[88954] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Words ordered by importance?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robyn Stewart)
Tue Jul 12 12:37:09 2011
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:30:25 -0700
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
From: Robyn Stewart <robyn@flyingstart.ca>
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Importance really depends on how you use the language. Some of the
important words in my vocabulary became that way because they were
part of workarounds for missing words, which have since been
supplied. I work with beginners with twenty-word vocabularies who
know words I don't use, because their primary interest is in types of
Klingon ships. I was the only one at my table at qep'a' wejDIch who
knew a word that was vital to me because it represented something I
have a reaction to.
I'd say perhaps make up your list and include a field for importance.
You could start by giving out one-to-ten weightings to rank them from
'utqu'wI' to tuHom'Ira'mey. (Damn, is that even a Klingon word? I
know it's misspelled.)
At 06:51 12/07/2011, you wrote:
>Hey ho,
>The discussion about tests, learning methods and writing one's own
>dictionary (I can strongly recommend LexiquePro, which is free!) made me
>think about brushing up on my own vocabulary, especially since I consider
>attending the qepHom later this year.
>I always liked learning vocabulary with a free program based on spaced
>repetitioning, called ANKI, which is available for a number of smartphone
>operating systems as well. Works excellently with Chinese, Thai and the
>flags of the world.
>I'd like to create a deck for Klingon. But I'd rather nit start adding *all*
>the thousands of words, affixes and expressions known in Klingon so far. I'd
>rather add them in the order of either frequency or importance (is there
>some course somewhere that introduces vocabulary lesson-by-lesson with more
>important things like I, speak,learn, good, kill, "-mey" first and less
>often used words like lizard, mucus, experience an earthquake, "-qang"
>later?)?
>That'd be really useful. I didn't learn Klingon by courses, so I don't know
>if some sorted list like this already exists.
>
>If someone could point me to such a list, I will upload the ANKI deck for
>anyone to download, too.
>
>Thanks!
>- Andre
