Received: from spooler by stryx.demon.co.uk (Mercury/32 v2.01); 28 Sep 98 00:38:03 +0000 Return-path: Received: from punt-11.mail.demon.net (194.217.242.34) by stryx.demon.co.uk (Mercury/32 v2.01); 28 Sep 98 00:38:01 +0000 Received: from punt-1.mail.demon.net by mailstore for ia@stryx.demon.co.uk id 906569515:10:01776:1; Wed, 23 Sep 98 16:51:55 GMT Received: from listserv.cuny.edu ([128.228.100.10]) by punt-1.mail.demon.net id aa1001242; 23 Sep 98 16:51 GMT Received: from listserv (listserv.cuny.edu) by listserv.cuny.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <0.FFFADF7B@listserv.cuny.edu>; Wed, 23 Sep 1998 12:52:18 -0400 Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 12:48:55 -0400 Reply-To: Logical Language Group Sender: Lojban list From: Logical Language Group Subject: Re: Word frequency X-To: kingcats@earthlink.net X-cc: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Multiple recipients of list LOJBAN Message-ID: <906569460.101242.0@listserv.cuny.edu> X-PMFLAGS: 33554560 7 1 Y01BE1.CNM Content-Length: 988 Lines: 24 >The second thought is that "hey, didn't they make a frequency count and >weighted average to come up with the original list of gismu?" No. We created the gismu themselves by using words from 6 source languages wighted by population, which generates a kind of mishmash word that has some similarities to several languages, but is generally not identical to any one. The actual selection of which words to make into gismu was a more involved process, which did include one sort of frequency count - Helen Eaton's list of the most frequently used concepts in certain source languages. But the Eaton List is far removed from the actual gismu list. lojbab