[06:47:48] *** Quits: Gurkenglas (Gurkenglas@dslb-188-103-077-131.188.103.pools.vodafone-ip.de) (Ping timeout: 272 seconds) [11:39:42] *** Joins: spectei (~fran@92.242.59.6) [11:39:42] *** Quits: spectei (~fran@92.242.59.6) (Changing host) [11:39:42] *** Joins: spectei (~fran@unaffiliated/spectie) [12:11:38] *** Joins: Gurkenglas (Gurkenglas@dslb-188-103-077-131.188.103.pools.vodafone-ip.de) [12:37:56] *** Joins: Verard_ (~androirc@111.6.45.186) [12:38:07] *** Parts: Verard_ (~androirc@111.6.45.186) () [13:34:46] *** Quits: Gurkenglas (Gurkenglas@dslb-188-103-077-131.188.103.pools.vodafone-ip.de) (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [13:49:22] *** Quits: spectei (~fran@unaffiliated/spectie) (Ping timeout: 252 seconds) [13:54:12] *** Joins: spectei (~fran@unaffiliated/spectie) [13:59:18] *** Quits: spectei (~fran@unaffiliated/spectie) (Ping timeout: 250 seconds) [14:14:39] *** Joins: spectei (~fran@unaffiliated/spectie) [15:11:50] browsing through the hindustani grammar, [15:11:54] mkAdjective : (x1,x2,x3,x4,x5,x6,x7,x8,x9,x10,x11,x12,x13,x14,x15,x16,x17,x18,x19,x20,x21,x22,x23,x24,x25,x26,x27,x28,x29,x30,x31,x32,x33,x34,x35,x36:Str) -> Adjective [15:11:56] D: [15:12:13] D: [15:12:37] surely the adjective doesn't have 36 completely distinct roots [15:12:48] yeah, i'm confused [15:12:50] digging deeper [15:13:12] I guess the grammar writer thought that GF grammars need a worst-case constructor [15:13:15] like with english 5 forms [15:13:27] but that's really just stupid with languages that have morphology [15:13:36] finnish has 10-form worst case constructor [15:13:38] for nouns [15:13:56] i can't imagine how bad that is for swahili or something [15:13:59] or finnish [15:26:44] *** Joins: Gurkenglas (Gurkenglas@dslb-188-103-077-131.188.103.pools.vodafone-ip.de) [16:07:06] spectei, do you think it'd be a good idea to start with a mini resource grammar [16:11:11] vin-ivar, yes [16:43:00] *** Quits: spectei (~fran@unaffiliated/spectie) (Ping timeout: 245 seconds) [21:56:45] *** Quits: Gurkenglas (Gurkenglas@dslb-188-103-077-131.188.103.pools.vodafone-ip.de) (Ping timeout: 245 seconds)