Re: Some Random Questions

dunn patrick w wrote:
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> 1.  You know, I notice that my conlangs tend to peter out quickly -- none
> of them seem to grab my interest, although I have this idea of a perfect
> conlang that perfectly expresses my artistic vision. . . okay, I guess
> that was more of a comment.
I have a lot (probably dozens) of half-baked conlangs hanging around. I
am not looking for the perfect conlang, but, for me, it is all about
expression. Sometimes I start one, and it just doesn't work, sometimes
it works for a while, and sometimes... Well, sometimes I just get the
urge to start a new language to express new things that I happen to be
going through.

ea-luna, which wasn't really intended to be a serious effort when I
first started it, is my most complete language, and I leave it alone for
long, long periods of time. Then I will look at it again and it will
suddenly seem a lot more interesting than I remembered it.

A lot of my conlanging consists of 1 or 2 pages of notes, working out a
new idea, without really developing it into a language. I keep those
around too, for recycling. :)

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> 2.  How do you handle irregularity?  I know this has popped up before, but
> I'm still not sure.  For instance, do you always make the verbs of being
> irregular?  The personal pronouns?  Or do you just let irregularities
> evolve?
Irregularities just seem to happen for me. Sometimes I make things
irregular on purpose... Mostly, though, irregularities happen when I
have a flash of inspiration about how to handle a particular thing--
ea-luna is a MOSTLY regular language, but then there are some
irregularities that just seemed to be more aesthetically pleasing than
the regular forms would have been.