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Subject: [lojban] Regular Language
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I'm a computer scientist and amateur linguist.  I just discovered
Lojban and I'm curious about something:

Why is lojban a Regular language (in the Chomsky hierarchy), as
opposed to Context-Free (like all other human languages).  Isn't it
possible to construct a context free generative grammar free of
ambiguity?

Once Lojban has enough speakers, and it's set free, it's bound to
become a context-free language anyway.

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