From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Sat Jul 08 05:01:57 2006 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Sat, 08 Jul 2006 05:01:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1FzBV7-0006dg-OQ for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2006 05:01:33 -0700 Received: from imo-m18.mx.aol.com ([64.12.138.208]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1FzBV5-0006dY-Re for lojban-list@lojban.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2006 05:01:33 -0700 Received: from MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com by imo-m18.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.5.) id d.3c5.4b0b141 (32913) for ; Sat, 8 Jul 2006 08:01:27 -0400 (EDT) From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Message-ID: <3c5.4b0b141.31e0f897@wmconnect.com> Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 08:01:27 EDT Subject: [lojban] Latin alphabet everywhere? To: lojban-list@lojban.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_3c5.4b0b141.31e0f897_boundary" X-Mailer: 6.0 for Windows XP sub 11501 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -1.3 (-) X-archive-position: 11978 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list --part1_3c5.4b0b141.31e0f897_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/8/2006 4:21:58 AM Central Standard Time,John E Clifford < clifford-j@sbcglobal.net> via ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes: > Well, the Latin alphabet is used for just about every language there > currently is (with local > I can't believe you said that. Almost all of Asia and most of northern Africa uses a non-Latin (often non-alphabet) form of writing. And while the Latin alphabet can be used to transliterate the pronunciations of those other forms of writing, it is woefully inadequate for Chinese-character-based systems, and the native speakers usually still won't be able to read it. So as a generalization, I think you way overstated the case. stevo --part1_3c5.4b0b141.31e0f897_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 7/8/2006 4:21:58= AM Central Standard Time,John E Clifford <clifford-j@sbcglobal.net> v= ia ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:


Well, the Latin alphabet is= used for just about every language there currently is (with local
modifications, mainly as to pronunciation)


I can't believe you said that.
Almost all of Asia and most of northern Africa uses a non-Latin (often n= on-alphabet) form of writing.  And while the Latin alphabet can be used= to transliterate the pronunciations of those other forms of writing, it is=20= woefully inadequate for Chinese-character-based systems, and the native spea= kers usually still won't be able to read it.  So as a generalization, I= think you way overstated the case.

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