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''What is Lojban?'' Now Available For Purchase!


* ''.i xu lu lo xunre cu mudri li'u lu lo mudri cu xunre li'u frica le ka smuni ce'u''
==  General Information ==
* ''.i xu lo ckunu cu komcu''


* ''.i xu lo bangu cu te mifra''
We, the Logical Language Group, are proud to announce the publication of our new book, ''What is Lojban? / .i la lojban. mo''. The book is the work of many hands, but the editors are Nick Nicholas and John Cowan.  It is intended as a concise introduction to Lojban, providing a taste of the language for those who may decide to take an interest in it.
* ''.i xu lu lo ckunu cu komcu li'u lu lo bangu cu te mifra li'u dunli le ka smuni ce'u''


''tu'u zo'o mi'e [[jbocre: jezrax|jezrax]]''
==  Purchasing Information ==


''.i xu lo ckunu cu komcu?'' Needles to say, I think the answer is ''.i nago'i'', but it was quite a monkey puzzle fir me to cedar reason you asked that! --mu'omi'e .[[jbocre: Pierre Abbat ier|Pierre Abbat ier]].
The ISBN is 0-9660283-1-7; the book is distributed in the U.S. by Lightning Source, which means that any bookstore can order it. [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0966028317 t is available from Amazon.com].


(For those who did not get it: ''.i le pezli be lo'e ckunu cu jesni ki'u le nu lo jesni cu tarmi py .ije ca'i le [[jbocre: gimste|gimste]] roda poi marji gi'e selpau so'i jesni cu komcu'')
The book is a paperback, about 8-1/3 by 6-1/2 inches (212 mm by 165 mm).  The list price is US$10.00.
 
==== European Websites Selling ''What is Lojban?'' ====
 
This list was graciously provided by Martin Norbck originally,
 
although it has since been updated a bit.
 
* [http://www.adlibris.se/shop/product.asp?isbn=0966028317 dlibris.se] (Sweden only, 89 kr)
* [http://www.bokus.com/cgi-bin/more_book_info.cgi?ISBN=0966028317 okus.com] (Sweden only, 98 kr)
 
* [http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0966028317 mazon.co.uk] (£6.23)
* [http://www.jpc.de/ pc.de] (Germany, EUR 6.30)
 
* [http://www.a amazon.ca] (Canada, CDN$ 9.36)
 
==== Asian Websites Selling ''What Is Lojban?'' ====
 
* [http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/0966028317/ mazon.co.jp] (Japan, ￥852)
 
=== Detailed Information ===
 
Here is a precis of the book's sections:
 
*  The Introduction is structured as questions and answers, and provides basic information on the language and its purposes, its overall structure, its relationship to other languages, its history, and contact information for the Logical Language Group and the Lojban community.
*  The Overview of Lojban Grammar is a grammar sketch, with information on phonology, morphology, and syntax, including a detailed explanation of the various Lojban technical terms used in descriptions of the language.
 
*  The Diagrammed Grammar Summary goes into more detail about the syntax, with lots of examples and a glossary explaining the words used in the examples.
*  The Linguistic Issues section consists of more questions and answers of a more technical linguistic nature, including some discussions of Lojban's possible interest as an experimental linguistics testbed.  
 
*  The Lojban Sample Texts are four short pieces with detailed glosses and smooth translations, illustrating original Lojban poetry, dialogue, and one of Aesop's fables translated from Greek.
*  Finally, the Complete Pronunciation Guide explains the pronunciation of Lojban using both IPA and natural-language examples: examples are given in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi/Urdu, Russian, and Spanish.
 
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Revision as of 17:20, 4 November 2013

What is Lojban? Now Available For Purchase!

General Information

We, the Logical Language Group, are proud to announce the publication of our new book, What is Lojban? / .i la lojban. mo. The book is the work of many hands, but the editors are Nick Nicholas and John Cowan. It is intended as a concise introduction to Lojban, providing a taste of the language for those who may decide to take an interest in it.

Purchasing Information

The ISBN is 0-9660283-1-7; the book is distributed in the U.S. by Lightning Source, which means that any bookstore can order it. t is available from Amazon.com.

The book is a paperback, about 8-1/3 by 6-1/2 inches (212 mm by 165 mm). The list price is US$10.00.

European Websites Selling What is Lojban?

This list was graciously provided by Martin Norbck originally,

although it has since been updated a bit.

Asian Websites Selling What Is Lojban?

Detailed Information

Here is a precis of the book's sections:

  • The Introduction is structured as questions and answers, and provides basic information on the language and its purposes, its overall structure, its relationship to other languages, its history, and contact information for the Logical Language Group and the Lojban community.
  • The Overview of Lojban Grammar is a grammar sketch, with information on phonology, morphology, and syntax, including a detailed explanation of the various Lojban technical terms used in descriptions of the language.
  • The Diagrammed Grammar Summary goes into more detail about the syntax, with lots of examples and a glossary explaining the words used in the examples.
  • The Linguistic Issues section consists of more questions and answers of a more technical linguistic nature, including some discussions of Lojban's possible interest as an experimental linguistics testbed.
  • The Lojban Sample Texts are four short pieces with detailed glosses and smooth translations, illustrating original Lojban poetry, dialogue, and one of Aesop's fables translated from Greek.
  • Finally, the Complete Pronunciation Guide explains the pronunciation of Lojban using both IPA and natural-language examples: examples are given in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi/Urdu, Russian, and Spanish.

Downloading What is Lojban?

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