Re: Langauge Constets (was Natural Semantic Metalanguage)

> --- Richard Kennaway <richard@...> wrote:
> > I'm reminded of a series of competitions Edward de Bono set in the
> > columns of a long-deceased science magazine called Science Journal,
> > back in the 60's.  One of them was to design a language containing
> > not more than twenty words.  I remember few details, though, and I
> > don't know of those columns being published in a more lasting form.
> > But it might be interesting to try the same idea here.
That idea was tossed out here in June 1999 and several
people gave it a try, including myself and Sally Caves.
See the various threads at

http://archives.conlang.info/1999-06.html

under such subject lines as "Tiny lexicon language",
"20-word language challenge," "Tiny languages",
and so forth.

--
Jim Henry
http://www.pobox.com/~jimhenry/review/log.htm

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