Re: Lexicon Making
| From: | Larry Sulky <larrysulky@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, April 24, 2006, 16:48 |
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On 4/24/06, veritosproject@gmail.com <veritosproject@...> wrote:
> When you make vocabulary, do you get a text and make what words you
> need or make the words first and then translate?
>
I _create_ a text that serves as a primer, then create vocabulary to
express that text. So I wouldn't start with the Babel text or anything
so complex. Instead, I start with 'Dick and Jane' sentences that
express the most common concepts and constructs.
--larry
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