Re: [lojban] [nues@chello.at: Sapir-Whorf]

["Matt Arnold" <matt.mattarn@gmail.com>]

I presume we are agreed that there is no program of research in place
to study Saphir/Whorf effects on Lojban-speakers. I would say that the
effect can't be measured until it becomes a living language, and we
are now only on the cusp of that.
-Matt

On 4/9/06, Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote:
> Anyone want to take this one?
>
> Feel free to reply to the author.
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> -Robin
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> ----- Forwarded message from Nils Sch?ffer <nues@chello.at> -----
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> Subject: Sapir-Whorf
> From: Nils Sch?ffer <nues@chello.at>
> To: lojban@lojban.org
> Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 15:08:13 +0200
>
> coi la lojbangirz
>
> I've got a few questions concerning the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. Almost
> everywhere you can read that JCB created Loglan in order to 'test' the
> SWH. Can this attempt now be seen as successful, or did it fail? Or did
> it perhaps turn out that Loglan/Lojban is the wrong instrument to test
> it? I know that the strong version of the SWH nowadays is not being
> really supported by science, but is it still an issue the
> Lojban-community is talking about?
>
> I couldn't find anything on your sites mentioning this subject, that's
> why i wanted to ask you directly.
>
> thanks in advance for answers,
>
> Nils Sch?ffer
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
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