From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Tue Dec 22 02:46:49 2009 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:46:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NN2GO-0007pZ-FP for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:46:48 -0800 Received: from mailgate.denbridgemarine.com ([83.104.25.50]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NN2Fq-0007Gb-7A for lojban-list@lojban.org; Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:46:18 -0800 Received: from strontium.elements (support.denbridgemarine.com [83.104.25.51]) (using SSLv3 with cipher EXP1024-RC4-SHA (56/128 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mailgate.denbridgemarine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3C386049F2; Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:46:11 +0000 (GMT) From: Colin Wright Organization: Denbridge Marine Ltd To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Article in the Economist about languages and their comparative difficulty for speakers of English Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:46:05 +0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200912221046.05774.colin.wright@denbridgemarine.com> X-archive-position: 16733 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: colin.wright@denbridgemarine.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list I found this article of interest: http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15108609 It doesn't mention ConLangs at all, but it does talk about features found in languages other than English, and mentions that a form of Whorfism is making something of a comeback (or appearance). -- Dr C.D.Wright, Director of Innovation and Engineering Denbridge Marine Limited, Cammell Lairds Waterfront Park, Campbeltown Road, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, CH41 9HP. Tel: +44 (0)151 649 4080 Fax: +44 (0)870 051 8953 Mob: +44 (0)7980 57 22 96 Denbridge Marine Limited may monitor email traffic data and the content of email for the purposes of security and staff training. Denbridge Marine Limited. Registered in England and Wales, Company Number 4850477 Registered office: DSG, 43 Castle St, Liverpool. L2 9TL. 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.