From xod@xxxx.xxxx Fri Feb 5 11:38:36 1999 X-Digest-Num: 53 Message-ID: <44114.53.209.959273824@eGroups.com> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 14:38:36 -0500 (EST) From: xod > > What does English sound like when spoken with Lojban stress? Very > > emphasized, I think. > > Maybe; there's no way of knowing. Lojban speakers will probably not use so much emotional stress in their speech, since it isn't required for meaning as it is in English. Stress in English is flexible because it must carry different meanings, whereas in Lojban it is always on the penultimate syllable. In English this signifies emphasis. ----- How's my typing? 1 (800) 243-6624