tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Dec 12 00:20:01 1997
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Re: Basic Vocabulary
- From: "WATT FAMILY" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Basic Vocabulary
- Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 18:17:52 +1000
please give me an address where i can stop theis email
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> From: Alan Anderson <[email protected]>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Basic Vocabulary
> Date: Thursday, 11 December 1997 15:38
>
> ja' Qermaq:
> >...I am not asking for a word list to be
> >posted - that is not permitted. But it is certainly in line with our
mission
> >for each experienced speaker to suggest their top 25, say, picks for
'most
> >useful basic vocabulary'. Learners would then have a starting point to
learn
> >a basic set of words, and have a relatively balanced vocabulary to
start.
>
> The 'most useful' vocabulary depends highly on the situation. What I'm
> likely to be discussing on the list changes drastically from day to day,
> and what I think would be some *really* useful vocabulary for grammatical
> discussions is not even there.
>
> >I really am not suggesting we illegally post a vocab list. Rather, I am
> >looking for a small set of basic words from which we all, beginners on
up,
> >can develop conversational fluency.
>
> Conversational fluency in what context? The first time I had a "real"
> conversation in Klingon, I was trying to explain the purpose of a set of
> circuit boards that went into a computerized Time Domain Reflectometry
> system. :-) My second real attempt at communicating vocally in Klingon
> kept running into the lack of names for foods.
>
> I find that I was able to start considering myself fluent because I had
> completely internalized the grammar, not just because I had learned
enough
> words. Yes, vocabulary is important, but I think building vocabulary
just
> comes naturally with use. It's the grammar that needs to be practiced in
> order to become "fluent" -- at least that's the way it works for me.
>
> >I have a goal to be able to speak fluently enough to be able to attend
the
> >next qep'a' and participate in conversations with relative ease. (If I
can
> >get the time off to go...)
>
> Ah, a context! I think I can identify useful vocabulary for a
convention.
> In fact, I think I did this a couple of years ago. I'll look up the list
> of words that were distributed at qep'a' wejDIch, and if they seem right
> I'll post them here.
>
> In the meantime, the best way to become "conversationally fluent" is to
> practice in realtime conversation. We're going to have to set up some
> times to meet on the MUSH; that's what built my ability to chat without
> having to look up everything.
>
> -- ghunchu'wI'
>