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Apologies for this cross-post: I am trying to reach as many as possible,
so many of you will see this more than once. However, the posting is
reasonably on-topic on all these lists.
As the new President of the Logical Language Group, I am proud to announce
the publication of its new book, "What is Lojban? / .i la lojban. mo".
The book is the work of many hands, but the editors are Nick Nicholas
and me. It is intended as a concise introduction to Lojban, providing a
taste of the language for those who may decide to take an interest in it.
Here is a precis of the book's sections:
The Introduction is structured as questions and answers,
and provides basic information on the language and its
purposes, its overall structure, its relationship to other
languages, its history, and contact information for the
Logical Language Group and the Lojban community.
The Overview of Lojban Grammar is a grammar sketch,
with information on phonology, morphology, and syntax,
including a detailed explanation of the various Lojban
technical terms used in descriptions of the language.
The Diagrammed Grammar Summary goes into more detail about
the syntax, with lots of examples and a glossary explaining
the words used in the examples.
The Linguistic Issues section consists of more questions and
answers of a more technical linguistic nature, including
some discussions of Lojban's possible interest as an
experimental linguistics testbed.
The Lojban Sample Texts are four short pieces with
detailed glosses and smooth translations, illustrating
original Lojban poetry, dialogue, and one of Aesop's fables
translated from Greek.
Finally, the Complete Pronunciation Guide explains the
pronunciation of Lojban using both IPA and natural-language
examples: examples are given in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi/Urdu,
Russian, and Spanish.
The ISBN is 0-9660283-1-7; the book is distributed in the
U.S. by Lightning Source, which means that any bookstore
can order it. It is available from Amazon.com at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0966028317/ref=pd_rhf_p_2/102-9116134-9145707?v=glance&s=books
The book is a paperback, about 8-1/3 by 6-1/2 inches (212 mm by
165 mm). The list price is US$10.00; Amazon is currently selling it
for US$8.00. For more information, contact the Logical Language Group
at lojban@hidden.email , or see our web site at http://www.lojban.org .
--
John Cowan <jcowan@hidden.email>
http://www.reutershealth.com http://www.ccil.org/~cowan
.e'osai ko sarji la lojban.
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