[Lexicog] Making verbs alphabetize correctly in an English to Karuk finderlist

[Susan Gehr]

I¹m working on the second edition of the Karuk Dictionary, and one of the
suggestions that came out of the Karuk Dictionary Advisory Group was to
address the clump of verbs that is stuck in the ³be ___² section of the
English-Karuk finderlist.

We¹re using Shoebox for Mac, though once I get my license for Office 2003
for Windows, we¹re moving over to Toolbox for Windows.

I knew how to avoid clumping verbs at the ³to _____² section of the
English-Karuk, so the verb ³bend² is between ³Ben Wilder² and ³beneath².

But I wasn¹t sure what to do with verbs that translate as ³be ____², such as
³be a year² ³be exhausted² ³be completely exhausted² ³be sober², ³be thin²
and ³be very thin² ³be sick² and ³get sick²

What would you do with those verbs?

What would you put in the \ge \re and \de fields?

Thanks,
-- 
Susan Gehr
Karuk Language Program Director
Karuk Tribe of California
PO Box 1016, Happy Camp, CA 96039
(800) 505-2785 x2205  NEW FAX # (530) 493-1658

Karuk Language Resources on the Web - http://www.karuk.org/
Karuk Section of William Bright's Site - http://ncidc.org/bright/karuk.html
Karuk Dictionary - http://dictionary.karuk.org/


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