Received: from spooler by stryx.demon.co.uk (Mercury/32 v2.01); 30 Nov 98 00:37:19 +0000 Return-path: Received: from punt-11.mail.demon.net (194.217.242.34) by stryx.demon.co.uk (Mercury/32 v2.01); 30 Nov 98 00:37:11 +0000 Received: from punt-1.mail.demon.net by mailstore for ia@stryx.demon.co.uk id 912220012:10:14722:4; Sat, 28 Nov 98 02:26:52 GMT Received: from listserv.cuny.edu ([128.228.100.10]) by punt-1.mail.demon.net id aa1123968; 28 Nov 98 2:26 GMT Received: from listserv (listserv.cuny.edu) by listserv.cuny.edu (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <2.000BB4E5@listserv.cuny.edu>; Fri, 27 Nov 1998 21:29:10 -0500 Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 13:22:39 +1100 Reply-To: Geoff Hacker Sender: Lojban list From: Geoff Hacker Subject: The Search for the Perfect Language X-To: LOJBAN@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Multiple recipients of list LOJBAN Message-ID: <912220002.1123968.0@listserv.cuny.edu> X-PMFLAGS: 33554560 7 1 Y0219B.CNM Content-Length: 2501 Lines: 62 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BE1AD2.2C324960 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was just reading Umberto Eco's The Search for the Perfect Language. I = considered it remarkable enough to resubscribe to the Lojban List just = so I could discuss it. How many Lojbanists have read this book, and how = many Lojbanists are interested in the 'perfect language' project as it = is described in the book, or at least a language that is 'better' than = the one you currently speak? Believe it or not, the Perfect Language has = actually been a holy grail for many people for thousands of years. In = our culture it dates back to the story of the Tower of Babel, and the = search for the language we spoke before the confusion of tongues. Geoff ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BE1AD2.2C324960 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I was just reading Umberto Eco's The = Search for=20 the Perfect Language. I considered it remarkable enough to resubscribe = to the=20 Lojban List just so I could discuss it. How many Lojbanists have read = this book,=20 and how many Lojbanists are interested in the 'perfect language' project = as it=20 is described in the book, or at least a language that is 'better' than = the one=20 you currently speak? Believe it or not, the Perfect Language has = actually been a=20 holy grail for many people for thousands of years. In our culture it = dates back=20 to the story of the Tower of Babel, and the search for the language we = spoke=20 before the confusion of tongues.
 
Geoff
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