From LOJBAN%CUVMB.bitnet@YaleVM.YCC.YALE.EDU Sat Mar 6 22:59:44 2010 Received: from YALEVM.YCC.YALE.EDU by MINERVA.CIS.YALE.EDU via SMTP; Wed, 27 Jan 1993 17:11:58 -0500 Received: from CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU by YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 4987; Wed, 27 Jan 93 17:10:37 EST Received: from CUVMB.BITNET by CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Mailer R2.07) with BSMTP id 8963; Wed, 27 Jan 93 17:09:25 EST Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 15:13:36 -0500 Reply-To: John Cowan Sender: Lojban list From: John Cowan Subject: sample KWIC index for Lojban dictionary X-To: Lojban List To: Erik Rauch Status: RO X-Status: X-From-Space-Date: Wed Jan 27 10:13:36 1993 X-From-Space-Address: @YaleVM.YCC.YALE.EDU:LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET Message-ID: <69jqV3-2m1N.A.NOC.g70kLB@chain.digitalkingdom.org> The following is a sample of the output from a KWIC (Key Word In Context) tool that I wrote specifically to help automate creating the English-to-Lojban dictionary. I should make clear at the outset that lojbab makes the decisions on the dictionary, not me; when I described this format to him, he sounded cautiously interested. Feedback will assist him in making the final decision. This format is that used by the >Oxford Dictionary of English Proverbs<, which has the problem of deciding how to alphabetize a list of proverbs. Just using the first word (or even the first content word) is not enough; what if you remember only the word "devil" from "Needs must when the devil drives"? Each proverb is listed, therefore, under >all< its content words. The word is rotated to the front, followed by a comma; the place from which it was removed is marked by a "|" character (omitted at the beginning or end). I have taken a similar approach here. The entire place structure definition is processed, and the corresponding gismu is attached to the end, set off by a "=" sign. The rafsi, if any, are appended in parentheses. This version of the program omits all words appearing more than 20 times in the input; there is no point in listing words under "x4" or "event" or "the". An exception is made when the word is also the LogFlash keyword: thus "zvati" appears under "at", but no other word does because "at" is too frequent. ------------cut here-----------cut here------------cut here--------------- abdomen, x1 is a/the | /belly/lower trunk of x2; = betfu (bef be'u) able, x1 is | to do/be/capable of doing/being x2 under conditions x3 = kakne (kak ka'e) above, x1 is directly | /upwards-from x2 in gravity/frame of reference x4 = gapru (gar) abrupt, x1 is sudden/ | /sharply changes at stage/point x2 in process/ property/function x3 = suksa (suk) absolute, x1 is a fact/reality/truth, in the = fatci (fac) absorbs, x1 soaks up/ | /sucks up x2 from x3 into x4 = cokcu (cok cko co'u) abstracted, x1 is | /generalized/idealized from x2 by rules x3 = sucta (suc) academy, x1 is a school/institute/ | at x2 teaching subject x3 to audience/community x4 operated by x5 = ckule (cu'e) accessing, x1 is a street/avenue/lane/drive/cul-de-sac/way/alley/ at x2 | x3 = klaji (laj) accident, x1 is an | /unintentional on the part of x2; x1 is an accident = snuti (nut nu'i) accident, x1 is an accident/unintentional on the part of x2; x1 is an = snuti (nut nu'i) accomodates, x1 contains/holds/encloses/ | /includes contents x2 within; x1 is a vessel containing x2 = vasru (vas vau) accompanies, x1 is with/ | /is a companion of x2, in state/condition/enterprise x3 = kansa (kas) accompaniment, x1 dances to | x2 = dansu accomplishes, x1 succeeds in/achieves/completes/ | x2 = snada according, x1 is a dimension of space/object x2 | to rules/model x3 = cimde according, x1 is a family/clan/tribe with members x2 bonded/tied/joined | to standard x3 = lanzu (laz) according, x1 is a history of x2 | to x3 /from point-of-view x3 = citri (cir) according, x1 is an heir to/is to inherit x2 from x3 | to rule x4 = cerda (ced) according, x1 is polite/courteous in matter x2 | to standard/custom x3 = clite (lit) according, x1 is to the east/eastern side of x2 | to frame of reference x3 = stuna according, x1 is to the north/northern side of x2 | to frame-of-reference x3 = berti (ber) according, x1 is to the south/southern side of x2 | to frame of reference x3 = snanu according, x1 is to the west/western side of x2 | to frame of reference x3 = stici according, x1 is/reflects a pattern of forms/events x2 arranged | to structure x3 = morna (mor mo'a) account, x1 is an | /bill/invoice for goods/services x2, billed to x3, billed by x4 = janta (jat ja'a) accountable, x1 is responsible/ | for x2 to judge/authority x3 = fuzme (fuz fu'e) accruing, x1 is a profit/gain/benefit/advantage to x2 | /resulting from activity/process x3 = prali (pal) accuracy, x1 measures/evaluates x2 as x3 units on scale x4, with | x5 = merli (mel mei) achieve, x1 helps/assists/aids object/person x2 do/ | /maintain event/activity x3 = sidju (sid dju) achieves, x1 succeeds in/ | /completes/accomplishes x2 = snada acid, x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of | of composition x2; x1 is acidic = slami acidic, x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of acid of composition x2; x1 is = slami acids, x1 is a quantity of protein/albumin of type x2 composed of amino = lanbi acquires, x1 gets/ | /obtains x2 from source x3 = cpacu (cpa) acrid, x1 is bitter/ | /sharply disagreeable to x2 = kurki across, x1 is a bridge over/ | x2 between x3 and x4 = cripu (rip) across, x1 is located | x2 from x3; x1 is opposite x3 = ragve (rav) across, x1 ranges/extends/spans/reaches | /over interval/gap/area x2 = kuspe (kup ku'e) act, x1 is an event/state/ | of violence = vlile (vil) actions, x1 is kind to x2 in | /behavior x3 = xendo (xed xe'o) actions, x1 tries/attempts to do/attain x2 by | /method x3 = troci (roc ro'i) active, x1 is a paint of pigment/ | substance x2, in a base of x3 = cinta (cin) actors, x1 is a drama/play about x2 by dramatist x3 for audience x4 with | x5 = draci acts, x1 is a father of x2; x1 begets/sires/ | paternal towards x2 = patfu (paf pa'u) acts, x1 is a mother of x2; x1 bears/mothers/ | maternally toward x2 = mamta (mam ma'a) acts, x1 is a parent of/raises/rears x2; x1 mentors/ | parental toward child/protege x2 = rirni (rir) address, x1 is an | of x2 in system x3 = judri adds, x1 | /combines x2 to/with x3, with result x4; x1 augments x2 by amount x3 = jmina (mi'a) adherents, x1 is a religion of people/believers/ | x2 sharing common beliefs x3 = lijda (lij jda) adheres, x1 | /sticks to x2; x1 is sticky/gummy = snipa (nip) adjacent, x1 is | /beside/next to x2 in property/sequence x3 in direction x4 = lamji (lam la'i) adjusts, x1 | /changes x2 in amount/degree x3 = stika (tik) adornment, x1 adorns/decorates x2; x1 is an | /decoration of x2 = jadni (jad jai) adorns, x1 | /decorates x2; x1 is an adornment/decoration of x2 = jadni (jad jai) adult, x1 is mature/ripe/fully-grown/ | in development-quality x2 = makcu (ma'u) advantage, x1 is a profit/gain/benefit/ | to x2 accruing/resulting from activity/process x3 = prali (pal) adversary, x1 is an enemy/opponent/ | of x2 in struggle x3 = bradi aesthetic, x1 is beautiful/pleasant to x2 in aspect x3 by | standard x4 = melbi (meb mle) -- John Cowan cowan@snark.thyrsus.com ...!uunet!cbmvax!snark!cowan e'osai ko sarji la lojban.