Received: from spooler by stryx.demon.co.uk (Mercury/32 v2.01); 18 Sep 98 23:11:20 +0000 Return-path: Received: from punt-11.mail.demon.net (194.217.242.34) by stryx.demon.co.uk (Mercury/32 v2.01); 18 Sep 98 23:11:17 +0000 Received: from punt-1.mail.demon.net by mailstore for ia@stryx.demon.co.uk id 906113089:10:17401:6; Fri, 18 Sep 98 10:04:49 GMT Received: from listserv.cuny.edu ([128.228.100.10]) by punt-1.mail.demon.net id aa1017362; 18 Sep 98 10:04 GMT Received: from listserv (listserv.cuny.edu) by listserv.cuny.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <0.FFFA86C5@listserv.cuny.edu>; Fri, 18 Sep 1998 6:06:06 -0400 Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 06:03:41 -0400 Reply-To: Logical Language Group Sender: Lojban list From: Logical Language Group Subject: Re: Lojban origins X-To: rodkent@TNE.NET.AU X-cc: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Multiple recipients of list LOJBAN Message-ID: <906113085.1017362.0@listserv.cuny.edu> X-PMFLAGS: 33554560 0 1 Y06386.CNM Content-Length: 1373 Lines: 29 > Just >one question however, where do the words originate from? Are they all 'a >priori' so to speak? yes and no. They were generated algorithmically based on weighted similarity to the similar-meaning words in the 6 most spoken languages. The wieghting was based on speaker populations, making most words a kind of Chinese/English/Hindi mishmash. Our ftp and web site contain some etymology files. The June 1960 Scientific American article on "Loglan" (if available in a library there) will explain the algorithm in more detail, though the languages and weights have changed since then. ---- lojbab lojbab@access.digex.net Bob LeChevalier, President, The Logical Language Group, Inc. 2904 Beau Lane, Fairfax VA 22031-1303 USA 703-385-0273 Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: ftp.access.digex.net /pub/access/lojbab or see Lojban WWW Server: href="http://xiron.pc.helsinki.fi/lojban/" Order _The Complete Lojban Language_ - see our Web pages or ask me.