From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Mon Apr 10 13:34:23 2006 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:34:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1FT35I-0002DV-Nd for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:34:04 -0700 Received: from rlpowell by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1FT35I-0002DO-E4 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:34:04 -0700 Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:34:04 -0700 To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Re: [nues@chello.at: Sapir-Whorf] Message-ID: <20060410203404.GF26378@chain.digitalkingdom.org> Mail-Followup-To: lojban-list@lojban.org References: <20060409222936.GA26378@chain.digitalkingdom.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11+cvs20060126 From: Robin Lee Powell X-archive-position: 11318 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list I'm inclined to agree, but then IANAL. -Robin On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 03:45:47PM -0400, Matt Arnold wrote: > I presume we are agreed that there is no program of research in place > to study Saphir/Whorf effects on Lojban-speakers. I would say that the > effect can't be measured until it becomes a living language, and we > are now only on the cusp of that. > -Matt > > On 4/9/06, Robin Lee Powell wrote: > > Anyone want to take this one? > > > > Feel free to reply to the author. > > > > -Robin > > > > > > ----- Forwarded message from Nils Sch?ffer ----- > > > > Subject: Sapir-Whorf > > From: Nils Sch?ffer > > To: lojban@lojban.org > > Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 15:08:13 +0200 > > > > coi la lojbangirz > > > > I've got a few questions concerning the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. Almost > > everywhere you can read that JCB created Loglan in order to 'test' the > > SWH. Can this attempt now be seen as successful, or did it fail? Or did > > it perhaps turn out that Loglan/Lojban is the wrong instrument to test > > it? I know that the strong version of the SWH nowadays is not being > > really supported by science, but is it still an issue the > > Lojban-community is talking about? > > > > I couldn't find anything on your sites mentioning this subject, that's > > why i wanted to ask you directly. > > > > thanks in advance for answers, > > > > Nils Sch?ffer > > > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > > > -- > > http://www.digitalkingdom.org/~rlpowell/ *** http://www.lojban.org/ > > Reason #237 To Learn Lojban: "Homonyms: Their Grate!" > > Proud Supporter of the Singularity Institute - http://singinst.org/ > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org > > with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if > > you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help. > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org > with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if > you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help. > -- http://www.digitalkingdom.org/~rlpowell/ *** http://www.lojban.org/ Reason #237 To Learn Lojban: "Homonyms: Their Grate!" Proud Supporter of the Singularity Institute - http://singinst.org/ To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help.