History: What Is Lojban?

Source of version: 9 (current)

''Lojban'' is a constructed language. It was originally called ''Loglan'' by project founder ''Dr. James Cooke Brown'', who started the language development in ''1955''. Loglan/Lojban has been built over four decades by dozens of workers and hundreds of supporters, led since ''1987'' by ((The Logical Language Group)). The following are the main features of Lojban: * Lojban is designed to be used by people in __communication__ with each other, and possibly in the future with computers. * Lojban is designed to be __culturally neutral__. * Lojban grammar is based on the __principles of logic__. * Lojban has an __unambiguous grammar__. * Lojban has __phonetic spelling__, and unambiguous resolution of sounds into words. * Lojban is __simple__ compared to natural languages; it is easy to learn. * Lojban's __1300 root words__ can be easily combined to form a vocabulary of __millions of words__. * Lojban is regular; the rules of the language are __without exception__. * Lojban attempts to __remove restrictions__ on creative and clear thought and communication. * Lojban has a __variety of uses__, ranging from the creative to the scientific, from the theoretical to the practical. For more information on what Lojban is, and why people are learning it, see the ((Lojban Introductory Brochure)). You might also want to consider buying the book ((What Is Lojban?, The Book|What Is Lojban?)).