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Re: auto-insertion or VSO
- To: John Cowan <cowan@snark.thyrsus.com>, Ken Taylor <taylor@gca.com>
- Subject: Re: auto-insertion or VSO
- From: Steven Mesnick <cbmvax!uunet!pucc.princeton.edu!pro-angmar!steffan>
- Reply-To: Steven Mesnick <cbmvax!uunet!pucc.princeton.edu!pro-angmar!steffan>
- Sender: Lojban list <cbmvax!uunet!pucc.princeton.edu!LOJBAN>
I recently commented on my "intuitive" translation of Lojban sentences in
relation to the SVO/VSO debate. jimc posted a caution which is worth
noting, however: obviously, I am thinking in English. A native speaker of
of another language would very likely have a different "intuition", and
these biases, I understand, are something that the creators of Lojban are
actively trying to engineer out, as a fundamental principle.
All of which argues for the importance of non-Anglocentric input
into the process....
Steve Mesnick