Lojban: Constructed language to eliminate ambiguity from communication

Re:Lojban: Constructed language to eliminate ambiguity from ... by hkt on Saturday May 20, 2023 @05:44AM (#36010548)

I suspect for clarity of communication we'd need to start with clarity of thought - the reason legalise doesn't eliminate ambiguity is because people aren't effectively omniscient, regardless of the level of their training. Add to that a shifting environment (new considerations etc) which can make previously valid documents ambiguous and you have a recipe for difficulties.

tl;dr cognitive ambiguities and changing circumstances are what make this hard, not language as a medium

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Re:Lojban: Constructed language to eliminate ambiguity from ... by nocoiner on Saturday May 20, 2023 @11:13AM (#36012577)

I agree and disagree. I do think that the purpose of legal documents is to take a given set of inputs and dictate a predictable output. But (1) sometimes ambiguity is deliberate (for instance, to kick the can on a business point and hope that it never actually manifests itself after the deal is signed) and (2) as you note, sometimes totally unexpected circumstances arise.

Wouldn’t any constructed/logical language (is that the right term?) also be susceptible to unpredictable future developments?

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