From lojbab@lojban.org Wed Sep 11 14:14:13 2002 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojbab@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_1_1_3); 11 Sep 2002 21:14:12 -0000 Received: (qmail 80791 invoked from network); 11 Sep 2002 21:14:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 11 Sep 2002 21:14:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO lakemtao02.cox.net) (68.1.17.243) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 11 Sep 2002 21:14:12 -0000 Received: from lojban.lojban.org ([68.100.206.153]) by lakemtao02.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.05 201-253-122-122-105-20011231) with ESMTP id <20020911211412.UAKC12192.lakemtao02.cox.net@lojban.lojban.org> for ; Wed, 11 Sep 2002 17:14:12 -0400 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20020911170820.03353bd0@pop.east.cox.net> X-Sender: rlechevalier@pop.east.cox.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 17:11:27 -0400 To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [lojban] Re: Le Petit Prince: Can we legally translate it? In-Reply-To: <20020911143148.O73991-100000@granite.thestonecutters.net> References: <20020911182211.GR6798@chain.digitalkingdom.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed From: Robert LeChevalier X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=1120595 X-Yahoo-Profile: lojbab At 02:38 PM 9/11/02 -0400, Invent Yourself wrote: >It seems to me that the discursives and explicit logic of Lojban lend it >to the creation (or at least translation) of philosophical texts better >than the attempt to duplicate or maintain the rich, culturally-laden >colloquial vernaculars and real-world descriptions found in novels. But philosophy is BORING and the choice of words used in translating a philosophical text ends up engendering as much philosophical discussion as the original text was trying to communicate. Rich, culturally laden vernacular CAN be translated into Lojban, but cultural references may need footnoted explanation (something Burton included in his unabridged translation of Arabian Nights). lojbab -- lojbab lojbab@lojban.org Bob LeChevalier, President, The Logical Language Group, Inc. 2904 Beau Lane, Fairfax VA 22031-1303 USA 703-385-0273 Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: http://www.lojban.org