"Science Blog" has an entry today about a new algorithm for a computer to infer the grammatical rules underpinning any language and generate meaningful...
Hmm... http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/node/8802 I have to wonder what this algorithm would do with Lojban text? Deven To unsubscribe from this list, send mail...
The latest scheme for an alphabet for Lojban has some nice features and, as realized, a few problems. It is simple, based on a simple scheme (the 7-bit...
... Maybe they sound a little similarily with English etc r, but NO. What would you do with a trilled R then, BTW? ;-) To unsubscribe from this list, send mail...
... wrote: As a detail, two of the characters ... Looking over the whole range of possibilities, it seems only A is a problem; numeral 6, which appeared to...
Hi all, Does anyone have any thoughts about the propriety of using lojban in a situation where there is no other common language between two parties? If one...
... I should clarify. I mean "to communicate with any non-lojbanist English speaker". Chris Capel -- "What is it like to be a bat? What is it like to bat a...
... If the two parties natively speak languages from the same major group, then perhaps lojban is overkill. Two Indo-European speakers would probably do better...
... realize that they were made to get the product working, not to be rigorous specifications of concepts. Compare, for example, the amount of useful material...
... Yes, those subtle differences are interesting and instructive. But it seems to me that by far the main obstacles to communication, (which, presumably, your...
I think Lojban would the best language for talking to mobile agents on the Semantic Web in an international environment. While communication between humans can...
In a message dated 8/20/2005 4:22:36 AM Central Standard Time, ... The Cincinnati Zoo uses Ursus maritimus, but I've always seen it as Thalarctos maritimus....
In a message dated 8/25/2005 4:22:02 AM Central Standard Time, ... I think it's based on the fact that Esperanto has a symbol (not a logo, I think), the green...
... Hmm. It seems to me that the hardest part of making the semantic web really work is getting everyone to agree on the same intentional meaning for any given...
I've just done the initial parts of the move of lojban.org from a set of more-or-less static HTML pages to a Wiki (TikiWiki, specifically) based system. The...
I just translated the most horrible sentence ever. I suspect it is too advanced for the beginner's list, but please tell me if it should go there. "For to...
... Tell me what it means in English and I'll give it a shot in Lojban. -Robin -- http://www.digitalkingdom.org/~rlpowell/ *** http://www.lojban.org/ Reason...
... I would use {nu} for the infinitive. The staying is not here treated as a point event; it lasts for several burning hours. I think what you want is {stali...
... My take: i ki'u bo lo nu stali kei to'e ri'a nai lo nu lo cacra cu jelca ca lo nicte cu nu dunja gi'e krilybi'o gi'e rinju lo tarmi calku mu'o mi'e xorxes...
... I was under the impression that lujvo were vague, not ambiguous. A {gerzda} is some sort of nest/house/dwelling with some sort of dog-like aspect to it,...
... A {gerzda} is a dwelling inhabited by, or intended for, a dog. A house shaped like a dog, or a house which is a dog, is not {gerzda} (unless there is a dog...
I'll talk to him. Please send me his full e-mail address. Yahoo Groups is hiding it. -epkat Can someone who speaks French take a crack at talking to this ...
I'm very enthusiastic about the LCD clock alphabet. John, obviously you've done a great deal of work in attempting to improve Brandon's orthography. I don't...
In a message dated 9/5/2005 4:22:28 AM Central Standard Time, ... It's tanru that are ambiguous. Each lujvo takes one specific meaning of a tanru and...
... Trying to do graphics in e-mail is a pain. Lets do terminology top (64) upper left(16) upper right (32) middle (8) lower left (2) lower right (4) bottom...
All right, you've encouraged me to take this seriously and help to create a truly great digital/script orthography (I'll call it a DSO from here on out.) I...