Joe Mondello wrote:
>=20
> I was thinking about the cross-cultural problems of having a st=
andard
> text for translation, and I came up with the following proposal. A lis=
t of
> sentences in which the actual vocabulary is user defined but the
> tense/aspect/verbs/etc. are standardized is created. Or many proposals =
could
> be made and subsequently voted on. the series of sentences would seek =
to
> demonstrate the way in which a basic set of variables operate in each
> language. That way, if I was curious to see how Peoughk=EFps=E9=E1=E0f=
=EA=EB=EC would say
> "X[noun] doesn't want Y[noun] to Z[verb} A[adverb]" I would know where =
to
> look in the sequence of sentences to find such a construction or a simi=
lar
> construction. Of course it woulodn't work in every example for every
> language, but I think it would give a fair idea of some of each languag=
e's
> traits.
> So what do you think?
Reminds me of the WordNet verb frames ... Not the same thing,
but interesting in a different way. By lexicographers of English.
Anyway here they are, unsorted, not too long to quote:
> 1 The children %s to the playground
> 10 The cars %s down the avenue
> 100 These glasses %s easily
> 101 These fabrics %s easily
> 102 They %s their earnings this year
> 103 Their earnings %s this year
> 104 The water %ss=20
> 105 They %s the water=20
> 106 The animals %s
> 107 They %s a long time
> 108 The car %s the tree=20
> 109 John will %s angry
> 11 They %s the car down the avenue
> 110 They %s in the city
> 111 They won't %s the story=20
> 112 They %s that there was a traffic accident=20
> 113 They %s whether there was a traffic accident
> 114 They %s her vice president
> 115 Did he %s his major works over a short period of time?
> 116 The chefs %s the vegetables
> 117 They %s the cape=20
> 118 The food does %s good=20
> 119 The music does %s good=20
> 12 They %s the glass tubes
> 120 The cool air does %s good
> 121 This food does %s well=20
> 122 It was %sing all day long=20
> 123 They %s him to write the letter
> 124 They %s him into writing the letter
> 125 They %s him from writing the letter
> 126 The bad new will %s him
> 127 The good new will %s her
> 128 The chefs wants to %s the eggs=20
> 129 Sam wants to %s with Sue=20
> 13 The glass tubes %s=20
> 130 The fighter managed to %s his opponent
> 131 These cars won't %s=20
> 132 The branches %s from the trees
> 133 The stock market is going to %s=20
> 134 The moon will soon %s=20
> 135 The business is going to %s=20
> 136 The airplane is sure to %s=20
> 137 They %s to move=20
> 138 They %s moving=20
> 139 Sam and Sue %s the movie=20
> 14 Sam and Sue %s
> 140 They want to %s the prisoners=20
> 141 They want to %s the doors
> 142 The doors %s=20
> 143 Did he %s his foot?=20
> 144 Did his feet %s?
> 145 They will %s the duet
> 146 They %s their hair=20
> 147 They %s the tree=20
> 15 Sam is %sing Sue=20
> 16 The ropes %s
> 17 The strong winds %s the rope
> 18 They %s the sheets
> 19 The sheets didn't %s
> 2 The banks %s the check
> 20 The horses %s across the field
> 21 They %s the bags on the table
> 22 The men %s the horses across the field
> 23 Our properties %s at this point
> 24 His fields %s mine at this point
> 25 They %s the hill
> 26 They %s up the hill
> 27 They %s the river
> 28 They %s down the river=20
> 29 They %s the countryside
> 3 The checks %s=20
> 30 They %s in the countryside
> 31 These men %s across the river
> 32 These men %s the river
> 33 They %s the food to the people
> 34 They %s the people the food
> 35 They %s more bread =20
> 36 They %s the object in the water
> 37 The men %s the bookshelves
> 38 They %s the money in the closet
> 39 The lights %s from the ceiling
> 4 The children %s the ball
> 40 They %s the lights from the ceiling
> 41 They %s their rifles on the cabinet
> 42 The chairs %s in the corner
> 43 The men %s the chairs
> 44 They women %s water into the bowl
> 45 Water and oil %s into the bowl
> 46 They %s the wire around the stick
> 47 The wires %s around the stick
> 48 They %s the bread with melted butter
> 49 They %s the cart with boxes=20
> 5 The balls %s=20
> 50 They %s the books into the box
> 51 They %s sugar over the cake
> 52 They %s the cake with sugar
> 53 They %s the fruit with a chemical
> 54 They %s a chemical into the fruit
> 55 They %s the field with rye
> 56 They %s rye in the field
> 57 They %s notices on the doors
> 58 They %s the doors with notices
> 59 They %s money on their grandchild
> 6 The girls %s the wooden sticks
> 60 They %s their grandchild with money
> 61 They %s coins on the image=20
> 62 They %s the image with coins=20
> 63 They %s butter on the bread
> 64 They %s the lake with fish
> 65 The children %s the paper with grease=20
> 66 The children %s grease onto the paper
> 67 They %s papers over the floor
> 68 They %s the floor with papers
> 69 They %s the money=20
> 7 The wooden sticks %s=20
> 70 They %s the papers
> 71 They %s the goods
> 72 The men %s the boat=20
> 73 They %s the animals
> 74 The books %s the box=20
> 75 They %s the halls with holly
> 76 Holly flowers %s the halls
> 77 The wind storms %s the area with dust and dirt
> 78 Dust and dirt %s the area
> 79 The swollen rivers %s the area with water
> 8 The coins %s=20
> 80 The waters %s the area
> 81 They %s the cloth with water and alcohol
> 82 Water and alcohol %s the cloth
> 83 They %s the snow from the path
> 84 They %s the path of the snow
> 85 They %s the water from the sink
> 86 They %s the sink of water
> 87 They %s the parcel to their parents
> 88 They %s them the parcel
> 89 They %s cars to the tourists
> 9 They %s the coin=20
> 90 They %s the tourists their cars
> 91 They %s the money to them=20
> 92 They %s them the money
> 93 They %s them the information
> 94 They %s the information to them
> 95 The parents %s a French poem to the children
> 96 The parents %s the children a French poem=20
> 97 They %s=20
> 98 They %s themselves
> 99 These balls %s easily