From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Fri Apr 11 16:23:05 2008 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:23:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1JkSaH-0001Aj-OM for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:23:05 -0700 Received: from imo-m27.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.8]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1JkSaB-0001AM-Pv for lojban-list@lojban.org; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:23:05 -0700 Received: from MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com by imo-m27.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id d.be9.2e605540 (42809) for ; Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:22:36 -0400 (EDT) From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Message-ID: Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:22:36 EDT Subject: [lojban] con-script for Lojban To: lojban-list@lojban.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_be9.2e605540.35314cbc_boundary" X-Mailer: 6.0 for Windows XP sub 11501 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: 0.7 X-Spam-Score-Int: 7 X-Spam-Bar: / X-archive-position: 14346 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_be9.2e605540.35314cbc_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 4/11/2008 04:22:39 AM Central Daylight Time, ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes: > On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 11:11 AM, David Cortesi > wrote: > > I'm sorry, but I just do not get it. what in the world is the sense of > > taking a language whose syntax is by designed unlike any other, and > > whose vocabulary is already a challenge to learn using familiar > > letters for (mostly) familiar sounds, and making it even MORE arcane > > by writing those letters in a completely new script? > A completely valid point. As you said, it's been fun to work on just > as a project, so it doesn't really need any further justification. > But even aside from that, the 'familiar' letters are only familiar for > those who are raised speaking a languages which is written with a > latin alphabet. I disagree. Even people whose language uses a non-Latin/English form of writing are still familiar with the Latin/English alphabet, because many sciences and mathematics use those letters as international symbols. stevo --part1_be9.2e605540.35314cbc_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 4/11/2008 04:22:39 AM Cen= tral Daylight Time, ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:


On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 11:= 11 AM, David Cortesi <davecortesi@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm sorry, but I just do not get it. what in the world is the sense= of
>  taking a language whose syntax is by designed unlike any othe= r, and
>  whose vocabulary is already a challenge to learn using famili= ar
>  letters for (mostly) familiar sounds, and making it even MORE= arcane
>  by writing those letters in a completely new script?
A completely valid point. As you said, it's been fun to work on just
as a project, so it doesn't really need any further justification.
But even aside from that, the 'familiar' letters are only familiar for
those who are raised speaking a languages which is written with a
latin alphabet.


I disagree.  Even people whose language uses a non-Latin/English fo= rm of writing are still familiar with the Latin/English alphabet, because ma= ny sciences and mathematics use those letters as international symbols.

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