tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Apr 26 19:40:22 1996
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Re: Klingon in Prolog
- From: [email protected] (Alan Anderson)
- Subject: Re: Klingon in Prolog
- Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 21:43:06 -0500
Sara Pontusson writes:
>Hi!
Hi, Sara!
>This is the first time I write so I should maybe introduce myself. My name
>is Sara and I'm a student at Lund's University in Sweden. I'm writing a
>cloze-test in Klingon-English.
I'm don't recognize the term "cloze-test" -- what is it?
>The program writes a English sentense, which
>the user are supposed to translate to Klingon. My problem is that I don't
>have enough with Klingon words and sentenses. So I wonder if someone could
>help me with various words in Klingon.
Words should be relatively easy; just look them up in the dictionary.
The hard part is putting words together with the correct grammar for
a Klingon sentence. I'm willing to help translate simple sentences,
such as "His son eats chocolate in the bathroom" {puchpa'Daq yuch Sop
puqloDDaj}. More complicated examples which can't be translated quite
so directly are a different matter; I don't feel comfortable giving a
rephrased translation without making sure the person I'm helping has a
good understanding of how and why it was rephrased.
>I have three different levels;
>depending on the length of the Klingon word/sentense. I also need some help
>with my programming. And if anyone know some programing; could you please
>contact me ((not through the mailing list) at [email protected]).
>Sara Pontusson
That's rather a vague request... "some programming" could mean anything
from Commodore Basic to FORTRAN to ADA. The note subject mentions Prolog;
is that what you're using?
>Duj tIvoqtaH
>(klingon=Always trust your instincts)
-- ghunchu'wI' batlh Suvchugh vaj batlh SovchoH vaj