OT: Conlangea Dreaming
From: | M.S. Soderquist <lilami@...> |
Date: | Thursday, October 5, 2000, 20:41 |
I had a dream last night that included some really strange hybrid of
Spanish and English that was spoken in a lush island paradise ruled over
by a queen named Lisabehtita, who looked suspiciously like a young Queen
Elizabeth. It's got me feeling all creative today. The spoken language
sounded a bit like Brazilian Portuguese to me, actually.
Do other people construct languages in their sleep? I am sure this has
been addressed before, but it was just so vivid in my mind, and I caught
myself breaking it down in my dream-- "Oh, that's like English, that's
like Spanish".
I thought it was interesting that the queen's name was closer to
"Elizabeth" than "Isabel". I only saw it in print under her portrait, so
I don't know what that "h" is doing in there in the name-- whether there
is the th ('thorn') sound (spelled 'ht'), if it is silent, or if it does
something to the "e" right before it.
I am thinking about doing something conculturish with this island
nation, and creating the language as I go along. :)
--
M.S. Soderquist
ma buda luna-li-aneala...ma dita luna!