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Posted by inego on Mon 07 of Nov., 2005 02:20 GMT posts: 17
Dear Lojbanists! It would be great if you post here your comments, suggestions and opinions! I will have a stimulus for further work! wink
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Posted by Anonymous on Tue 08 of Nov., 2005 14:11 GMT

Some comments about the 2nd module:

My parents. `006`le rirni po'e mi Your hand. `007`le birka po'e do The parents of whom? `008`le rirni po'e ma

Two of my three sisters read books. `068`re lo ci mensi pe mi cu tcidu le cukta

These are slightly odd, because {le rirni be mi}, {le birka be mi}, {le rirni be ma}, {re lo ci mensi be mi} would be more direct. It is hard to find good uses for {po'e}, because {be} will almost always be better. (Also, why use {pe} with {mensi} and {po'e} with {rirni}?)

False, that most men love at least one woman each. `097`ro lo nanmu cu na prami su'o pa lo ninmu

(s/most/all or s/ro/so'e) Although this agrees with the official prescription for the scope of {na}, this convention has problems. See

How many of your sisters drink beer? `102`xo lo do mensi cu pinxe le birje

With {le} this would be about a specific amount of beer: "How many of your sisters are drinking/drank the beer in question?" rather than beer in general.

How many books are you reading? `104`do tcidu xo le cukta

Similarly here: {xo le cukta} would be "How many of the books?" and {xo lo cukta} for "How many books?"

-How many books has Nikolay? +-None. `111`la nikolys. ponsa xo lo cukta +no

s/ponsa/ponse

The man is going to the bar. `156`le nanmu klama le barja

s/klama/cu klama

The cat is (being) sold by Pyotr. /Russian Peter/ `165`le mlatu se vecnu la piotr.

s/se/cu se

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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Posted by Anonymous on Tue 08 of Nov., 2005 23:47 GMT

Some comments on the pronunciation of the second module:

Item 13: li ci Item 23: li paci

In both cases, the "i" of {ci} doesn't sound like an "i" to me. I can barely hear it. Stressed "i"s and other final "i"s sound fine to me.

Item 102: xo lo do mensi cu pinxe le birje

I hear "xo do lo" instead of "xo lo do".

Other than that minor thing with the final unstreessed {ci}, I find the pronunciation very clear and easy to understand.

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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Posted by stevo on Wed 09 of Nov., 2005 12:40 GMT posts: 381

In a message dated 11/8/2005 5:53:10 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes:


> Some comments on the pronunciation of the second module: > > Item 13: li ci > Item 23: li paci > > In both cases, the "i" of {ci} doesn't sound like an "i" to me. I can > barely hear it.

I heard the /S/ of "ci" as a Russian 'sh', which has the tongue further back on the hard palate. Of course, since the speaker is a native Russian...

stevo

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Posted by stevo on Thu 10 of Nov., 2005 12:59 GMT posts: 381

In a message dated 11/9/2005 8:42:26 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes:


> Actually, as I also speak Chinese, {ci} I pronounce is Chinese ? (shi4). > No wonder! The vowel in shi4 is very different from standard Lojban /i/. Try using first tone and any final /i/ except after c, s, z, ch, sh, zh, r.

stevo

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Posted by evgenis on Sat 21 of Jan., 2006 17:51 GMT posts: 13

A remark on the Pronunciation module. The file "Lojban Pronunciation.exe" writes the sound files into the subdirectory Pronunciation of the current directory, whereas the first line of the file "Lojban Pronunciation.txt" is Sounds\Pronunciation, pointing thus to a different directory. I had to edit the *.txt file manually to be able to hear the sound.

mi'e .evgenis.

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Posted by cduffy on Wed 22 of Mar., 2006 12:54 GMT posts: 1

First, the good: Parallel 2 is a very effective tool. Next, the bad: I can't run it (except on my Windows machine at work, which I don't have anymore — it's become a Linux-based server). The audio doesn't play on my wife's home Windows computer, and my Linux systems don't have RealPlayer installed.

> Dear Lojbanists! It would be great if you post here your comments, suggestions and opinions! I will have a stimulus for further work! wink

The use of MP3-encoded WAVs is unfortunate: SDL can't play them, sox can't convert them, speexenc can't reencode them. I'd like to build a single, cross-platform implementation of Parallel 2 (the current Python one doesn't work on Windows, and the depedency on RealPlayer (which I don't run and won't run on my Linux box for philosophical reasons) is harmful as well).

Encoding the audio to the Ogg project's Speex format will yield tighter compression than MP3, and is supported by SDL (so a cross-platform implementation using only Free software will be possible). Are the original audio files still available (such that the generational loss caused by reencoding content already processed by a lossy compression algorithm can be avoided)? If not, does anyone know of a tool for batch reencoding of WAV-encapsulated MP3s?

(Also, Speex is not subject to licensing fees; MP3 is subject to patents held by Fraunhofer and Thompson).

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Posted by ChrisMiller on Fri 04 of Aug., 2006 18:23 GMT posts: 1

Some of the recordings seem to have pronounciation inconsistencies, which is very bad for learners. For example, "le" is pronounced like English "lay" when it should be pronounced like French "le"; "nelci" sounds like it is pronounced like "nelce"; but pronounces "pinxe" like I would assume.

I verified this with one of the top Lojban speakers and he agreed and said the person who made the Parallel 2 recordings did so when he was still learning Lojban.

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Posted by JohnCowan on Fri 04 of Aug., 2006 18:29 GMT posts: 149

ChrisMiller scripsit:

> Some of the recordings seem to have pronounciation inconsistencies, > which is very bad for learners. For example, "le" is pronounced > like English "lay" when it should be pronounced like French "le"; > "nelci" sounds like it is pronounced like "nelce"; but pronounces > "pinxe" like I would assume.

I haven't heard the recordings and can't comment on them, but "le" should be neither English "lay" (Lojban "lei") nor French "le" (Lojban "ly") but like English "let" without the "t"; French "les" is an acceptable variant.

-- Clear? Huh! Why a four-year-old child John Cowan could understand this report. Run out [email protected] and find me a four-year-old child. I http://www.ccil.org/~cowan can't make head or tail out of it. --Rufus T. Firefly on government reports

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Posted by stevo on Fri 04 of Aug., 2006 18:29 GMT posts: 381

In a message dated 8/4/2006 1:40:05 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes:


> Problem with Parallel 2 recordings > Some of the recordings seem to have pronounciation inconsistencies, which is > very bad for learners. For example, "le" is pronounced like English > "lay" when it should be pronounced like French "le"; "nelci" sounds like it is > pronounced like "nelce"; but pronounces "pinxe" like I would assume. >

Whoa! French "le" is pronounced like Lojban "ly". Rather than English "lay", which is the pronunciation of Lojban "lei", I expect Lojban "le" to have the vowel of English "let".

stevo

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rlpowellPosted by rlpowell on Fri 04 of Aug., 2006 18:34 GMT posts: 14214

On Fri, Aug 04, 2006 at 02:44:59PM -0400, [email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 8/4/2006 1:40:05 PM Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > Problem with Parallel 2 recordings Some of the recordings seem > > to have pronounciation inconsistencies, which is __very bad for > > learners__. For example, "le" is pronounced like English "lay" > > when it should be pronounced like French "le"; "nelci" sounds > > like it is pronounced like "nelce"; but pronounces "pinxe" like > > I would assume. > > > > Whoa! French "le" is pronounced like Lojban "ly". Rather than > English "lay", which is the pronunciation of Lojban "lei", I > expect Lojban "le" to have the vowel of English "let".

Depends on the French. Sounds like you're talking about Quebecois French? There are definately dialects where French le == Lojban le.

-Robin

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Posted by stevo on Fri 04 of Aug., 2006 18:39 GMT posts: 381

In a message dated 8/4/2006 1:49:07 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes:


> > Whoa! French "le" is pronounced like Lojban "ly". Rather than > > English "lay", which is the pronunciation of Lojban "lei", I > > expect Lojban "le" to have the vowel of English "let". > > Depends on the French. Sounds like you're talking about Quebecois > French? There are definately dialects where French le == Lojban le. > > -Robin >

Then they use a nonstandard pronunciation and should not be used as a pronunciation example.

stevo

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Posted by JohnCowan on Fri 04 of Aug., 2006 18:44 GMT posts: 149

[email protected] scripsit:

> Then they use a nonstandard pronunciation and should not be used as a > pronunciation example.

Exactly.

-- John Cowan [email protected] http://ccil.org/~cowan If a soldier is asked why he kills people who have done him no harm, or a terrorist why he kills innocent people with his bombs, they can always reply that war has been declared, and there are no innocent people in an enemy country in wartime. The answer is psychotic, but it is the answer that humanity has given to every act of aggression in history. --Northrop Frye

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rlpowellPosted by rlpowell on Fri 04 of Aug., 2006 18:44 GMT posts: 14214

On Fri, Aug 04, 2006 at 02:54:47PM -0400, John Cowan wrote: > [email protected] scripsit: > > > Then they use a nonstandard pronunciation and should not be used > > as a pronunciation example. > > Exactly.

You guys almost certainly know French better than I. I defer.

-Robin

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eyeonusPosted by eyeonus on Sat 10 of Jan., 2009 07:40 GMT posts: 86United States

On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 5:32 PM, purpleposeidon wrote:

> > Re: Parallel 2 > > Author: purpleposeidon > > What if this was integrated with the jbo espeak? Modules would be easier to > write; you could also, for example, feed it books. > > > > > > That sounds like an interesting idea. Do you know how to do that?


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45px|inegoPosted by inego on Sun 27 of Dec., 2009 05:02 GMT posts: 17

> I verified this with one of the top Lojban speakers and he agreed and said the person who made the Parallel 2 recordings did so when he was still learning Lojban.

Hah! Show me a person who has FINISHED learning Lojban :-)))

Earlier

Posted by DPic on Thu 26 of June, 2008 06:26 GMT posts: 40United States

> Use this thread to discuss the page:: Parallel 2

Any chance this could get into the Ubuntu repos?

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Posted by purpleposeidon on Sun 20 of July, 2008 01:14 GMT posts: 37
I'm doing a tad bit of work on it, based off of, .yy, parallel03_20080530.py . I've done a bit of whitespace-cleanup, and I'd like to make something for stopping playing media.
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Posted by purpleposeidon on Fri 02 of Jan., 2009 23:32 GMT posts: 37
What if this was integrated with the jbo espeak? Modules would be easier to write; you could also, for example, feed it books.
Posted by leavengood on Mon 07 of Nov., 2005 18:20 GMT posts: 1

I've found this program quite useful. I think this method of learning can be a lot better than the memorization required in programs like LogFlash. I've also been doing lessons in LogFlash, and while I have certainly learned quite a few words, certain words can be difficult and I find those very frustrating. Plus you are only learning vocabulary in LogFlash, and do not see full sentences.

In Parallel though, you have full sentences (even if they are small), and it is nice to hear Lojban sentences pronounced. After all we want to be able to speak and listen to Lojban, not just read and write it.

It may still be necessary to memorize some vocabulary using LogFlash and similar programs, but I think Parallel can be extremely useful as well, especially for new Lojbanists.

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Posted by jessemerriman on Wed 07 of Dec., 2005 19:43 GMT posts: 1

I skimmed over this page way too fast, and spent about 10 minutes just looking for the already completed modules & the compiled program. Finally I noticed they were in the attachments at the bottom of the page. Just thought I'd point that out in case anyone else makes the same mistake.

( Also, the attachments don't take up very much space; I'd rather they just be expanded by default, without having to click 'X files attached'. )

--Jesse