Teddy Bear, etc.

[Laurence Horn]

At 2:26 PM -0400 9/13/10, Mark Mandel wrote:
>Hija'! Hol 'oHbej thlIngan Hol'e'!
>
>Yes! Klingon certainly is a language! }}:-)>
>
>This is not to claim that it's a natural language or a fully functional one.
>
>tlhIngan veQbeq marqem la'Hom -- Heghbej ghIHmoHwI'pu'!
>     Subcommander Markem, Klingon Sanitation Corps
>               Death to Litterbugs!
>          http://mark.cracksandshards.com/Klingon/

Besides, how many "languages" were created by someone with a PhD in
linguistics?

LH

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>On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:10 AM, <ronbutters at aol.com> wrote:
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>>  There is a considerable semantic literature on family resemblances, for
>>  example Labov's essay on cups and mugs and glasses. Is "Ring Around the
>>  Rosy" a game? Is dog-fighting a sport? Is Klingon a language?
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