Multi-Language Dictionary [was: Return to the list ... request

David Peterson scripsit:
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> Exponent wrote:
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> <<You may or may not remember me:>>
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> Hey, I remember you!   You joined the list the same time I did.   Welcome
> back!   ~:D
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> The experience I've had with the Swadesh list and language creation is that
> it's really not at all helpful.   If you do want a full language, then you'll
> eventually need to be able to express all those concepts that are on the
> list, but to start from there isn't as helpful, I'd think.   You know what
> I've found to be surprisingly helpful?   I have this book: The Concise
> Dictionary of 26 Languages.   It is what it says.   The format, though, is
> really neat.   They start at "a" in English, and they list *concepts*, not
> words, and give the equivalents in each of the 26 languages.   (You need to
> know a little something about the language, though, to know whether you're
> getting an infinitive of a verb, a noun, a root, or whatever.)   Anyway, I
> think that this idea is extremely helpful, as you can just open up to a
> random page (page 160), and look at the words ("mute", "mutual", "nail" [as
> in finger or toe]), and see if your language has a word for it, or a way to
>  In fact, now that I'm thinking about it, for those who have mult
> iple conlangs, wouldn't it be neat to creat this kind of a dictionary for all
> your languages?   HEY!!!   That's a cool idea!   I think I'll do it!   ~:D
The Universal Language Dictionary provides these words and more in online
form for four natlangs (English, German, Dutch, Italian) and three
conlangs ( Esperanto, Novial, and Tsolyani).

http://www.invisiblelighthouse.com/uld/uld2.html

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