LINGUIST List 10.521

Thu Apr 8 1999

Qs: TIME Chomsky Reference, Controlled Languages

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  • Shari L Cole, TIME Chomsky Reference
  • Jeff ALLEN, definitions of controlled languages
  • Jeff ALLEN, percentages - Controlled Language documents/presentations

    Message 1: TIME Chomsky Reference

     Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 10:34:42 +0000
    From: Shari L Cole <tropicalbeachjuno.com>
    Subject: TIME Chomsky Reference


    A short time ago I pulled a reference to an interview in TIME from the Linguist List. I don't know who sent it in because after I wrote it down, I erased the message. Would someone with the correct reference be so kind as to forward it to me? The reference TIME, A changed Noam Chomsky simplifies by Margalit Fox, December 5, 1998 does not exist.

    Thank you. Shari

    Message 2: definitions of controlled languages

     Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 20:57:05 +0200
    From: Jeff ALLEN <jeffelda.fr>
    Subject: definitions of controlled languages


    I am particularly interested in compiling a list of definitions of the terms "Controlled Language" and "Sub-language". Since there are potentially different interpretations of these terms, I invite replies from people of different fields of interest.

    I would appreciate your replies on how you would define these terms.

    Please send replies to me directly at <jeffelda.fr>

    A summary of responses will be posted later.

    Thanks in advance.

    Jeff Allen <jeffelda.fr>

    ================================================= Jeff ALLEN - Directeur Technique European Language Resources Association (ELRA) & European Language resources Distribution Agency (ELDA) (Agence Europenne de Distribution des Ressources Linguistiques) 55, rue Brillat-Savarin 75013 Paris FRANCE Tel: (+33) 1.43.13.33.33 - Fax: (+33) 1.43.13.33.30 mailto:jeffelda.fr http://www.icp.grenet.fr/ELRA/home.html

    Message 3: percentages - Controlled Language documents/presentations

     Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 21:06:30 +0200
    From: Jeff ALLEN <jeffelda.fr>
    Subject: percentages - Controlled Language documents/presentations


    This is a short survey:

    I would like to know in which languages different articles, papers, theses, dissertations, have been written/presented on the subject of Controlled Languages / Sublanguages.

    Please provide the following general information in replies:

    1. language name(s) in which the information on Controlled Languages / Sublanguages has been conveyed;

    2. the _approximate_ percentage of documents/presentations on Controlled Languages/Sublanguages that you have read/ heard in this/(each of these) language(s);

    3. please differentiate between documents/presentations that are publicly accessible (published, available on the Internet) and those that are not (e.g., internal company documents, company meetings). No details are necessary, just approximate percentages.

    For example:

    Publicly available: Language X: 50% Language Y: 20% Language Z: 30%

    Not publicly available: Language X: 75% Language Y: 25%

    If you wish to indicate the _approximate_ number of reports/papers/presentation per public and non-public categories, it would be greatly appreciated but is not necessary.

    Please send replies to me directly at <jeffelda.fr>

    Many thanks in advance.

    Jeff Allen <jeffelda.fr>



    ================================================= Jeff ALLEN - Directeur Technique European Language Resources Association (ELRA) & European Language resources Distribution Agency (ELDA) (Agence Europenne de Distribution des Ressources Linguistiques) 55, rue Brillat-Savarin 75013 Paris FRANCE Tel: (+33) 1.43.13.33.33 - Fax: (+33) 1.43.13.33.30 mailto:jeffelda.fr http://www.icp.grenet.fr/ELRA/home.html