One of the workshop participants again took a folder home to "collect words" by himself or with a group of friends or family members. That, coupled with increased attendance at the workshop on Friday due to growing enthusiasm about this way of jump-starting a dictionary, resulted in a huge jump in the number of words collected by Saturday morning. The cumulative total is now over 12,000 words—much higher than I ever expected this group to achieve when I left Thionck-Essyl a week ago.
Glossing of the collected words into French is moving forward, as well, due in large part to the unflagging efforts of Marcelin, who has been a regular attender at the workshop. It is rather ironic that Marcelin has been so faithful, because he wasn't even among those invited to take part in the workshop; he came of his own initiative and would not be denied a part, auto-selecting the role of Glosser as the niche he would fill. On several occasions, he also took a folder of material home with him, to gloss at home and return completed the next morning. His efforts have been greatly appreciated and are worthy of special mention in this blog.
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| Marcelin adding the French meaning to the collected words |
The typists have also been doing their bit, entering all of the words after they have been glossed. The combined efforts of the committed core group have paid off, resulting in a resoundingly successful workshop.
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| Clare—lead typist, verifying that work done by her teammates has been entered correctly |
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