[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
[lojban] Re: How many fluent speakrs of Lojban are there?
- To: lojban-list@lojban.org
- Subject: [lojban] Re: How many fluent speakrs of Lojban are there?
- From: joel@mentics.com
- Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:44:38 -0700
- Dkim-signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:sender :to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references :x-google-sender-auth; bh=u9qzh7o9MKJtPsX+eEAHeVfGgqqmDVDkTHYVUsRPoPA=; b=IxLDPDHQThOLLWRwfvggaDg0OsV1TrXKZWFAWao+cArHjxlCcOoiK6bo5sxDwi5jin hlT7f99RZl4iDJD9CPC64McPjC/t0442pjcn/t82rLB2MxbILY2LiafjrqY70BKdvQAW zAPqnP2EFpKI9CLczmTZtc3Omh0goJH3QF2B0=
- Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references:x-google-sender-auth; b=vabhnJuDnTysuCZXCM31xwOzldarSwmoNdvBo4mVCeNVOfW+kJFnR7EDjH6VJ4GUOR 04tO4+ymBjbYqm/mqEmlq9cqodZVZ4uQn/f2ACpAjQsc8RVQEA7cZMpCAKN3c11E2mz9 mhWRRyzEt5mVDicimzpGNGNCojKB05fVgBQTY=
- In-reply-to: <a0efdb610809132046w7064c075s841b54dd93b61866@mail.gmail.com>
- References: <arpgme-0-b0a57c5614@www.lojban.org> <a0efdb610809132046w7064c075s841b54dd93b61866@mail.gmail.com>
- Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org
- Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org
> Define "fluent". There are perhaps a few dozen people who can have a
> comfortable conversation in Lojban. None of them are as fluent in Lojban as
> they are in their native languages, but I don't think that's even possible--
> no one knows the Lojban words for "carburetor" or "lemon merengue pie",
> for instance, because there aren't any.
But could someone who was sufficiently versed in lojban, create a word
on the fly for those things? It would not be "official" but in the
context, would it get the point across?
If I'm discussing desserts with a friend and I say,
lemon-whipped-egg-round-thing, would it likely be understood?
If I'm discussing with what's wrong with my car and I say
air-fuel-mix-device, wouldn't the mechanic likely know what I'm
referring to?
To me, this type of ability for a language to create words on the fly
is a fascinating part of the language. Is this really something
someone could do mid-sentence? I mean, we do it in English: it's that
lemon-round-sweet-thing-with-fluffy-white-stuff-on-top. We use
hyphens, but lojban has something a little more sophisticated.
To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org
with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if
you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help.