Circumlocution: Difference between revisions

'''Circumlocution''' meansis speakingthe indirectly;use speakingof aroundroundabout aspeech and wording to indirectly express an problemidea. [[Toki Pona]] speakers need to use circumlocution to make up for the lack of vocabulary, because there is no word or [[Lexicalization|set phrase]] for most concepts. Learning Toki Pona can help with circumlocution in other second languages.<ref>Coluzzi, P. (2022). "How learning Toki Pona may help improving communication strategies in a foreign or second language." ''Language Problems and Language Planning'', '''46''' (1), 78–98. https://doi.org/10.1075/lplp.00086.col.</ref>

A good method is to describe the concept in simple terms in another language, breaking it down into [[Multiple sentences|as many sentences as needed]]. The result will be easier to translate into Toki Pona. For example, a {{w|computer}} may be described with any of the following phrases: