Except that Ogden only included a very few verbs [be , have , come - go , put - take , give - get , make , keep , let , do , say , see , send , causeand because are occasionally used as operators; seem was later added.] So in practice people use about 60 of the nouns as verbs diminishing the 'unambiguity' somewhat. Also most words are seriously polysemous. But it is a very good/interesting starting point! = Jean-Paul Department of Information Systems Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (+27)-(0)21-6504256 Fax: (+27)-(0)21-6502280 Office: Leslie Commerce 4.21
>>> BillK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007/06/05 11:18:49 >>> On 6/5/07, Bob Mottram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I remember last year there was some talk about possibly using Lojban > as a possible language use to teach an AGI in a minimally ambiguous > way. Does anyone know if the same level of ambiguity found in > ordinary English language also applies to sign language? I know very > little about sign language, but it seems possible that the constraints > applied by the relatively long time periods needed to produce gestures > with arms/hands compared to the time required to produce vocalizations > may mean that sign language communication is more compact and maybe > less ambiguous. > > Also, comparing the way that the same concepts are represented using > spoken and sign language might reveal something about how we normally > parse sentences. > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_English> Ogden's rules of grammar for Basic English allows people to use the 850 words to talk about things and events in the normal English way. Ogden did not put any words into Basic English that could be paraphrased with other words, and he strove to make the words work for speakers of any other language. He put his set of words through a large number of tests and adjustments. He also simplified the grammar but tried to keep it normal for English users. More recently, it has influenced the creation of Simplified English, a standardized version of English intended for the writing of technical manuals. BillK ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?&; ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=231415&user_secret=e9e40a7e
