Re: Article on Artificial Languages

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From: "David J. Peterson" <dedalvs@...>

>I just got word of an article that's to appear in Routledge's
> Encyclopedia of Linguistics--a two volume set:
>
> http://www.routledge-ny.com/ref/linguistics/
>
> I heard that there was going to be an article on artificial
> languages, and a professor here at UCSD (an Esperantist)
> sent it as an attachment.  So I read it.  And uploaded it
> here:
>
> http://ling.ucsd.edu/~djp/dlstuff/esperantic.pdf
>
> I think it's about four pages long.  It discusses, amongst
> many other fascinating topics:
>
> (1) Various auxiliary languages
> (2) Attempts at regularizing old European languages
> (3) Volapuk
> (4) Esperanto
Yeah.  Read it.

> And that's it.  This is how artificial languages are being
> represented in a major linguistic work.  Sally: How's that
> book coming?
The less you see of me, the more I'm getting done. :)  The Survey was really
helpful, thanks, guys.
S.