Re: LUNATIC again
| From: | charles <catty@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, November 10, 1998, 23:00 |
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On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Mathias M. Lassailly wrote:
> Charles wrote :
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> > I think this all supports the (in-?)famous Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
> > that a language shapes (does not just express) thoughts.
> > I thought that was the intent of Lojban, to explore different
> > ways of thinking, rather than claiming to be the One True Faith.
> Well, Charles, my post may have been too vehement - as always.
I was unclear; I agree with what your wrote, and think it ironic
that a lang meant to be "experimental" is now being claimed by
"logbob" as the one true non-code wonderful etc language.
If Sapir-Whorf is true, there can be no such thing, which contradicts
"logbob"'s thesis; if it is false, Lojban makes no sense at all.
> TIAJIDMI (this is a joke; I don't mean it)
I have seen J/K for "just kidding" ...
Your "defense" of the ancient dual-number was a thing of beauty.
I had been thinking of such features as merely annoying, before.