Return-Path: <@segate.sunet.se:LOJBAN%CUVMB.BITNET@BITMAIL.LSOFT.COM> Received: from segate.sunet.se by xiron.pc.helsinki.fi with smtp (Linux Smail3.1.28.1 #1) id m0szMFi-0000ZSC; Sun, 1 Oct 95 13:08 EET Message-Id: Received: from listmail.sunet.se by segate.sunet.se (LSMTP for OpenVMS v0.1a) with SMTP id F36B2B19 ; Sun, 1 Oct 1995 11:53:13 +0200 Date: Sat, 30 Sep 1995 23:43:05 -0700 Reply-To: "Peter L. Schuerman" Sender: Lojban list From: "Peter L. Schuerman" Subject: Re: tense conversions X-To: Logical Language Group X-cc: Lojban List To: Veijo Vilva In-Reply-To: <199510010218.WAA07995@access1.digex.net> Content-Length: 906 Lines: 18 coi bab. Thanks for all the info... I'm glad you explained some of the philosophy behind the language design; it makes more sense to me now, especially since I've recently spoken with Jeff about the fact that tense may not be as important in other languages as it is in English. Interesting. You make a good point about having to be careful not to give the wrong impression to beginning students. Optimally, though, some balance between over-simplification and over-explanation has to be made. Earlier you mentioned that vocabulary learning is hard to encourage in students. I was thinking that lessons which revolve around a theme would be helpful. What about "Lojban for Mathematicians" or "Lojban for Lovers" or "Lojban for Geographers" as titles for documents which would introduce sets of related words? Just a thought. co'o mi'e pitr. plschuerman@ucdavis.edu