Re: USAGE: (Mis)Naming a Language

In a message dated 10/27/2004 11:54:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
scaves@FRONTIERNET.NET writes:

>From: "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...>
>> On Wed, Oct 27, 2004 at 06:27:40PM -0400, Doug Dee wrote:
>>> Notice: I have conlangs under construction called Revonian, Katevan,
>>> Lorian,
>>> and Frankish.  Now no one else on earth can use those names, since I was
>>> here
>>> first. ;-)
>>
>> Think a natlang might have dibs on that last one. :)
>I think Doug was kidding with that last one. :)  And I think I'm going to
>copy him on that name Katevan. :)
I was only half-kidding on Frankish. I do have a conlang under construction
by that name.  It's a fictional descendant of Old French, spoken in the Middle
East by descendants of Crusaders.  "Frankish" seemed like the obvious name,
because (I've read) Middle Easterners referred to the Crusaders and to Western
Europeans generally as "Franks."

I was aware of the coincidence with the extinct Germanic language of the
Franks. It's unfortunate, but it didn't seem very important.

However, if anyone has a suggestion for a better name, feel free to let me
know.

Doug

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