10.521, Qs: TIME Chomsky Reference, Controlled Languages

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-10-521. Thu Apr 8 1999. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 10.521, Qs: TIME Chomsky Reference, Controlled Languages

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

2)
Date:  Tue, 06 Apr 1999 20:57:05 +0200
From:  Jeff ALLEN <jeff at elda.fr>
Subject:  definitions of controlled languages

3)
Date:  Tue, 06 Apr 1999 21:06:30 +0200
From:  Jeff ALLEN <jeff at elda.fr>
Subject:  percentages - Controlled Language documents/presentations

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 10:34:42 +0000
From:  Shari L Cole <tropicalbeach at juno.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 -------------------------------

Date:  Tue, 06 Apr 1999 20:57:05 +0200
From:  Jeff ALLEN <jeff at elda.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 <jeff at elda.fr>

A summary of responses will be posted later.

Thanks in advance.

Jeff Allen
<jeff at elda.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:jeff at elda.fr
http://www.icp.grenet.fr/ELRA/home.html


-------------------------------- Message 3 -------------------------------

Date:  Tue, 06 Apr 1999 21:06:30 +0200
From:  Jeff ALLEN <jeff at elda.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 <jeff at elda.fr>

Many thanks in advance.

Jeff Allen
<jeff at elda.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:jeff at elda.fr
http://www.icp.grenet.fr/ELRA/home.html

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