tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jan 27 22:29:25 1996
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Re: newcomer
In a message dated 96-01-22 22:48:13 EST, you write:
>If you want feedback on what you have written, put KLBC (Klingon Language
>Beginners' Conference) in the subject line of the message. That tells me
>that I should look at the message quickly. I will be ready to assist you
>with any questions you have, or to check your grammar, or simply to offer
>my opinion on your writing. The KLBC marker also indicates that the rest
>of the people on the list ought not to jump in with their comments before
>I have had a chance to give my response.
>
>>I have bought the Klingon Dictionary...
>
>That's definitely the place to start. On this list we study the language
>as presented by its author, Marc Okrand. We try to make sense of what we
>see "on screen" in the context of TKD and a few other works by Okrand:
>the audiotapes "Conversational Klingon" and "Power Klingon", a few trading
>cards from Skybox, interviews in {HolQeD}, The Journal of the Klingon
>Language Institute, and some other miscellany.
>
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>
>>Can anybody give me any tips about how best to learn this language?
>
>{jIjanglaHchu'. reH yIqeqtaH! Hoch yIlaD! Hoch yImugh!}
>Easy -- practice! Read all the Klingon you see on this list. Translate
>everything you can. You will see the grammar in use, and you will begin
>to recognize common prefixes and suffixes. You will soon be forced to
>recognize common words simply in order to save yourself the trouble of
>always looking them up. :-)
>
>When writing Klingon, start small. Use one- or two-word sentences to
>begin with. Try to avoid the temptation to translate things others
>have written; it's harder to do that well than it is to use your own
>words. Tell us about yourself. Describe the events of your day. Let
>us know what you like and dislike.
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