Re: lojbo cinmo

[Robin Turner <robin@Bilkent.EDU.TR>]

la xod. cusku di'e

> > that's just what i'm saying... it's simply that when i speak english i
> > feel that i can be as contradictory as i want! it really has nothing to
> > do with the expressive capability of the language. yet nonetheless i
> > find myself being more concerned about the logic of my statements when i
> > use lojban.
>
> Is this one of the features of a Lojban mindset, or culture?

Probably.

> And to what extent will Lojban create its own culture, simply by
> attracting certain types of people from the populace? People who have
> similar mental makeup to the creators, and who share their specific sense
> of elegance and design and aesthetic.

Obviously advertising Lojban as "the logical language" will attract some
people more than others. Given all those attitudinal indicators, we could
just as well have called the language "cinban" - "the feeling language", and
attract a different crowd. Also an interest in language per se singles out a
particular population. OTOH, we still seem to be a very mixed bunch!

co'o mi'e robin.