Re: Language changes, spelling reform (was Conlangea Dreaming)

On Thu, 12 Oct 2000 18:53:44 -0700, Constructed Languages List wrote:

>  From: "jesse stephen bangs"
>
>  > I have one worse.  I attempted to read "After Babel: Aspects of
Language
>  > and Translation" but gave up about halfway through because the author
>  > would chase tangents ad nauseum and *never* seemed to get to his
original
>  > point.  It was a like a long, dry, stream-of-consciousness on
>  > languages.  A great subject matter, but terrible book.  Plus, the
author
>  > was fond of quoting long passages in Latin, German, and French without
>  > translating them, which I found arrogant and irritating.
>
>  > So, if anyone's thought about reading the above book, don't bother.
KOU wrote:

>  Chacun a son goût...I thoroughly enjoyed it. An intelligent, thoughtful
man
>  muses on language and translation. <snip>
"It would be ironic if the answer to Babel
were pidgin and not Pentecost."
- George Steiner,  _After Babel:
  Aspects of Language & Translation_

czHANg

"Before the beginning of great brilliance, there must be chaos. Before a
brilliant person begins something great, they must look foolish to the
crowd."
- from the _I Ching_





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