[lojban] Re: logo

[John E Clifford <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

--- Craig Daniel <craigbdaniel@gmail.com> wrote:

> >> > Ah, but many of them developed SVO order
> >> > independently; it wasn't
> >> > inherited from PIE. Anglo-Saxon was a VO
> >> > language, but Latin was
> >> > primarily OV; this order remains in
> certain
> >> > situations in Spanish,
> >> > which is a default VO language.
> >>
> >> "Independently" does not make much sense in
> a
> >> place as small as Europe or as full of
> constantly
> >> marauding bands.  To be sure, it is not
> clear
> 
> True, but it's hard to argue that Germanic
> languages had nearly as
> much influence on Spanish as, say, Arabic.

True, but Spain was ruled by Germans for a fairly
long time (or Germany by Spaniards, take your
pick). And there is also the constant friction
with various Frenches, Italians, and, yes,
Englishes. 

> 
> What's the word order in Arabic, anyway?

Good question.  Any at least tyros?   
> >> > OTOH, my Lojban uses SOV order a bit more
> than
> >> > is typical.
> >>
> >> Interesting.  Have you had any problems with
> >> this?  VSO gets incomprehension at least
> occasionally.
> 
> I've yet to have any Lojban conversations face
> to face, but on IRC I
> tend to be understood. However, when a sentence
> gets unweildy, I
> consistantly revert to the standard SVO order,
> which probably helps
> comprehension a fair amount.
> 
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