Re: THEORY: questions

Hi,
I'm new to the listserve but here goes:
Though I am presently inventing my own language, I'm also
doing a linguistics project on constructed language making.
I was wondering if those of you who have made up your own
language would be willing to answer some questions:
-how did you go about creating your language?
for example: the first word I created was ponatova (which
means language or song of words) and originally I
concentrated on coming up with words and then later went
back and started coming up with rules (like putting 'froge'
before a verb makes it past tense and putting 'thare' before
a noun makes it possessive)
-what components are necessary for the plethora or words and
rules someone just made up to be considered a language?

I look forward to your opinions and insight.
pesiku (thanks,)
nicole

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