ethical?) [aj]
museum
must [aux]
my
no
off (not on, off of) [pn]
office (work area? bureau or department?)
operate (a machine) [v]
opposite (across from, or opposing?)
our
out (not in) [av]
parent
passport
physical (not mental, concerning the body) [aj]
please (formal request or giving pleasure?)
point [v or noun?]
pork
problem
property
prove [v]
quick (not slow) [aj]
quite (very, a bit?) [av]
restaurant
round (circular or spherical) [aj]
self
separate [v or aj?]
she
slow [aj]
so (very or in this fashion?)
some
spell (magical or orthographical?) [noun or v?]
stamp [noun or v?]
standard [noun or aj?]
sticky [aj]
stop [v]
structure
success
such (like these) [aj]
suffer [v]
the
their
them
then (in time, or logically?)
these
they
thing
though
till [pr]
us
vegetable
way [a means of reaching a destination, path...]
we
well (healthy or in a good fashion?) [aj or av?]
were
what
when
where
which
while [pr]
who
why
will [aux] (or future tense?)
would (conditional of will?) [aux]
yes
you
your
--
C. George Boeree
cgboeree@...
www.ship.edu/~cgboeree
"Io ama realia. El gusta como pan." -- Jean Anouilh
"Cloquet odiva realia, ma reconoseva ce el es la loca sola per prender
un bon steca." -- Woody Allen