Re: Alphabet ... and laughter :-)

On 3 Nov, : H. S. Teoh  wrote:

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> ObConlang: after typing the above line, a thought just struck me. How do
> your conlangs represent laughter?
In rtemmu, it would be "va'i  'a'i" .
( ' = glottal stop)

va'i = expression of emotion;
'a'i = the processof laughing.
    (I must admit that I chose " 'a'i " for laughing because
I liked how it went with the word "va'i" ! To me it even sounds
humorous!)
    But, of course, if one puts in the rate-of-change-markers, one could
have:

va'i na 'a'i  ("na" = subjectively normal change) which could mean
                something like "laughing on the inside while maintaining a
                poker-face".
va'i nu 'a'i ("nu" = subjectively too slow a change to notice) which could
                mean
                "I don't get the joke" or maybe "What's so funny?"
va'i zuv 'a'i ("zuv" = objectively too slow a change to notice) which could
              signify
                something like "a stupid grin plastered on an immobile
              face".

among other rate-of-change markers. Then there are always the "accelerated
change"
and "decelerated change" markers to throw into the stew. It could get very
interesting! :-)


Dan Sulani
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