Si. Sape vos qui cita Bernasconi in iste citation ab "Interlingua au Esperanto"? Qui ex interlinguistas o occidentalistas? Qui es le "representative importante de Neo-Romanticismo"? Artemio. >From: Chris Burd <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: "INTERLNG: Discussiones in Interlingua" ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Mea culpa! (mi excusas) >Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:01:39 -0500 > >Tu cita Edo Bernasconi, ex su "Interlingua au Esperanto". Un polemista >anti- >interlinguan ha postate un traduction anglese de duo capitulos in le rete. > >Io ha justo scribite un message su plus longe message re isto, ma illo pare >haber perdite se en route. In breve, Bernasconi es tendentiose e errorose e >non merita ulle confidentia. On debe scriber un plus detalliate analyse, ma >isto exige tempore. Crede me que ni de Wahl, ni altere occidentalistas >importante esseva o es racistas. > >Amicalmente, > >Chris > >------------------ > >On Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:56:31 YEKT, A. Artorius Arius Sarmaticus ><[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > >"The Neo-Romantic school of language planning asserts that the main tool >of > >civilization is language. The most widespread civilization of our era is > >Western civilization. This civilization is linked to race: "This >culture," > >an important representative of Neo- Romanticism claims, "is felt to be a > >typical expression of the culture of the white races." According to the >same > >author, this civilization, becoming ever more uniform, is ever more in >need > >of a common language, one that must be suitable to its nature. "Today," >he > >asserts, "because our culture is based on the historical foundations of > >Rome, it is clear that the bases of the (international) language must be >the > >same Latin foundations." (1) This is why, according to the >representatives > >of the Neo-Romance school, "modern interlinguistics is an applied science > >[which] works out elements which cannot be changed at pleasure, because >they > >have been utilized for centuries; this means that this science must use >the > >words of the international cultural vocabulary, common to all languages >of > >culture." (2) The well-known statement by the famous Danish linguist Otto > >Jespersen, according to whom "the best international languages is the > >easiest language for the greatest number of people," must be interpreted > >according to what its author himself claims, that "it concerns only > >Europeans or the inhabitants of other parts of the globe who are either >of > >European origin or possess a civilization based on European civilization > >itself." (3) > >For this reason, the structure of a planned language must be based on the > >structure of the Western European languages, and may contain nothing > >invented. " ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com