Paul O. BARTLETT | Re: [europidgin] Plants and animals (was: Around 500 very basic words)

• Autor: Paul O. BARTLETT (“bartlett22183”)
• Tema: Re: [europidgin] Plants and animals (was: Around 500 very basic words)
• Data: 2002-09-17 23:43
• Mesaje: 117 (a supra, presedente, seguente)

On 16 Sep 2002, Kevin Smith wrote:

> [cut for space]

> One IAL value that I feel strongly about is cultural neutrality. For
> you, is it very valuable, not very important, or irrelevant?

    In general I might agree.  However, my understanding was that the
new language based on LFN was specifically for EUROPE, not Bactrian
camel herders in the Gobi Desert.  In a basic vocabulary, a European
might not have a great need for a term for "yak" (or even "armadillo,"
which is a beast of the Americas).  On the other hand, I would hope
that the lang would be of use to those speaking WENSA languages even
outside Europe.  One technique that developers of other IALs have used
is to use the genus name for a plant or animal not otherwise provided
for.

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Paul Bartlett
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