Buch, Englisch, Band 24, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 180 mm x 240 mm
Reihe: Languages of the World
Buch, Englisch, Band 24, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 180 mm x 240 mm
Reihe: Languages of the World
ISBN: 978-3-89586-667-8
Verlag: LINCOM
However, a priori languages are of considerable theoretical interest, in particular from the point of view of language universals: if a universal property holds even of languages created "from scratch", then it can indeed be seen as a property of any (usable) human language. Therefore, in the description of the grammars of several a priori languages, particular attention will be given to whether their features are in accord with proposed universals, of both the Greenbergian and Chomskyan types.
After an introduction one chapter each will be devoted to phonetics/phonology, writing systems, lexicon, morphology, syntax, and semantics. The languages described include aUI, Babm, Fitusa, Loglan/Lojban, and Suma. Most of these languages have received very little attention, even from scholars studying artificial languages.