tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Apr 12 20:42:45 1995
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Re: CK tape (klbc?)
- From: "Lawrence M. Schoen" <klirt>
- Subject: Re: CK tape (klbc?)
- Date: Wed, 12 Apr 1995 23:42:45 -0400
In message <Pine.3.89.9504121842.A430-0100000@netcom2> writes:
> Has Okrand been invited to attend the next qep'a'? What is the
> likelyhood that the KLI could pay his way for attending? The list of things
> we would like to ask him is growing rather long (and old).
Yes, Marc has been invited to the qep'a'. As of about two weeks ago (the last
time we chatted) he did not know what his plans were for July, but he doubted he
could come. And yes, we did discuss a bit what his fee would be, but since he
didn't know if he was even available we didn't go into it too deeply.
> If he can't attend, I wonder if we could type up a list of some of the
> simple, but fundamentally important, questions we have long debated for
> inclusion in HolQeD.
>
> While the Okrand interviews in HolQeD have been very insightful, I think
> giving him a scripted list of questions in advance of any future interviews
> would allow him to give pre-calculated, precise answers to our questions
> which would greaty benefit our understanding of the language.
Actually, we already do this. The interviews with Okrand (and another one is
coming up and should appear in the June issue of HolQeD) are not random.
Rather, a topic is selected and a list of questions and examples is generated.
This list is then faxed to Marc at least a week (though usually more) before the
interview. This allows Marc to ponder the particulars, and increases the
quality of the interview itself.
Even with these measures, the actual interview is huge, and editing it into a
format that can be printed is an arduous task. But we don't mind. :)
> yoDtargh
Lawrence
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