Maggie Turner wrote:
Robin Lee Powell wrote:On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 10:35:20PM +0000, ColinWright wrote:Thirdly, I have an idea for a program to helpbeginners write inlojban. I think this would help with what I see as amajor problem inlojban ... namely ...I have no idea how that would work.
Since Lojban grammar is so simple, it is possible to build a dynamic gui sentence-builder with pull-downs for the possible choices when they are few, and english word search boxes when they are many. A complete novice could get up to speed building Lojban text within a day.
When I first started learning Lojban, I found xod'srather strange fiction very useful, as each sentence was followed by a transliteration. I don't know if it would count as "grammatically simple" but it's worth having a look at, if it's in the archives somewhere.
I don't do fiction, so it might have been Michael Helsem (xelsem). I think you predated me, Robin.
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