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Re: Comparison of philosophical languages

From:Keith Gaughan <kmgaughan@...>
Date:Thursday, January 16, 2003, 22:18
Andrew Nowicki <andrew@...> wrote:
> > Philosophical languages are defined as conlangs which do not > derive their root words from other languages.
No, that's an "a priori" language.
> They are my > favorite international auxiliary languages because they are > not hampered by the flaws of existing languages. A perfect > language should be easy to pronounce, easy to understand, > and easy to learn.
Dude, you really ought to read Umberto Eco's "The search for the perfect language". I think it'd be a real eye-opener for you. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0631174656/qid=1042752190/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-8999657-6091037?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 K. -- Ceci n'est pas une .sig.