Re: Book: Lunatic Lovers of Language

At 01:41 19.4.2000 -0700, Barry Garcia wrote:

>CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
> >Before spending that kind of money, I would like to know what you people
> >think about the book. What does it contain? Is it worth the money? Is it
> >mostly about grammar? Vocabulary? The creative process? Something else?
> >
>Well from what i've heard Yaguello basically calls conlangers insane. It
>didnt seem to get a positive review on the list (IIRC). But, anyway i
>havent read it, though my school's library actually has it.
My super-compact review: a Francophone Esperantophobic lit.crit. accuses
conlangers of all colors of Marrism, and in a daft way.
         Note that the (likeways daft and commonplace) criticism of
Esperanto is the only thing that one may be inclined to book on the
positive side.  I also became aware of Marrism thru this book, and grabbed
the opportunity to compare Greenberg and the Nostraticists to it, which
perhaps also is a plus of sorts.

As the Swedish saying goes: "Much crying for little wool, said he who
shaved the pig."




/BP

 B.Philip Jonsson
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