Re: Hi, I'm a new guy... not in the face!

>
> Just to let you know, if I seem a bit clueless, it's
> because the only
> formal language training I've had is what I've
> gotten
> in public
> school for the last 12 years. I'm a high school
> senior, by the way.
Well, I haven't had any formal training either, just
what I can pick up through books.  That's fine as far
as grammar and all, but when people start talking
about phonetics I get lost fast.

> Anyway, the language I'm attempting to design is
> basically a
> synthesis of the Japanese and Korean languages.
Why Japanese and Korean?

>
> The script is similar to Japanese in that it's a
> syllabary, and
> similar to Korean Hangul in that its words are made
> up
> of letters
> arranged in a block format. This is where I've run
> into a problem:
> how do I arrange these letters in a word?
>
> In Hangul, the characters are put together to form
> syllables; vowels
> are vertical or horizontal lines so you know where
> they go, and
> consonants are basically whatever. In my language, I
> can't arrange
> them like that, because each character already
> represents a syllable,
> and they are put together in block format to create
> words. So how
> could I design a basic set of rules to determine
> what
> can and what
> can't go where in order to form orderly blocks?
Well, I think Christophe already made some good
points.  Just one thing I would like to add.  I don't
know what your "characters" are made of, but for a
three syllable word, perhaps you could put two blocks
or syllables beside each other however you want, then
break up the third block and spread out its components
beside the other two.  This might balance it out and
make it more eye-pleasing.  But then, it might not.
Or you might want to use different techniques for
different environments.

Do you have a sample of this script on the web?

What's you language like?

Heather
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"Wellbeing I won
and wisdom too,
I grew and joyed in my growth;
From a word to a word
I was led to a word
from a deed to another deed." - Odin in Havamal

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