[lojban-beginners] Re: A bystander question concerning the recent CFG challenge

[Arnt Richard Johansen <arj@nvg.org>]

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 08:19:22PM +0100, tijlan wrote:
> My knowledge of computer science and its academy is pretty limited, so
> my question might sound silly. Why is it that Lojban (it seems) has
> little involvement from such institutions as MIT?

In short, because constructed languages are considered frivolous by the academic establishment, and therefore unworthy of study.

See: http://dedalvs.free.fr/notes/manifesto.php

In general, about the silliness taboo in academia: http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/04/arbitrary-silli.html

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