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Re: Politics and the Constructed Language

From:David J. Peterson <dedalvs@...>
Date:Saturday, December 15, 2007, 8:52
Wasn't this the purpose behind Lojban? And can't Ithkuil be�used in just this
way?��-David�*******************************************************************�"sunly
eleSkarez ygralleryf ydZZixelje je ox2mejze."�"No eternal reward will forgive
us now for wasting the dawn."��-Jim
Morrison��http://dedalvs.free.fr/��On Dec 15, 2007, at 12∞46 AM, Sai
Emrys wrote:��> (Cf. George Orwell, "Politics and the English
Language")�>�> I recently had cause to reread Orwell's essay, and of course
the�> engelanger in me perks up and asks:�>�> Could a language be
structured in such a way that, systemically, it�> acts against the sort of
obfuscatory language as in that essay (and as�> in vast amounts of modern
politics, journalism, academia, etc.)?�>�> Have any of you added features
like this?�>�> Any ideas on how it *could* be done, or whether this is an
inherent�> potential flaw no matter what the language?�>�> - Sai�