Welcome to the Glosalist Info-page

This list was set up for the express purpose of allowing people to talk about the Designed Language, Glosa; but, especially, it was created in the hope that increasing numbers of 'world citicens' would try the language, for themselves.

The language is fairly recently formalised: The prime author of Glosa, Ronald Clark, visited Prof. Lancelot Hogben in i972 to seek permission to continue Hogben's work with "Interglossa"; since then the overall plan has been maintained, but numerous subtle differences were effected to make the original Interglossa pattern an even more effective Glosa one.

Quite a bit of work still needs to be done to bring Glosa up to standard for Global adoption as the International Auxiliary Language

Things to be done:-

• A suitable Starter Vocabulary of approx. 2500 words needs to be finalised.
• Books, stories, and games need to be added to the store of learning materials.
• A body of fluent speakers and writers of the language needs to emerge, if it is to be presented to the world, as a ready-to-use language.
• Technical dictionaries, in specialised areas have yet to be prepared: these technical lexicons would add to the existing base level, 6000-word general dictionary.
• More educational materials are needed, and will be essential, if Glosa is to be successfully selected as the World's Common Second Language.
• Further Websites an Mailing Lists need to be set up, both for discussion of the language, and for its use.
• Dictionaries and learning materials are available from the authors and over the Net.

If you would like to comment on this page send E-Mail to rgaskell@zeta.org.au

Robin Gaskell
POB 21 Cabramatta NSW 2166 Australia
Tel: 61 2 9726 0952
Fax:
http://www.zeta.org.au/~rgaskell

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