From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Tue Oct 30 07:08:04 2007 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-beginners); Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:08:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1Imrkt-0005Ox-My for lojban-beginners-real@lojban.org; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:07:57 -0700 Received: from imo-m21.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.2]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1ImrkV-0005OF-AD for lojban-beginners@lojban.org; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:07:38 -0700 Received: from MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com by imo-m21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id d.c6f.1b7bad4c (39330) for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:06:51 -0400 (EDT) From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Message-ID: Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:06:51 EDT Subject: [lojban-beginners] formula, formulae To: lojban-beginners@lojban.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_c6f.1b7bad4c.3458947b_boundary" X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: 1.2 X-Spam-Score-Int: 12 X-Spam-Bar: + X-archive-position: 5764 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-beginners@lojban.org X-list: lojban-beginners --part1_c6f.1b7bad4c.3458947b_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/30/2007 4:36:51 AM Central Daylight Time, ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes: > In terms of syntax, in terms of form, they are indeed somewhat more like > computer instructions, Logical expressions or mathematical formuli, because > the syntax of Lojban is defined to the last detail. Natlang statements also > have their syntaxes, but it is much harder or even impossible to give full > and > explicit formulations of them. > > But in terms of semantics, in terms of content, Lojban is nothing like > computer instructions or mathematical forumli, and only the most basic > Lojban expressions are like Logical expressions. In this sense the goal is > that Lojban should not be different from a natlang for a fluent speaker. > > mu'o mi'e xorxes > one formula, several formulae (or, since this *is* English, formulas). stevo --part1_c6f.1b7bad4c.3458947b_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 10/30/2007 4:36:51 AM Cen= tral Daylight Time, ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:


In terms of syntax, in term= s of form, they are indeed somewhat more like
computer instructions, Logical expressions or mathematical formuli, beca= use
the syntax of Lojban is defined to the last detail. Natlang statements a= lso
have their syntaxes, but it is much harder or even impossible to give fu= ll and
explicit formulations of them.

But in terms of semantics, in terms of content, Lojban is nothing like
computer instructions or mathematical forumli, and only the most basic
Lojban expressions are like Logical expressions. In this sense the goal=20= is
that Lojban should not be different from a natlang for a fluent speaker.

mu'o mi'e xorxes


one formula, several formulae (or, since this *is* English, formulas).

stevo --part1_c6f.1b7bad4c.3458947b_boundary--