Received: from PSUVM.PSU.EDU (psuvm.psu.edu [128.118.56.2]) by locke.ccil.org (8.6.9/8.6.10) with SMTP id MAA11370 for ; Wed, 30 Aug 1995 12:37:32 -0400 Message-Id: <199508301637.MAA11370@locke.ccil.org> Received: from PSUVM.PSU.EDU by PSUVM.PSU.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 6003; Wed, 30 Aug 95 12:05:56 EDT Received: from PSUVM.PSU.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@PSUVM) by PSUVM.PSU.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 4444; Wed, 30 Aug 1995 11:41:29 -0400 Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 16:39:40 BST Reply-To: Don Wiggins Sender: Lojban list From: Don Wiggins Subject: Names X-To: lojban@cuvmb.columbia.edu To: John Cowan Status: OR X-From-Space-Date: Wed Aug 30 12:37:38 1995 X-From-Space-Address: <@PSUVM.PSU.EDU:LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET> I have been wondering about the use of personal names in lojban and how they carry significant cultural baggage. Are surnames and first names recognised in lojban? Are there titles (such as Mr., Mrs., Dr., etc.) for use with surnames? Or with first names (such as don in Spanish)? How does one identify the surname and given names when, for instance, in English the surname is at the end, in Chinese it is at the start, Spanish uses double surnames, Muslim uses given name and patronymic. What is the significance of calling a person by their given name rather than their surname?