AUTHOR : Freudenthal, Hans
TITLE : Lincos; design of a language for cosmic intercourse.
LANGUAGE : ENGLISH
PUBLISHED : Amsterdam, North-Holland Pub. Co., 1960-
PHYSICAL DESC : v. 23 cm.
SERIES : Studies in logic and the foundations of mathematics;
SUBJECT : Lincos (Artificial language)
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It's a familiar problem. You've finally managed to contact that alien
civilization. Things are going great. You feel like your world will
never be the same, that whole new realms of possibilities are opening
up before your eyes. Then, inevitably, a hint of strain starts to
creep into your relationship. You find that you don't really have all
that much in common. Heck, sometimes it feels like you're not even in
the same galaxy. It's as if there is this vast gulf between you,
making communication almost impossible. You're not even sure you'd
understand each other no matter how physically close you become. What
do you do? You design a language for cosmic intercourse. Hans Freudenthal made a start at one in his book, Lincos, published in 1960. I think it's time for version II, the all-new action-packed sequel guaranteed to have you on the edge of your seat, which is a specific structure with a flat surface perpendicular to the pull of gravity, which is a thing that, oh never mind.
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