Re: CHAT: Opperlands
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| Date: | Wednesday, May 12, 1999, 21:40 |
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Dans un courrier dat=E9 du 12/05/99 22:13:05 , John a =E9crit :
<< > It's also in the title of book by Battus 'Opperlandse taal &=20
letterkunde',
> a compilation of columns of linguistic playfulness in one our
> most serious newspapers, the NRC-Handelsblad.
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From which, indeed (moderated by Douglas Hofstadter's wonderful book
_Le Ton Beau de Marot_), I learned about both Opperlands and
its wonderful vocabulary.
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_LTBdM_, btw, is in English, despite the punning French title.
It will probably never be translated, but I recommend it to
all artlangers. >>
"Le Tombeau de Marot" ? What a strange name. What is the connection with=20
artlang ? It seems very interesting.
Mathias