History: Lojban

<br /> <br /> Lojban is a carefully constructed spoken language designed in the hope of removing a large portion of the ambiguity from human communication. It was made well-known by a Scientific American article and references in science fiction Lojban has been built over five decades by dozens of workers and hundreds of supporters.<br /> <br /> Lojban has a number of features which make it unique:<br /> <br />

• Lojban is designed to be used by people in communication with each other, and possibly in the future with computers.<br />
• Lojban is designed to be culturally neutral.<br />
• Lojban has an unambiguous grammar, which is based on the principles of logic.<br />
• Lojban has phonetic spelling, and unambiguous resolution of sounds into words. <br />
• Lojban is simple compared to natural languages; it is easy to learn. <br />
• Lojban's 1300 root words can be easily combined to form a vocabulary of millions of words. <br />
• Lojban is regular; the rules of the language are without exception. <br />
• Lojban attempts to remove restrictions on creative and clear thought and communication. <br />
• Lojban has a variety of uses, ranging from the creative to the scientific, from the theoretical to the practical.<br />

<br /> Interested? See and hear an example of spoken Lojban. You can also see this page written in Lojban.<br /> <br /> Learn Lojban now or read the introductory brochure for a more detailed description of Lojban.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

The Logical Language Group<br />

<br /> This site is the official repository of materials from The Logical Language Group (LLG), the non-profit corporation which has led Lojban development since 1987.<br /> <br /> As part of the LLG's commitment to the community, this site attempts to reflect a cross section of the Lojban community outside of the LLG. Some of the material on this site isn't officially sanctioned, but what is official is explicitly stated.<br /> <br />

News<br />

• 23 June 2011 The Lojban community's annual convention, Logfest (known in Lojban as jbonunsla), will be held on Saturday July 2 and Sunday July 3 at the Holiday Inn in San Mateo, California, USA. More... <br />

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• 3 June 2011 Here is a well-presented update on how language shapes "the most fundamental dimensions of human experiences: space, time, causality and relationships to others." More... <br />

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• 18 April 2011 "Introductory Lojban" is a student-run one-credit course that will be offered at Rice University in Houston, USA, starting August 23, 2011. More... <br />

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