[bksvol-discuss] Re: Books in other languages
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:27:37 -0800 (PST)
Fascinating. And I applaud you for tackling the job of learning Chinese. Any
special reason, e.g., so you can talk to family members or you'll need it for
something you want to do in the future. I know that tones or sounds or
pronunciation are important in the language; I'm assuming therefore that you
aren't deaf. smisle
Cindy
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> From: Ixchel Larrauri <starsandhearts2@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 6:07 PM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Books in other languages
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>Hi,
>That was exactly my concern. You see, I'm taking Chinese at school so
>I was just wondering. I know that there is Chinese braille and pin yin
>(the Chinese phonetic spelling system) so I was just wondering. I
>think that it would be great for bookshare to put books in other
>languages but it would be hard. I would however, be willing to do that
>but I might be the only blind crazy person that wants to take such
>languages. I mean, in Chinese if you spell the word very it is hen but
>if you use a different tone when you are saying it, you could be
>saying something mean or bad. Take for example, the word ben. If you
>use tone 4 with it, it means stupid, but if you use tone 3 with it, I
>think (pretty sure) that it is a measurement word for books. Anyway,
>sorry for boring you with this rant but my point is, how would/could
>bookshare even do that. Right now, I'm trying to learn Chinese Braille
>but that alone wouldn't solve the whole tone thing. In class I use pin
>yin and put the tone of the word right after it. Again, I am so so
>sorry for going on a boring rant, it was just an obvservation I
>noticed when doing my book search.
>Also, what is a special search?
>Jackie
>
>On 2/11/12, Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I think there, because there are bookshare members now in India, and other
>> countries. you might try looking for books in the pecial search. Except for
>> Spanish, or if one has the print book to use to proof, it's hard to process
>> them; in fact, since our keyboards don't have characters for Chinese at al.
>> I did proof a book that had a lot of Hawaiian words in it
>> Cindy
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>>> From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 5:50 PM
>>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Books in other languages
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>>>I have done Spanish and bilingual books.
>>>Valerie
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>>>> From: Ixchel Larrauri <starsandhearts2@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: bksvol-discuss <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Sat, February 11, 2012 7:11:19 PM
>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Books in other languages
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I was wondering if bookshare had any books in less common languages
>>>> such as Japanese or Chinese? I shouldn't say less common, but rather
>>>> less read or well I don't know a good word for it.
>>>> Jackie
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