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The Many Faces of Gu
An explanation of gu and its kin, by Robert McIvor.
How to use Abstractions
Advice on how to use po, pu, and zo.
Complex-Making in Loglan
Some rules of thumb used for making many Loglan compound words, by Robert McIvor.
Logic and Economy
An essay on the nature of language.
Lo Cejnoa (Trends)
An enthusiastic essay on the future of Loglan. Has lots of example text.
Towards a Theory of Case Tags
A speculative essay on Loglan's optional case-tag system and how it relates to language in general.
Subjunctive Junction: Articles that relate to the counterfactual/subjunctive debate.
- I Would if I Could
  A proposal for adding something similar to (but different from) a subjunctive to Loglan.
- Counterfactuals in Perspective
  A comparison of the I Would if I Could proposal to several other counterfactual/subjunctive proposals.
- The Mia System of Subjunctive by James Cooke Brown.
  Another counterfactual/subjunctive proposal. A version of this was adopted by the Keugru in early 1997, although another version is also under consideration.
Sets and Multiples and Sets and Masses
Two essays on collectives such as sets, multiples, and masses, by JCB.
Abstract for Loglan and the Option of Clarity: A Genuinely User-friendly Language For Humans and Their Machines, by Reed Riner. Alas, we cannot post the full article here for copyright reasons, but you can easily request it from the author by e-mail. It's about 35K.
Identity Predicates and MEX, by Emerson Mitchell.
A gritty discussion of the requirements of a Mathematical Expression grammar, with extensive comments by JCB.
Alex Leith wrote two articles on Easy Loglan: A Provisional Description, an outline of the idea, and An Introduction for Beginners, an example lesson.

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