[lojban-beginners] "What is Lojban" book published

[John Cowan <jcowan@ccil.org>]

Apologies for this cross-post: I am trying to reach as many as
possible, so many of you will see this more than once. However, the
posting is reasonably on-topic on all these lists.

As the new President of the Logical Language Group, I am proud to
announce the publication of its new book, "What is Lojban? / .i la
lojban. mo".  The book is the work of many hands, but the editors are
Nick Nicholas and me. It is intended as a concise introduction to
Lojban, providing a taste of the language for those who may decide to
take an interest in it.  Here is a precis of the book's sections:

The Introduction is structured as questions and answers, and provides
basic information on the language and its purposes, its overall
structure, its relationship to other languages, its history, and
contact information for the Logical Language Group and the Lojban
community.

The Overview of Lojban Grammar is a grammar sketch, with information
on phonology, morphology, and syntax, including a detailed explanation
of the various Lojban technical terms used in descriptions of the
language.

The Diagrammed Grammar Summary goes into more detail about the syntax,
with lots of examples and a glossary explaining the words used in the
examples.

The Linguistic Issues section consists of more questions and answers
of a more technical linguistic nature, including some discussions of
Lojban's possible interest as an experimental linguistics testbed.

The Lojban Sample Texts are four short pieces with detailed glosses
and smooth translations, illustrating original Lojban poetry,
dialogue, and one of Aesop's fables translated from Greek.

Finally, the Complete Pronunciation Guide explains the pronunciation
of Lojban using both IPA and natural-language examples: examples are
given in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi/Urdu, Russian, and Spanish.

The ISBN is 0-9660283-1-7; the book is distributed in the U.S. by
Lightning Source, which means that any bookstore can order it. It is
available from Amazon.com at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0966028317/

The book is a paperback, about 8-1/3 by 6-1/2 inches (212 mm by 165
mm). The list price is US$10.00; Amazon is currently selling it for
US$8.00. For more information, contact the Logical Language Group at
lojban@lojban.org , or see our web site at http://www.lojban.org .

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